Franziska Weigert

Franziska Weigert is a Researcher at the Institute of Musicology, University of Regensburg, and a visiting researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics (Frankfurt). She specializes in music of the Trecento, health-promoting implications of music, sleep music, and lullabies.

Education:

• Master’s degree in Musicology at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
• Bachelor’s degree in Musicology and Italian Philology at University of Regensburg

Research: Her work explores intersections between music history, psychology, and cultural studies, particularly focusing on lullabies as political and gendered artifacts. She investigates how music affects sleep and health, analyzing historical and contemporary contexts.

Publications and Lectures:

• Co-authored chapters on medieval liturgy and Trecento notation
• Presented at institutions like University of Vienna, Max Planck Institute, and Université Grenoble Alpes
• Organized interdisciplinary conferences on sleep music

Awards:

• Received a Bavarian doctoral completion scholarship for women in research and teaching

Outreach: Engages in science communication through public lectures, media articles (evangelisch.de, Sonntagsblatt, Welt), and concert introductions at events like the Regensburg Chamber Music Festival.