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January 4, 2024 | Selection of CIDER IV Fellows completed

The selection process for the new cohort CIDER IV is completed: The CIDER Steering Committee has selected 30 promising researchers for the Fellowship. The decision was really hard, as there were more than twice as many applications for the 30 Fellowships, all of them of very good quality.

The CIDER Coordination congratulates the new Fellows and is already excited to get to know all of them at the Kick-off Workshop in April at the DIPF in Frankfurt!


November 28, 2023 | CIDER III Public Science Award 2023

Congratulations to Henning Hermes for winning the CIDER Public Science Award 2023! His contribution “(Trying to) Communicate Research Findings to Political Decision Makers” convinced the Jury by the interdisciplinary approach and the excellent concept as well as realisation.

The 2nd prize was awarded to Katarina Weßling for her public science activities and cooperations regarding regional infrastructure and occupational plans and chances of adolescents in Germany. (see e.g. her keynote at policy conference of transfer inititaitive municipal education management)

Sauro Civitillo won the 3rd prize for his interview on multicultural education and cultural responsive teaching in Europe.

The Jury was very impressed by the high quality of all submissions and congratulates the three winners and all participating fellows to their excellent Public Science Projects!


November 28, 2023 | CIDER III Final Conference in Berlin

CIDER Fellows from all three cohorts gathered for a great CIDER reunion at the WZB in Berlin from November 20-22, 2023. The program commenced with a collective visit to the German Resistance Memorial (Gedenkstätte Deutscher Widerstand) and a fireside chat on perspectives in educational research with CIDER Fellows and Seniors.

On Tuesday and Wednesday, all 16 Micro Groups of CIDER III presented their research topics and results. Furthermore, the Fellows reflected on the benefits and obstacles of interdisciplinarity in a World Cafe, listened to two captivating keynotes by Richard Münch and Valentina di Stasio, and discussed ways to stay connected as CIDER alumni. In addition, there was ample time for informal exchange during a walk through Tiergarten and the conference dinner on Tuesday.

All participants enjoyed reconnecting with old friends and establishing new contacts with Fellows from other cohorts.

See the detailed program here.


October 12, 2023 | Extended Call for applications for CIDER cohort IV

As a consequence of the ongoing impact of the Covid 19-pandemic on the careers of young scientists, the CIDER Steering Committee has decided to adjust the criteria for applications for CIDER Cohort IV and to extend the application deadline.

Please spread the extended Call for applications for CIDER Cohort IV (Link) in your networks. Deadline for applications is November 30, 2023. Thank you!

In case of questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the CIDER Coordination Team (). 

We are looking forward to promising applications!


July 17, 2023 | Great news: CIDER is continuing after the end of Cohort III

Please spread the Call for applications for CIDER Cohort IV in your networks. Thank you!

In case of questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the CIDER Coordination Team (). 

We are looking forward to promising applications!


June 16, 2023 | CIDER Spring Workshop 2023

The CIDER Spring Workshop 2023 took place from May 22-24, 2023, at the ZEW in Mannheim.

Pedro Carneiro of University College London gave a key note on public childcare, labor market outcomes of caregivers, and child development. Later fellows from CIDER cohorts II and III participated in a plenum discussion to share their experiences with applications for professorship with the other Fellows. Moreover, Cordula Artelt introduced the new DFG Infrastructure Priority Program “New Data Spaces for the Social Sciences”. Finally, Brent Roberts of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign gave a key note on the conceptualization of traits or skills in educational psychology. The program was complemented by a walking tour through Mannheim, the visit of an art exhibition and a joint dinner at the ZEW Bistro.

See the detailed program here.


December 05, 2022 | Frederick de Moll is now professor at the University of Bielefeld

Frederick de Moll (Fellow of Cohort III) is now professor at the Institute of Education at the University of Bielefeld.

Congratulations!


November 18, 2022 | CIDER-LERN Conference 2022

The CIDER-LERN Conference 2022 took place from Nov 7-9, 2022, at the University of Luxembourg, and was attended by 54 educational researchers.

For the CIDER-Fellows, the Conference started on Monday with a stimulating Welcome Talk by Aigul Alieva, who informed about the history and projects of the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research, LISER. Afterwards, the winners of the CIDER Public Science Award 2022 were presented (see news section).

On Tuesday, the CIDER Fellows were joined by additional researchers from the LERN-network and other (inter-)national research institutions. The day started with an inspiring Key Note by Dave Baker from Penn State University on “The Cognitive Impact of the Education Revolution”, followed by paper sessions, in which the participants presented and discussed their own work. In the afternoon, a joint trip to the pretty town of Esch-sur-Alzette was undertaken, where two guided tours offered interesting information on the history of Esch. The evening was completed by a delicious dinner at the Kulturfabrik Esch.

The Conference ended with a lively plenum discussion on Wednesday, in which four CIDER Fellows from different cohorts discussed the subject “Educational Research and Societal Crisis” on the basis of a stimulating Input presentation by Anna Vignoles (Leverhulme Trust). Finally, the Conference participants were invited to join the LuxEra Opening speech given by Justin Powell from the University of Luxembourg.

See the conference’s program here.

We hope all participants left Luxembourg with new ideas and impressions and are already looking forward to the upcoming CIDER events in 2023!


November 18, 2022 | CIDER III Public Science Award 2022

Congratulations to Miriam Schwarzenthal for winning the CIDER Public Science Award 2022! Her podcast “(Re-)Searching Diversity” convinced the Jury by the relevant subject and the excellent realisation.

The 2nd prize was awarded to Mathias Huebener for his “FamlienMonitor Corona”.

Henning Hermes won the 3rd prize for his project “Kita for all“.

The Jury was very impressed by the high quality of all submissions and congratulates the three winners and all participating fellows to their excellent Public Science Projects!


June 9, 2022 | CIDER III Public Science Award 2022 CfP

An increased scholarly awareness of Public Science is a central part of CIDER’s mission. With the CIDER III Public Science Award 2022, we would like to give a platform to your ongoing Public Science activities. The Award aims at honouring projects which have the objective of either communicating scientific results to the general public or generate research questions and designs that contribute to solve practical problems faced by educational practitioners (e.g. teachers, educators, politicians, parents etc.).

You can find detailed information in the call for proposals here.

Participation is restricted to CIDER III Fellows only.


May 19, 2022 | CIDER Spring Workshop 2022 in Frankfurt

This year’s CIDER Spring Workshop 2022 took place from May 4th – May 5th, 2022 at the DIPF I Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education. All Fellows were very happy to meet face-to-face again in Frankfurt.

The workshop focused on “Open Science”, which was addressed by a variety of formats. In Lisa Spitzer’s (ZPID) workshop, Fellows had the opportunity to deal with pre-registration of scientific studies theoretically and practically. In Annie Brookman-Byrne’s (Jacobs Foundation) workshop, they were invited to give science writing for a wide audience a try. Tom Hardwicke of the University of Amsterdam gave a stimulating keynote presentation on transparency in research, while Julia Rohrer of the University of Leipzig focused her keynote on transparent communication strategies of study objectives. Anika Duveneck from FU Berlin gave an input on opportunities and challenges of transfer between research and professional practice, and Julia Beitner from Goethe-University complemented the program with information on the Frankfurt Open Science Initiative. 

Besides, several CIDER 3-Micro Groups took the opportunity to present and discuss their research projects with other CIDER Fellows and Seniors. In a round table format, Fellows from Cohorts I and II shared their experiences on career-related topics with current Fellows.

The program was completed by a guided tour through Frankfurt’s infamous “Bahnhofsviertel” and a joint dinner on Thursday evening.

Please find the detailed Workshop program here.

Now our Fellows are looking forward to meet again at the CIDER LERN Conference 2022 in November in Luxembourg (please find the Call for Papers here).


May 19, 2022 | Miriam Schwarzenthal is now junior professor at the University of Wuppertal

Miriam Schwarzenthal (Fellow of Cohort III) is now junior professor at the School of Education at the University of Wuppertal.

Congratulations!


May 19, 2022 | Nicolas Hübner is now junior professor at the University of Tübingen

Nicolas Hübner (Fellow of Cohort III) is now junior professor at the Institute of Education at the University of Tübingen.

Congratulations!


October 13, 2021 | CIDER-LERN conference 2021 in Berlin

This year’s CIDER-LERN conference was organized by the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) and the German Center for Higher Education and Science Studies (DZHW) in collaboration with the Leibniz Education Research Network (LERN) and the CIDER Coordination Team and took place from October, 07-08th 2021 at the Leibniz Office in Berlin.

The conference focused on the topics of early education and care, educational transitions as well as higher education. To the great pleasure of all participating fellows, this conference was the first opportunity for CIDER Cohort 3 to meet face-to-face since the kick-off workshop 2019 in Kiel. Besides paper and poster presentations, the program included keynotes by Ariel Kalil from the University of Chicago and Richard Arum from the University of California. In addition, the participants had the opportunity to discuss research funding opportunities with representatives of the German Research Foundation (DFG), the European Research Council and the Jacobs Foundation in a plenary discussion. A dinner cruise on the Berlin Spree completed the program.

Please find the conference program here.


October 13, 2021 | Annabell Daniel is now professor at LMU Munich

Annabell Daniel (Fellow of Cohort III) is now professor for pedagogy with a focus on empirical education science at the LMU Munich.

Congratulations!


July 7, 2021 | CIDER-LERN Conference 2021

The next CIDER-LERN Conference takes place on October 7–8, 2021 in cooperation with the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) and the German Center for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW) in Berlin.

Topics of the event will be related to the following research areas:

  • Early Education and Care
  • Higher Education
  • Transitions into and from school

Currently the conference is planned on site in Berlin. The organization will follow a strict hygiene protocol complying the rules and restrictions valid in October 2021. Due to the unpredictable development concerning the Covid-19 situation, the planning in Berlin is conditional and may be rescheduled to a virtual format at any time. In case the situation requires a change of the conference format, participants will be informed immediately.

Please note:

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we are unfortunately forced to restrict the number of participants on site in Berlin. Therefore, only presenting authors and CIDER III Fellows are allowed to attend the conference. We regret this restriction very much, but given the current situation, we hope for your understanding. In case the conference is rescheduled to a virtual format, additional participants will be admitted.