Future Day 2025 at the Historical Observatory Göttingen – An insight into psychological research

On this year's Future Day, we welcomed six curious young researchers – three girls and three boys – to the Göttingen Historical Observatory, who were given an interactive insight into the world of psychology.

At this year's Future Day, we welcomed six curious young researchers – three girls and three boys – to the Göttingen Historical Observatory. They were given an interactive insight into the world of psychology.

The focus of the day was the question: What defines psychological research – and how can they become part of it themselves? In varied workshops, the participants explored various career fields in psychology together and learned in a practical way which paths – even outside of a traditional psychology degree – can lead into the exciting field of psychological research. Special highlights were three live demonstrations of current research:

an EMG demonstration for measuring muscle activity,
an insight into our dyadic interaction platform,
and an eye-tracking experiment.

The feedback from the participants was consistently positive. One participant summarized it this way: "I really enjoyed the experiments." Another participant added: "We learned a lot about psychology and what it takes."

A thoroughly successful day full of curiosity, insights, and inspiration—we're already looking forward to Future Day 2026!