Review of Professor Philipp Herzog's visit to ULiège
November 30, 2025 saw the end of Philipp Herzog's stay as UniGR Visiting Professor at the University of Liège. For two months, this specialist in cognitive and behavioral clinical psychology at RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau was hosted at the Laboratory of Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience, as part of Professor Sylvie Blairy's team.
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uring his stay, Professor Herzog became involved in the activities of the PsyNCog laboratory. He took part in the team's scientific meetings, exchanged ideas with doctoral and post-doctoral students, and contributed to several clinical psychology projects. The visit provided an opportunity to compare methodological and theoretical perspectives, to compare research approaches between RPTU and ULiège, and to lay the foundations for future collaborations.
The highlight of the trip was the workshop organized on November 18 and led by Professor Herzog, entitled " How to Design Experience Sampling Methods (ESM) Studies in Psychological Science: An Introductory Workshop ". This hands-on, half-day workshop offered a structured introduction to ESM methods in psychology, i.e. devices that collect repeated data in participants' everyday lives (via smartphones, apps, etc.) to better understand variations in thoughts, emotions and behaviors over time and in real-life contexts.
UniGR Guest Professorship
Prof. Herzog's visit was part of the "UniGR Guest Professorship" campaign, which enables researchers from UniGR's partner universities to carry out a research stay at another institution in the network. This opportunity is based on a shared scientific interest: in this case, a strong focus on cognitive and behavioral approaches in clinical psychology, which quickly led to a desire for collaboration between the RPTU and ULiège teams.
The University of the Greater Region (UniGR) is a cross-border network of seven universities: RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau, Université de Liège, Université de Lorraine, Université du Luxembourg, Université de la Sarre, Université de Trèves, htw saar.
Created in 2008 with the support of the European Union (Interreg IV A program), UniGR aims to encourage innovative cooperation in research and teaching across national borders.
