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The Medical Physics section performs interdisciplinary research in the areas Hearing and audiology.
University of Oldenburg is head of new research training group
The German Research Foundation is funding the HEARAZ (Hearable-centred Assistance: From Sensor to Participation) research training group with around 6.5 million euros, which was jointly applied for by the Universities of Oldenburg and Bremen. The programme focuses on different approaches to further developing hearing aids into so-called hearables that accompany wearers through everyday life as health assistants. Prof Dr Dr Birger Kollmeier, Head of the Department of Medical Physics at the University Medical Centre Oldenburg and spokesperson for the Cluster of Excellence Hearing4all, is a member of the scientific management team. "The HEARAZ Research Training Group benefits from the many years of excellent hearing research at the University of Oldenburg, including in the Hearing4all Cluster of Excellence, and adds a completely new perspective to this research complex. Young researchers have the opportunity to work in a very exciting field, the results of which can be used directly to support people in their everyday lives," says Prof Dr Ralph Bruder, President of the University of Oldenburg.
Full press release of the University of Oldenburg here (in German).
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- Hauth C., Brand T. (2026) Adapting the EC model to the frequency dependency of binaural masking level differences – Is this relevant for speech in noise? In: Acta Acustica 2026, 10, 38, 11 pages. DOI: 10.1051/aacus/2026038
- Ibelings S., Brand T., Holube I. (2026) Evaluation of a novel phrase-based speech-recognition test using synthetic speech. In: International Journal of Audiology (published online 11.05.2026), 13 pages. DOI: 10.1080/14992027.2026.2665401
- Strasser E., Brand T., Rennies J. (2026) The Relation Between Sustained Listening Under Difficult Conditions and Behavioral, Subjective, and Physiological Indicators of Fatigue. In: Trends in Hearing Volume 30, 11 pages. DOI: 10.1177/23312165261441694











