Collaborative Research Centre 1451

Dr. Julian Rudisch was pleased to contribute to the Collaborative Research Centre 1451 (CRC1451) “Key Mechanisms of Motor Control in Health and Disease” during its Early Career Researcher Retreat in the Eifel, where he delivered a keynote lecture on “From Motor Control Theory to Clinical Practice: Translating Functional Variability into Neurorehabilitation.”

The retreat offered a valuable opportunity to bring together the core themes of CRC1451—the neural and computational mechanisms underlying motor control in health and disease—with the perspectives of the MSCA Doctoral Network TReND, which emphasises motor variability, ageing, and translational rehabilitation. Seeing these complementary topics side by side highlighted how mechanistic insights and applied perspectives can enrich one another and spark new ideas.

The retreat also created space for open dialogue about methods, theories, and future challenges in motor control science.

Aspects of Neuroscience 🧠

On 17-19 October 2025, our Doctocal Candidate Julia Jakubowska participated in the XIII edition of "Aspects of Neuroscience" at the Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw in Warsaw, Poland. During the event, she had the opportunity to co-deliver a keynote lecture together with her supervisor, Prof. Jean-Jacques Temprado, titled “When Physics Meets Neuroscience: A Dynamical Systems Approach to (Loss of) Motor Adaptability During Aging.”

In addition, Julia presented a poster entitled “Effects of Metronomes with Different Stochastic Properties on Motor Variability and Adaptability in Bimanual Coordination in Aging,” which provided a more detailed overview of the current progress and future directions of her PhD project.

Harnessing Synergies: EU Projects Come Together at University of Münster 

The TReND coordinators, Claudia Voelcker-Rehage and Julian Rudisch, recently participated in a workshop that brought together representatives from five different EU-funded projects to explore synergies and share best practices and lessons learned.  The event took place on September 18th as part of the DVS Hochschultag, the annual conference of the German Society of Sport Science. The workshop highlighted the potential for collaboration and knowledge-sharing between projects, and demonstrated how combining resources and expertise can lead to even greater impact. 

In addition to the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions doctoral network TReND, four other EU funded projects were represented: an EU COST Action (PhysAgeNet), an ERA Talent Action (TBrainBoost), a Horizon 2020 project (PROCare4life), and an Erasmus+ project (Age-Well). These projects showcased their diverse approaches to tackling common challenges in fields such as healthy aging, physical activity, and rehabilitation 

 

The event demonstrated the value of bringing together different projects and perspectives, and highlighted the potential for synergies to emerge when diverse stakeholders work together towards common objectives. We look forward to potential new collaborations and hope to facilitate synergies between EU projects in the future! 

Spotlight on Synergies in European Neuroscience Research 🧠 

We were proud to see Julian Rudisch, member of the TReND coordinator team and supervisor within the MSCA Doctoral Network, contribute to the TBrainBoost Summer School 2.0 in Slovenia last week! 

Julian’s talk, “From Motor Control Theory to Clinical Practice: Translating Functional Variability into Neurorehabilitation,” exemplified the shared mission of both TReND and TBrainBoost: advancing our understanding of the neural control of movement and bridging the gap between motor control theory and clinical application. 

This summer school provided an excellent platform to foster new collaborations across European research networks, strengthening the link between fundamental neuroscience and real-world rehabilitation. 

🤝 We look forward to continued synergies between TReND and TBrainBoost, and we invite fellow researchers to connect, exchange ideas, and explore joint opportunities. 

🔗 Learn more about TBrainBoost here 

A big thanks for the organisation to Uros Marusic and his team at Science and Research Centre Koper and Alma Mater Europaea.