2026 ICoME and ICEM conference
In 2026 the ICoME and ICEM conference will be hosted by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, a public research university located in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, United States.
Ela Luria, Zehavit Gross & Martin Rothgangel: Unveiling the power of educational media: enhancing immersion and affective engagement in holocaust education through virtual reality
Virtual reality (VR) is emerging as a transformative tool in education, offering immersive experiences that deeply engage learners. While its use in various educational contexts has been explored, VR’s potential in Holocaust education, a subject requiring sensitive engagement, remains under-researched. This study addresses this gap by comparing the effectiveness of VR and traditional film in ...
ICEM 2025 Conference, Eger, Hungary
This year, the annual conference of ICEM will take place in Eszterházy Károly Catholic University, Eger, Hungary, October 9-10. Eger, one of Hungary’s most beautiful and historically significant cities, located at the foot of the Bükk Mountains. Eger is renowned for its heroic castle defense, elegant Baroque architecture, vibrant cultural life, thermal baths, and world-famous ...
Paul Cox: Outcomes from an educational fintech course on multi-asset investment
This study reports findings from a higher education investment course designed to enhance skills-based learning through experiential, immersive, live, and technologically empowering elements. Results suggest the following performance for the course. First, pure popularity and peer-to-peer word-of-mouth has seen course numbers grow almost 2.5× over 3 years. Learner numbers are two and a half times the ...
D. Oliveira, C. Guerra, M. J. Loureiro, G. Jeremias & J. L. Pereira: Advancing public understanding of epigenetics: the EPIBOOST project’s video science outreach
The public’s growing interest in epigenetics, particularly its applications in human health, underscores the significance of epigenetic mechanisms in regulating gene activity and promoting phenotypic diversity without altering DNA sequences. Within the framework of the Extended Evolutionary Synthesis, epigenetics is regarded as a non-genetic contributor to evolution. The EPIBOOST project, “BOOSting excellence in environmental EPIgenetics,” ...