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REPORT ON THE L’ORÉAL-UNESCO PRIZE ‘FOR 
WOMEN IN SCIENCE’ – MANCA PESKAR

This year, three outstanding young female researchers were awarded in the 
framework of the 19th L’Oréal-UNESCO Slovenian National Programme ‘For 
Women in Science’: Tajda Klobučar, Sara Orehek, and Manca Peskar. The pro-
gramme, which has been running in Slovenia since 2006 in cooperation betwe-
en L’Oréal Adria, the Slovenian National Commission for UNESCO, and the 
Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, aims to identify and 
support young women scientists in the early stages of their research careers. 
Each year, an expert committee selects three outstanding female researchers to 
receive a €5,000 scholarship to further their scientific work.

The programme aims to recognize the outstanding contributions of women 
in science, promote gender equality in research, and give young women sci-
entists greater visibility, networking and career development. The focus is not 
only on research excellence but also on the wider societal impact and potential 
to improve the quality of life.

Manca Peskar – a Pioneer of Mobile Brain and Motion Imaging
Manca Peskar, MSc in Biopsychology and MSc in Cognitive Neuroscience, 

works at the Institute for Kinesiology Research at the Science and Research 
Centre Koper (ZRS Koper), where she focuses on the study of neurodegenerati-
ve diseases, especially Parkinson’s disease. Her work is based on the innovative 
Mobile Brain/Body Imaging (MoBI) approach, which combines the monitoring 
of brain activity by electroencephalography (EEG) and full-body movement 
through actual space.

Compared to traditional neuroscience research which is conducted under 
static, laboratory conditions, MoBI allows the analysis of brain function du-
ring everyday movements such as walking, turning, or avoiding obstacles. This 
approach reveals how the brain processes movement in Parkinson’s patients 
and how this differs from healthy individuals.

Using mobile EEG and motion sensors, Manca Peskar explores how diffe-
rent parts of the brain work together to maintain balance, adapt to the enviro-
nment, and react to disturbances. Her ultimate goal is to develop personalized 
therapeutic approaches to detect disease progression, reduce the risk of falls, 
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Her research combines neuroscience, kinesiology, and advanced technolo-
gy, and is one of those projects with clear and measurable benefits for society. 
As pointed out by ZRS Koper, this is an outstanding example of research that 
connects science with real human needs while breaking the boundaries of tra-
ditional research methods.

Through its support for Manca Peskar, the L’Oréal-UNESCO ‘For Women 
in Science’ programme not only promotes scientific excellence but also makes 
an important contribution to recognizing the role of women in shaping the fu-
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POROČILO O NAGRADI L’ORÉAL-UNESCO ZA ŽENSKE V 
ZNANOSTI – MANCA PESKAR

V okviru 19. nacionalnega programa L’Oréal-Unesco Za ženske v znanosti 
2025 so bile nagrajene tri izjemne mlade raziskovalke: Tajda Klobučar, Sara 
Orehek in Manca Peskar. Program, ki v Sloveniji poteka od leta 2006 v sodelo-
vanju med družbo L’Oréal Adria, Slovensko nacionalno komisijo za UNESCO 
in Ministrstvom za visoko šolstvo, znanost in inovacije, je namenjen prepo-
znavanju in podpiranju mladih znanstvenic v zgodnjih fazah raziskovalne poti. 
Vsako leto strokovna komisija izbere tri izstopajoče raziskovalke, ki prejmejo 
štipendijo v višini 5.000 evrov za nadaljnje znanstveno delo.

Cilji programa so prepoznati izjemen prispevek žensk v znanosti, spodbujati 
enakost spolov na raziskovalnem področju ter mladim znanstvenicam omogo-
čiti večjo vidnost, povezovanje in razvoj kariere. Poudarek ni le na odličnosti 
raziskav, temveč tudi na širšem družbenem vplivu in potencialu za izboljšanje 
kakovosti življenja.

Manca Peskar – pionirka mobilnega slikanja možganov in gibanja
Manca Peskar, magistrica biopsihologije in magistrica kognitivne nevrozna-

nosti, deluje na Inštitutu za kineziološke raziskave Znanstveno-raziskovalnega 
središča Koper (ZRS Koper), kjer proučuje nevrodegenerativne bolezni, pred-
vsem Parkinsonovo bolezen. Njeno delo temelji na inovativni raziskovalni me-
todi Mobile Brain/Body Imaging (MoBI), ki združuje spremljanje možganske 
aktivnosti s pomočjo elektroencefalografije (EEG) in natančno analizo gibanja 
med dejanskim premikanjem v prostoru.

Gre za prebojno metodo, saj poteka večina nevroznanstvenih raziskav v sta-
tičnih, laboratorijskih pogojih, medtem ko MoBI omogoča analizo možganske 
funkcije med vsakdanjimi gibi, kot so hoja, obračanje ali izogibanje oviram. Ta 
pristop razkriva, kako možgani pri bolnikih s Parkinsonovo boleznijo procesi-
rajo gibanje in kako se to razlikuje od zdravih posameznikov.

Z uporabo mobilnega EEG in senzorjev gibanja Manca Peskar raziskuje, 
kako različni deli možganov sodelujejo pri ohranjanju ravnotežja, prilagajanju 
okolju in reakciji na motnje. Njen končni cilj je razvoj personaliziranih tera-
pevtskih pristopov, ki bi omogočili odkrivanje napredovanja bolezni, zmanjšali 
tveganje za padce ter bolnikom podaljšali samostojnost in kakovost življenja.

Njeno raziskovalno delo združuje nevroznanost, kineziologijo in napredno 
tehnologijo ter spada med projekte, ki imajo jasne in merljive koristi za druž-
bo. Kot so poudarili na ZRS Koper, gre za izjemen primer raziskovanja, ki 



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povezuje znanost z realnimi potrebami ljudi in hkrati ruši meje tradicionalnih 
raziskovalnih metod.

Program L’Oréal-Unesco Za ženske v znanosti tako s svojo podporo Manci 
Peskar ne spodbuja samo znanstvene odličnosti, temveč tudi pomembno prispe-
va k prepoznavanju vloge žensk pri oblikovanju prihodnosti znanosti in družbe.

Award ceremony of the Slovenian National Programme L’Oréal-UNESCO ‘For 
Women in Science’ 2025. From left to right: Tajda Klobučar, Manca Peskar, 
Sara Orehek.

Podelitev nagrad slovenskega nacionalnega programa L‘Oréal-Unesco Za 
ženske v znanosti 2025. Od leve proti desni: Tajda Klobučar, Manca Peskar, 
Sara Orehek. 


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