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Health

Physical and mental well-being is characterised by many factors. At Humboldt-Universit?t, scientists are researching various aspects of health and what influences it. The results are incorporated into counselling and support services, some of which are also open to the public.

Das Bild zeigt eine leere Laufbahn in einem Stadion. Die Bahn ist blau mit wei?en Linien, die die einzelnen L?ufe markieren. Im Hintergrund sind Reihen von Sitzpl?tzen zu sehen, die ebenfalls leer sind.
Photo: Matthias Heyde

Medical care and tips on sport and nutrition

The sports medicine outpatient clinic is located on the North Campus of Humboldt University and in the immediate vicinity of the clinical departments of Charité - Universit?tsmedizin Berlin. The aim of the department is to provide patients with optimal medical care for complaints and sports injuries. If necessary, well-founded recommendations on sport, training and nutrition are also given.

Das Bild zeigt eine Brücke, deren Gel?nder mit vielen Schlossern verziert ist. Diese Schlosser sind in verschiedenen Farben und Formen, darunter viele Herzformen, und scheinen von Paaren angebracht worden zu sein, die ihre Liebe symbolisch an der Brücke festigen m?chten.
Photo: Matthias Heyde

Building bridges for participation and inclusion

The Competence Centre for Rehabilitation Sciences (KoRa) brings together expertise from the Institute for Rehabilitation Sciences at Humboldt University. The centre's range of services includes therapy, counselling and supervision services, which are available in particular to children, young people and adults with special developmental challenges and experiences of disability. The centre also publishes materials for educational practice and offers further and advanced training in this area.

Das Bild zeigt eine Person, die einen EEG-Hut tr?gt, w?hrend sie an einem Tisch sitzt und mit einer anderen Person interagiert. Der EEG-Hut ist mit vielen Elektroden und Kabeln versehen, die zur Messung der elektrischen Aktivit?t des Gehirns dienen. Die andere Person scheint Materialien auf dem Tisch zu pr?sentieren oder zu diskutieren.
Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin (BCCN) Photo: Heike Zappe

Perspectives in the therapy of neurological diseases

Neurological and psychiatric diseases represent a growing challenge for society as a whole. The Cluster of Excellence "NeuroCure" brings together scientists from top Berlin institutes to research the complex interplay of the brain from embryonic development to old age. The aim is to decode the functioning of the brain in order to investigate diseases such as Alzheimer's, depression, epilepsy, Parkinson's, stroke and schizophrenia in more detail. In doing so, they want to bridge the gap between basic research and clinical practice - and thus develop innovative diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.

Das Bild zeigt eine belebte Stra?enszene in einer Stadt. Mehrere Menschen sind zu sehen, die entweder auf der Stra?e stehen oder darauf warten, sie zu überqueren. Im Vordergrund befinden sich fünf Personen, darunter eine Frau mit einem Kind, das einen Rucksack tr?gt. Im Hintergrund sind weitere Fu?g?nger zu sehen, die sich auf der Stra?e bewegen. Es gibt auch einige Gesch?fte und Cafés mit Schildern.
Stra?enszene am U-Bahnhof Eberswalder Stra?e in Berlin Prenzlauer Berg. Photo: Matthias Heyde

Does the city influence our mental health?

Around three quarters of people in Germany live in cities, but urban life can have an impact on mental health: For example, the risk of schizophrenia is two times higher for city dwellers and the risk of depression is one and a half times higher. In the "Your Emotional City" project, scientists are working with Berlin residents to investigate how the built and social environment in the city triggers emotions and influences mental well-being. To this end, participants regularly use an app for a week to indicate how they feel as they go about their everyday lives in Berlin.

Research projects on health

Project
Horizon Europe: ERC Starting Grant 12/2025 - 11/2030

Neuro-cognitive processes underlying gaze control and perception across free-viewing eye movements (FREE-VIEW)

Project management: Dr. Nina Maria Hanning

Project
Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space 06/2023 - 07/2030

German Center for Mental Health (DZPG) - Berlin-Potsdam

Project management: Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Isabel Dziobek

Project
Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space 07/2025 - 06/2030

Expansion phase of the German Center for Mental Health (DZPG): Implementation at the Berlin-Potsdam site

Project management: Prof. Dr. Ulrike Lüken, Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Isabel Dziobek

Offers for mental health

Diagnostics and psychotherapy

Our university outpatient clinic offers state-of-the-art clinical-psychological diagnostics and psychotherapy.

Centre for Psychotherapy

In addition to training as a psychological psychotherapist with a focus on behavioural therapy, the centre offers treatment for psychological disorders in the institute's psychotherapeutic outpatient clinic.

Your contribution to scientific exchange

Offers for researchers

We support scientists in transferring their research findings to the economy and society. To this end, we offer advice, support, financial frameworks and further training.

Offers for students

Studying at Humboldt-Universit?t involves more than just acquiring knowledge. Students are given the opportunity early on to apply what they have learnt in practice and develop solutions for business and society.