In his citizen science project ‘SAG'S MULTI’, German studies scholar Hannes Schweiger introduces school students to scientific thinking – an important skill for the future, says sociologist Katja Mayer. In our conversation, the University of Vienna scientists explain why asking questions like a researcher can help build and defend strong democracies.

For an entire semester, the Rudolphina has focused on the question "What should we learn when everything is changing?". To wrap up, we discussed essential future skills with educational researchers Edvina Bešić, Dirk Lange and Barbara Schober and asked them for their must-reads to dive deeper.

To keep on top of their profession, teachers need better access to findings from educational research. English language education researchers Julia Hüttner and Julia Pittenauer are developing innovative resources that bridge the gap between theory and practise in language teaching.

The climate crisis is one of the central challenges of our time and should be taught in our classrooms as such. In her doctoral thesis, Veronika Winter explores future biology teachers’ perspectives on teaching climate change.