History of Body Culture, Sport and Education published by Micheal Krüger
The academic book "History of Body Culture, Sport and Education" was just published by Prof. Dr. Micheal Krüger, former professor for history of sport at the Institute, and the palgrave macmillan publisher. It collates and contextualises a considerable body of work on sports theaory, science and education. Further, the book provides a European perspective reflecting on the importance of German-speaking research to the sport sociology field. It reflects on the influcne of sports on nation-building.
Olympia and Olympismus published by Krüger, M. & Leineweber, H.
Following a joint course taught by Prof. Dr Michael Krüger, former Head of the Department of Sports Education and Sports History, and JProf. Dr Helga Leineweber, Head of the (new) Department of Education and Culture in Sport, a book on ‘The Olympics and Olympism’ has now been published. The tri-sectioned book brings together texts by recognised experts on ethical, historical and educational issues relating to Olympic sport and has been published by Meyer & Meyer Verlag as the 18th volume in the Willibald Gebhardt Institute’s series.
The growing interest in sport science research among school students is becoming increasingly evident. In the past four weeks alone, three different advanced physical education courses from Münster and the surrounding area visited our Open Lab. The students took the opportunity to gain insights into the field of movement science and experience research first-hand.
The Neuromotor Behaviour and Training research group is pleased to announce the official launch of a new research project funded by the Federal Institute of Sport Science BISp: As of 1 April 2026, the project GIM – Gender-Specific Injury Monitoring in Elite Sport is underway. The aim is to develop a practice-oriented implementation toolkit that supports clubs and federations in integrating gender-sensitive monitoring incrementally into their existing structures.
In an interview with the university newspaper wissen|leben, Maike Elbracht explains how the sports degree programme at the University of Münster prepares future swimming teachers to competently address the challenges facing schools and society with regard to swimming and swimming skills.
From May 14 to 16, 2026, the Departments of Education and Culture in Sport and Physical Education and Teaching in Sport participated in the 39th Annual Conference of the dvs Section Sport Pedagogy in Frankfurt am Main. The conference was held under the theme “Educational Biographies in Sport – Actors in Dialogue.”
The Department of Sport and Exercise Psychology has received funding from the Federal Institute for Sports Science (BISp) to implement the transfer project “CuLTT-LA28 – Coaching and Leadership Culture of the German Gymnastics Team – Men’s Artistic Gymnastics – On the Road to LA 2028.” From May 2026 to July 2027, Sebastian Brückner will support the national team on its path to Olympic qualification to support the necessary performance development in context of the current generational shift within the team.
