Articles & Interviews

Technology is predicted to play an increasing role in education in the next decade. Co-CEO Simon Sommer provides his personal view on EdTech, which issues need to be sorted out to make it work, and the role he envisages for the Jacobs Foundation.

Our Board Member Ulman Lindenbergerl talks about his work with the Jacobs Foundation, learning, and being open to drawing inspiration from any person or source.

Prof. Charles A. Nelson receives the 2021 Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize for his groundbreaking research on the impacts of childhood adversities on brain development, behavioral disorders, and social stability.

Prof. Daniel L. Schwartz receives the 2021 Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize for his studies addressing cognitive questions through innovative learning experiments, bringing new insight to areas of educational research.

Two outstanding recipients have each been bestowed with the prestigious Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize, each endowed with one million Swiss Francs, for their outstanding scientific achievements.

2021 Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prizes endowed with CHF 2 million go to early life and learning researchers.

The Jacobs Foundation, Aga Khan Foundation, and OECD expert advisors worked with Dalberg Advisors to rapidly develop a landscape of school aggregators. The goal is to better understand the various functions of aggregators to identify best practices and pote

Copybox: The Jacobs Foundation has made a grant $11 of million to Professors Gillian Hayes and Candice Odgers at the University of California, Irvine, to support the creation of a collaborative network: Connecting the EdTech Research Ecosystem (CERES).

The Jacobs Foundation has made a grant $11 of million to Professors Gillian Hayes and Candice Odgers at the University of California, Irvine, to support the creation of a collaborative network: Connecting the EdTech Research Ecosystem (CERES).