Jörg Fachner

Jörg Fachner is a Professor of Music, Health, and the Brain at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), serving as Co-Director of the Cambridge Institute for Music Therapy Research. His research focuses on translational issues in interdisciplinary topics between medical, humanities, and music sciences. He holds a Dr. rerum medicinalium (Medical Sciences) from the University of Witten/Herdecke and a Diplom Pädagoge (Master in Education) from the University of Dortmund.

**Research Interests:** Music therapy in neurorehabilitation, addiction treatment, dementia care, and mental health. Specializes in social neuroscience, EEG-based studies of therapeutic processes, and the neural dynamics of music-induced emotions.

**Grants & Consultancy:** Major grants include the Josef Ressel Centre for Personalised Music Therapy Research in Neurorehabilitation (€1.1M), UKRI funding for RadioMe dementia technology (£35k), and collaborations with institutions like Aalborg University and Jyväskylä University. Consulted on projects such as depression and music therapy (NHS) and art therapies in addiction treatment (Germany).

**Awards:** None explicitly listed, but recognized for contributions to music therapy research and clinical practice.

**Labs/Teams:** Leads the Cambridge Institute for Music Therapy Research, collaborating on interdisciplinary projects like RadioMe and EEG hyperscanning studies. Supervises a global cohort of PhD students in music therapy and neuroscience.