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In December 2025, Ines spent a 3-week research stay at Northumbria University in Newcastle, UK, under the supervision of Dr. Luke Hughes, Dr. Patrick Swain, and Ass. Prof. Adam Mc Donnell. Her work focused on firsthand testing of unique and innovative systems, such as the Variable Gravity Suspension...

Wrap-up of the first EmpkinS Grant Proposal Writing Workshop!

Securing funding for research projects is increasingly challenging, so we aim to support our doctoral researchers from the very beginning. On January 29, 2026, Prof. Nic Rohleder introduced the landscape of grant application types, cla...

We are pleased to announce another research stay that is funded by the iRTG. 🌏🛬🤝

Julian Shanbhag, doctoral researcher in subproject C03 had the wonderful opportunity to visit the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney from September to October, collaborating with Luca Modenese and his tea...

January 22, 2026, marked the start of the year with the first IRTG event: EmpkinS status updates. Doctoral researchers from advanced cohorts shared insights into the progress and outcomes of their projects over the past four years, offering valuable perspectives to the new doctoral researchers. The ...

Last year, in collaboration with Prof. Jürgen Winkler and the clinical DFG research group KFO 5024 (GB.com) at UKER, we had the great honor of welcoming Schlosstheater Thurnau to the E-Werk in Erlangen. Through a powerful and moving play on Parkinson’s disease, the ensemble offered an authentic port...