Project name Project leaders: Project n° 1. Highlights Give 1-3 highlights in each category here under to summarize the most important activities, breakthroughs, and innovations of your project during this period (01.06.15 – 31.05.15). a. Research activity & major publications b. External funding (please describe your efforts to obtain additional funding for the overall research goals and the role of the NCCR-financed collaborator(s) in these efforts). c. Major conferences d. Structural aspects, infrastructure (labs, professorships in the area of affective sciences...) 2. Knowledge transfer and applications during this period (01.06.14 – 31.05.15) a. Academic knowledge transfer: self-assessment of the publication activity, contributions at congresses/fairs, co-operations and the participation in EU programmes b. knowledge transfer to and exchange with business/administration/decision makers, including CTI-projects c. application/exploitation and commercialisation of new ideas, e.g. prototypes, new processes, products, spin-of/start-up companies d. acquired intellectual property rights, e.g. patents, licensing 3. Education & Training during this period (01.06.14 – 31.05.15) Activities in relation to education & training in the field of the affective sciences: organisation of seminars, courses, symposia; increasing of chances of NCCR students on the academic and private job market. 4. Advancement of women during this period (01.06.14 – 31.05.15) a. Gender research b. Special initiatives for the advancement of women: special support in the advancement of their career and in increasing the number of female scientists c. Obtaining of fellowship by female researchers d. Participation in advanced courses and mentoring by female researchers 5. Communication activities during this period (01.06.14– 31.05.15) media conferences, press releases, open days, non-academic publications, newsletters, radio and TV programs, etc. 6. PhD theses completed during this period (01.06.14 – 31.05.15) 7. Prizes and awards during this period (01.06.14 – 31.05.15)