News and Events
Welcome to the latest updates from the LMU Institute of Medical Psychology. Stay tuned for cutting-edge research and events in health psychology
An article on the biological impact of DST.
https://time.com/7330395/daylight-saving-time-bad-for-you-sleep/
MicroClock Project: Ministry of Science and Art, Bavaria
MicroClock Project: University of Leiden
MicroClock project: LMU
https://www.lmu.de/en/newsroom/news-overview/news/new-erc-synergy-grants-for-lmu.html
MicroClock Project: John Innes Centre
Borja Ferrero-Bordera: Pint of Science
https://pintofscience.de/event/Deep-into-the-darkness/
Prof. Dr. Frauke Nees Elected to the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
On 20 November 2025, the Senate of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (Academia Scientiarum et Artium Europaea) elected Prof. Dr. Frauke Nees as a new member.
The Academy’s Senate confirmed her election on 20 November 2025, recognizing her outstanding scientific achievements and her commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration and societal responsibility in Europe. The official inauguration of the new members will take place during the Festive Plenary on 7 March 2026.
About the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
Headquartered in Salzburg, the European Academy of Sciences and Arts brings together more than 2,000 distinguished scholars, artists, and intellectuals from across Europe. Its mission is to promote scientific excellence, foster dialogue across disciplines, and address the major societal challenges of our time from an interdisciplinary perspective. The Academy contributes to science policy, accompanies European future-oriented debates, and engages in educational and cultural initiatives.
We look forward to welcoming Prof. Dr. Frauke Nees as the new Director of the Institute of Medical Psychology from 01.10.2025.
Prof. Dr. Frauke Nees is currently Director of the Institute of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology at the University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, and Professor of Medical Psychology and Behavioural Neurobiology at Kiel University. Her research centers on behavioral medicine and neuropsychobiological studies of learning, memory processes, and information processing in the brain, particularly in the contexts of pain, stress, including traumatic experiences, and across the lifespan. She also works on applying these insights to develop and empirically evaluate behavioral medicine prevention and rehabilitation programs, incorporating digital tools such as smartphone apps and virtual reality for diverse mental, somatic, and neurological disorders.
