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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...

EmpkinS Co-speaker Prof. Cornelia Weise and her team Annika Heuler, Carolin Oeler and Sebastian Lehnfeld participated in the FAU KinderUni in November 2025. The children engaged in a fun and interactive presentation about emotions, eagerly sharing their experiences of feeling sad, angry, or happy...

Check out Sophie Fleischmanns new article “Investigating psychosocial stress arising from marker-based optical motion capture and subsequent effects on gait", which has been published in the latest issue of Scientific Reports. 🎥 🚶‍♀️‍➡️ Optical motion capture requires participants to wear minimal...

Dear EmpkinS Team, As the year comes to an end, we would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your families a joyful Christmas season. This time of the year allows us to pause, reflect on the past year, and cherish valuable moments with our loved ones. 🌟 A heartfelt thank you to each ...

Luca Abel's recent paper, 'Body Movements as Biomarkers: Machine Learning-Based Prediction of HPA Axis Reactivity to Stress,' published in Psychoneuroendocrinology, has been highlighted in the journal as an Editor's Choice. See here the Editor's Choice Commentary: Can our movements reveal our st...

Marina Ritthaler, associate doctoral researcher in sub-project B01, received the VDE Bayern Award 2025 in recognition of her exceptional master's thesis. The award ceremony took place on November 20, 2025, as part of the VDE Bayern Evening held at the Bayerischer Hof in Munich. Congratulations, Mari...

We are pleased to announce that Marie Oesten, a doctoral researcher in subproject D05, has received the Vera-Dammann-Prize 2024 for her Master's Thesis titled 'Radar-Based Investigation of Pulse Wave and Heart Sound Propagation.' The award was presented on November 13th and 14th in Leipzig by the Fa...