AEQUIPA
Physical activity is a key contributor to healthy ageing. In spite of the widely known beneficial effects, only a small proportion of older adults are physically active. AEQUIPA is a regional prevention research network comprising six universities, two research institutes and the health economy organisation of the Bremen-Oldenburg metropolitan region. The network's core themes are promoting physical activity among older adults (65+).
AEQUIPA Vorstellung
Gesundes Quartier
Zukunftsvision
AEQUIPA Hajo Zeeb
Tilman Brand zu AEQUIPA/RTC
Sonia Lippke zu AEQUIPA/PROMOTE
Jochen Meyer zu AEQUIPA/TECHNOLOGY
Fit im Nordwesten - Strategien für mehr Bewegung im Alltag von Älteren
Aktive Mobilität im Alter fördern - Ein Aktionswochenende im Reallabor Ritterhude
News
From the White Cane to the “Smart Cane”—How Can Collaborative Technology Development Work?
- Created by Rasmus Cloes
- Research Data Infrastructures and Data ScienceResearch dataEventScience Year 2026
Can artificial intelligence make white canes “smarter”? Where can technology truly help—and where might it make things unnecessarily complicated? Researchers from various disciplines at Fulda University of Applied Sciences are addressing these questions in the “ePart” project—in collaboration with people with visual impairments.
In our live podcast event, we’d like to discuss the development process, obstacles, and solutions—and, in particular, why technological development cannot succeed without the perspective of those directly affected.
Where?
October 27, 2026 – 6:30 p.m.
U1, Lindenstraße 14, 36037 Fulda
Discussing on stage:
Rasmus Cloes leads the Transfer and Communication Team and serves as press spokesperson for the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology (BIPS). For the past two years, he has hosted the Digital Public Health Podcast.
Monika Wiechers is a research associate with a Ph.D. at Fulda University of Applied Sciences and conducts research on human-machine interaction as part of the ePart project.
Lea Widmer is a person with a severe visual impairment. She is also chair of the Advisory Board for People with Disabilities (BMB) in Fulda.
Martin Kumm is a professor of embedded systems at Fulda University of Applied Sciences and is conducting research on technological solutions for people with visual impairments as part of the ePart project.
Following the event, we invite you to continue the discussion over light refreshments.
Admission is free.
The venue is accessible.
Can’t make it in person? The event will be live-streamed simultaneously: https://www.youtube.com/@DigitalPublicHealthPodcast/
The event is part of the series “Digital Health Talks – The Live Podcast on the Health of the Future” and is funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space (BMFTR) as part of the Year of Science 2026 – Medicine of the Future. The events are organized by the University of Bremen in cooperation with the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology – BIPS and Fulda University of Applied Sciences.
Further information on the event series: https://www.digital-public-health.de/dh-talks.html
Contact: health-sciences@uni-bremen.de
Events
From the White Cane to the “Smart Cane”—How Can Collaborative Technology Development Work?
- Created by Rasmus Cloes
- Research Data Infrastructures and Data ScienceResearch dataEventScience Year 2026
Can artificial intelligence make white canes “smarter”? Where can technology truly help—and where might it make things unnecessarily complicated? Researchers from various disciplines at Fulda University of Applied Sciences are addressing these questions in the “ePart” project—in collaboration with people with visual impairments.
In our live podcast event, we’d like to discuss the development process, obstacles, and solutions—and, in particular, why technological development cannot succeed without the perspective of those directly affected.
Where?
October 27, 2026 – 6:30 p.m.
U1, Lindenstraße 14, 36037 Fulda
Discussing on stage:
Rasmus Cloes leads the Transfer and Communication Team and serves as press spokesperson for the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology (BIPS). For the past two years, he has hosted the Digital Public Health Podcast.
Monika Wiechers is a research associate with a Ph.D. at Fulda University of Applied Sciences and conducts research on human-machine interaction as part of the ePart project.
Lea Widmer is a person with a severe visual impairment. She is also chair of the Advisory Board for People with Disabilities (BMB) in Fulda.
Martin Kumm is a professor of embedded systems at Fulda University of Applied Sciences and is conducting research on technological solutions for people with visual impairments as part of the ePart project.
Following the event, we invite you to continue the discussion over light refreshments.
Admission is free.
The venue is accessible.
Can’t make it in person? The event will be live-streamed simultaneously: https://www.youtube.com/@DigitalPublicHealthPodcast/
The event is part of the series “Digital Health Talks – The Live Podcast on the Health of the Future” and is funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space (BMFTR) as part of the Year of Science 2026 – Medicine of the Future. The events are organized by the University of Bremen in cooperation with the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology – BIPS and Fulda University of Applied Sciences.
Further information on the event series: https://www.digital-public-health.de/dh-talks.html
Contact: health-sciences@uni-bremen.de
