Learning Sciences is an interdisciplinary research field concerning teaching and learning that has developed internationally over the past thirty years. It encompasses numerous research areas including education, brain science, psychology, cognitive science, information science, and biomedical science, playing a significant role in driving profound transformations in education.

To leverage Peking University's strengths in multidisciplinary research and international engagement and to promote the development of Learning Sciences, the Graduate School of Education at Peking University took the lead in establishing an interdisciplinary Learning Sciences Laboratory. This laboratory, centered on the phenomenon of "learning," brings together researchers from various departments including Psychology, Information Technology, and Biomedical Engineering, as well as from institutions like The Chinese University of Hong Kong and The University of Hong Kong. The laboratory has established strong relationships with academic institutions in many countries and regions worldwide and has invited numerous renowned scholars to serve as its advisors and research fellows. The current Director is Professor Min Weifang, former Party Committee Secretary of Peking University, and the Executive Director is Researcher Shang Junjie, a doctoral supervisor.

Within Peking University, the Graduate School of Education (specifically Educational Technology) has conducted research for over a decade in areas such as learning technology and lifelong learning, accumulating substantial research experience and achieving fruitful outcomes in online learning, corporate learning, intelligent learning, game-based learning, and social learning. The Learning Sciences Laboratory further conducts research focusing on several key directions: fundamental learning mechanisms, learning environment design, and the application of learning assessment. Current primary research areas include:

1) Game-based learning research from a Learning Sciences perspective, integrating cognitive neuroscience, pedagogy, and game-based learning;

2) Research on enhancing teachers' literacy in Learning Sciences, collaborating with institutions like the Chaoyang Branch of Beijing Institute of Education and the Haidian Academy of Education Science to explore how to integrate Learning Sciences and game-based learning into classroom teaching;

3) Research on AI in Education, actively exploring computational thinking, robotics, and programming education in collaboration with companies such as Sony and Tencent.

The Learning Sciences Laboratory currently undertakes numerous projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the National Social Science Fund, and the Ministry of Education Humanities and Social Sciences Foundation, among others. It has developed several educational games and published multiple books and dozens of related papers. Our hope is to provide effective technological tools and teaching methods to help thousands of children make learning more scientific, enjoyable, and effective.

The laboratory's goal is to become a top-tier international research institution in Learning Sciences, leading disciplinary development, promoting educational advancement, and fostering the cultivation of innovative talent.