We were thrilled to welcome Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim and the TerraX team back to our OpenLab! This time, it was all about the follow-up: After several weeks of dance training, we repeated the measurements to see what had changed.
 

Once again this year, 15 keen young women found their way to our institute to take part in Girls’ Day. They gained fascinating insights into sports science research, got to know the campus, and, of course, there was plenty of time to ask lots of questions about university life.

Our citizen science project “Beweg dich schlau – Sportwissenschaft in der Schule” was again very successful this year. As part of our cooperation with the Hüberts'sche Schule in Hopsten, a year 9 class visited us in the movement lab to perform a movement analysis using the Qualisys program. They examined the difference between squat jumps and counter movement jumps, particularly with regard to their respective dynamics and the resulting jump height. The students tested both conditions and evaluated the collected data together with the university students. In doing so, they took on the role of both, test subjects and researchers, gaining practical insight into sports science work. The project was implemented by prospective sports teachers as part of the Development and Health project seminar and was supervised by Tabea Christ.

Become a student research assistant in the international research project Ankle ReLoad and actively contribute your knowledge to biomechanical research! Do you already have a bachelor's degree and are interested in musculoskeletal modelling, inverse dynamics analysis and data processing? As a student research assistant (6 hours/week), you will work on highly relevant issues in clinical rehabilitation and in an international research team. The position starts on 1 April 2026 and is initially for a period of one year. Please send your application as a PDF file by 16 January 2026 to Rosemary Dubbeldam and  Anne Dalhaus.

Further information: Infoschreiben_SHB_Ankle_ReLoad
 

Become a student assistant in the Ankle ReLoad research project at the Institute of Sports and Movement Sciences! Are you studying sports science or biomedical engineering, for example, and would you like to participate in exciting motion capture experiments and data analysis? As a student assistant (6 hours/week), you will gain practical insights into international, clinically relevant research. The position starts on 1 February 2026 and is initially limited to one year. Please submit your application in PDF format by 15 January 2026 to Rosemary Dubbeldam and  Anne Dalhaus.

Further information: Information_SHK_Ankle_ReLoad
 

An extraordinary visit to the OpenLab: Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim and the Terra X team visited us to film a feature. With the help of motion capture and Myonardo®, various movements were analysed and visualised, revealing what normally remains hidden: a glimpse inside the body.
Mai Thi will be completing dance training in the coming months. We look forward to welcoming the Terra X team back to OpenLab in the spring for a follow-up measurement!

After four years, the COST Action The Network on Evidence-Based Physical Activity in Old Age (PhysAgeNet) discussed and presented the project´s key scientific findings during final meetings – including guidelines, frameworks and tools to enhance research on evidence-based physical activity in old age. All materials are publicity available at Zenodo and at the PhysAgeNet Website.
 

From June 2022 to June 2025, part of our department worked on the ZIM project ‘Purely Virtual Ergonomics Tool Chain Solution – ReVieTal’. Together with our project partner USE-Ing. GmbH from Stuttgart, we developed a prototype glove with accompanying software that uses sensors to measure forces on the hands. This allows us to determine the strain on the hand when using various tools, such as a drill. We would like to thank USE-Ing. for the successful and productive collaboration.

Edda van Meurs, a doctoral candidate in the Sports Psychology department, and Meike Gerlach, a doctoral candidate in the Movement Science department, have been accepted into the fourth cohort of the “Durchstarten. Von der Promotion zur Professur” programme run by the Office for Gender Equality at the University of Münster. The program assists outstanding doctoral students with workshops, supervision, and mentoring to help them prepare for a career in academia. Together with other young female researchers, they will have the opportunity to further develop key skills for a career in academia.

Edda van Meurs, a doctoral candidate in the Sports Psychology department, and Meike Gerlach, a doctoral candidate in the Movement Science department, have been accepted into the fourth cohort of the “Durchstarten. Von der Promotion zur Professur” programme run by the Office for Gender Equality at the University of Münster. The program assists outstanding doctoral students with workshops, supervision, and mentoring to help them prepare for a career in academia. Together with other young female researchers, they will have the opportunity to further develop key skills for a career in academia.

Dr. Rosemary Dubbeldam, Lena Kloock, and André Schwarze participated in the 30th Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics in Stockholm. As part of the event, they presented their research focuses in individual talks. The international conference also offered an excellent opportunity to discuss current developments in the field of biomechanics and to establish new scientific collaborations.

The Department of Human Movement Science presented itself with a booth at the SchlauRaum science festival in Münster's city center. On the topic of “Bewegung, die Wissen schafft”, the team of doctoral students, project seminar students, and research assistants offered insights into the diverse research carried out by the work group. From psychomotor skills and kinematic movement analysis to sport in old age, everything was on offer for the mixed audience.

Together with Michel Audiffren (Poitiers), Ivan Bautmans (Brussels) and Yael Netz (Wingate) we planned the new Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters from 9-11.7.25. The hosts were Ellen Bentlage, Jil Bartholmy (Leiden) and Michael Brach. In the EMJM Master's programme you study at more than one university, generous scholarships are possible. Our preparations are supported by the International Office.
 

PhD students Meike Gerlach and Tabea Christ presented their current research at the 30th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science in Rimini, Italy. The congress offered great opportunities for exchange and networking with the specialist audience and international colleagues from related fields of research. The valuable feedback on their poster presentations provided new impulses for their doctoral theses.
 

On June 17, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Veysel Alcan from Tarsus University (Engineering and Health Research Group) visited the Department of Movement Science as a guest scholar. During his visit, he presented his current research projects and engaged in an inspiring exchange with our team.
In turn, the department introduced its own research foci and ongoing projects. The discussions revealed significant thematic overlaps and promising opportunities for future collaboration.
We look forward to continuing our dialogue and initiating joint research activities in the near future.

Are you a student who wants to play an active role in teaching? Would you like to help design our department's website and gain exciting insights into ongoing projects?
Then apply to join us as a student assistant (8 hours/week) by 7 July 2025!

As part of an ERASMUS+ project, a group of Year 10 students from the Kopernikus Gymnasium in Rheine visited us together with students from their Finnish partner school “Sotunkin Lukio” in Vantaa, near Helsinki. After a short introduction on movement science, the pupils were allowed to get active themselves. Led by Christiane Bohn and Tabea Christ, they tried out various movement and balance experiments in small groups, where they were able to get to know and try out our modern measuring equipment such as force plates and the Qualisys motion capture system. Under the motto of the exchange “Sport connects”, the visit offered the two classes lively access to scientific issues relating to motor skills and motion analysis and also promoted exchange between the young people from both countries.
 

Prof. Michael Brach, Ellen Bentlage, Zhao Liu and Sabine Steidel from the Movement Science department, as well as Prof. Claudia Voelcker-Rehage, Piesie Akwasi Gyimah Asuako and Vera Belkin from the Neuromotor Behaviour and Exercise department attended the self-organised PhysAgeNet final event at the Karadinez Technical University in Trabzon, Türkiye. They contributed in various roles over four days to the workshops and the PhysAgeNet/EGRAPA scientific conference on the topic of “Evidence-based physical activity in old age – are we closing the gaps”. Further information can be accessed here:
www.physagenet.eu
https://www.egrapa.org
https://www.ktu.edu.tr/en

 

On February 18, a five-day "Fall Prediction" workshop at the Institute of Sports Science in Münster, Germany successfully concluded. Five professors from Incheon National University (INU) – Mr. Nyeonju Kang, Mr. Kyoungkyu Jeon, Mr. Jupil Ko, Mr. Moon-Hyon Hwang, and Mr. Namwoong Kim – as well as institute members Dr. Rosemary Dubbeldam, Mr. YuYuan Lee, and Mr. Zhao Liu participated.

The purpose of this workshop was to pool the participants' expertise, compare the backgrounds of falls in Korea and Germany, discuss the most advanced solutions for fall prediction, and identify potential innovations. This will form the basis for even closer collaboration between the participating institutions.

Prof. Heiko Wagner, Prof. Michael Brach, and Prof. Tim Hahn provided significant support for the project. We would like to express our sincere thanks to all participants and look forward to continuing this successful collaboration.

The Tech-Werkstatt Leistungssport, organized by the Institute of Sports Science and project partners, was a great success. Scientists and science enthusiasts from all over Germany were able to exchange ideas with each other and with numerous industry partners at the lunch-to-lunch event. The technology exhibition offered the opportunity to get to know the companies and their products better. In presentations, panel discussions and various workshops the potential applications of new technologies in competitive sport were reflected in greater depth through and by our guest speakers.

This year's citizen science project “Beweg dich schlau - Sportwissenschaft in der Schule” was a success. As part of our cooperation with the Hüberts'schen School in Hopsten, a 9th grade visited us in the movement lab to carry out an exemplary analysis of the standing long jump using the Qualisys program. Subject of the study was the influence of using the arms to create momentum on the jumping distance. The pupils tested both conditions and then evaluated first results together with the students. In this way, they were able to get to know the roles of both the test subjects and the scientists. The project was carried out by prospective PE teachers as part of the Development and Health project seminar and supervised by Tabea Christ.

The project has achieved its objectives. The online platform and the digital training methods were tested and successfully implemented as requested. The developed products can be accessed and used free of charge here: integralabplus.com
 

The pre-tests, which took place over 2 weeks with 43 test subjects, have now been successfully completed. All participants in the study are now in the 8-week digital intervention phase, in which they complete training videos twice a week and watch a health education workshop once a week. Further information on the AgeWell project can be found here: https://agewelleurope.eu
 

Congratulations to our former colleague Dr Mona Ahmed, who defended her doctoral thesis entitled ‘Information and Communication Technologies in Healthcare of Older People with Chronic Diseases: A Comprehensive Approach to Involving All Stakeholders in the Development Process and Understanding Their Needs’ which was presented to the promotion committee Prof. Michael Brach, Dr Nereide A Curreri and Prof. Heiko Wagner and invited guests on 30 January 2025.

The PhysAgeNet and EGRAPA Conference ‘Evidence Based Physical Activity in Old Age - are we closing the gaps?’ will take place in Trabzon from 7th to 9th May 2025. Interested people can take part online free of charge. Further information can be found in the flyer. We appreciate your interest!
 

Registration is now possible via the following link: Registration
Further information will be continuously updated on the registration page.

The Institute of Sport and Exercise Sciences is once again organizing a tech-fair in 2025 with the cooperation of its various partners. Interested people should save the date 06. - 07. March 2025. More information can be found in the flyer.

The Erasmus project “PA4Age” was successfully completed with an international conference in Treviso, Italy on November 7, 2024. The project partners were able to present the developed learning platform and app on the topic of motivation and active ageing to numerous interested professionals from the sports and health sector as well as older adults.
 

Fascinating! Christiane Bohn and Heiko Wagner show us how complex our body sensation is. Using innovative measurement methods such as “ComputerMyoGraphy” developed by Heiko Wagner, they investigate whether our movements really happen the way we perceive them. The example of the talented B-girl Jilou shows how important the connection between brain and body is.
Link to the report (3sat/German)
 

From 16th to 18th September 2024, the hybrid COST Action PhysAgeNet training school “Artificial Intelligence meets Physical Activity” will take place in Ankara at the NÖRÖM Center (Neuroscience And Neurotechnology Center Of Excellence). We invite all interested people to join online without any costs. You can find the programme and zoom link here.  

On August 7, our guest researcher Prof. Demet Iangil from the University of Health Sciences in Istanbul presented her expertise on movement-based, individualized fall prevention programmes for older adults in a LabTalk. We hope that we will be working together on this topic in the future. Zhao Liu, who is in the final stages of his Master's degree in Sports Science at the University of Göttingen, took the opportunity to visit our department as well. Thank you both for visiting us!
 

As part of “AgeWell Europe”, the members of the Erasmus project met in Athlone from August 30 to 31, 2024. Led by the “EduFit” team from Ireland, the project partners from Italy, Slovenia and Germany focused on the successful implementation of sports and fitness courses with older adults and the effects of ageing on sport and exercise.
 

Michael Brach, AB Movement Science, was appointed to the Ulysseus Steering Committee, which provides strategic advice to the Rectorate and the project management. The vision of the European University Network Ulysseus is to develop an excellent European university based on the European values of social cohesion and respect for human rights. The alliance firmly believes that European universities should be open to the world, institutions of solidarity beyond European borders.

 

The UniMS Centre for Europe has appointed Michael Brach to the ‘EU Mentoring Network’. It aims to identify suitable young scientists, encourage them to apply for ERC starting grants and support them. The ‘Class of 2024’ covers a broad spectrum from chemistry to education. Soon to include sports science?

Three female employees from the Institute of Sports Science have successfully completed the fourth cohort of the University of Münster's further qualification program "Women managing universities". The Prorector for Academic Career Development and Diversity, Prof. Dr. Maike Tietjens, awarded the certificates to the graduates at a ceremony on April 24, 2024. Dr. Ellen Bentlage ( Department of Human Movement Sciences), Kathrin Aschebrock and Dr. Stefanie Dahl (both Department of Physical Education and Teaching Research) received a scholarship from the University of Münster for the program.

Prof. Michael Brach and Ellen Bentlage from the Movement Science department, as well as Prof. Claudia Voelcker-Rehage and Piesie Asuako Gyimah from the Neuromotor Behaviour and Exercise department attended the self-organised PhysAgeNet event at the Lithuanian Sport University. They contributed in various roles over four days to the workshops and the PhysAgeNet/EGRAPA scientific conference on the topic of “Evidence-based physical activity in old age”. Further information: here and here

Congratulations to Ellen Bentlage on her "Dr. rer.nat."!

"Promoting Physical Activity among Older Adults through Information and Communication Technologies: The relation between user needs and technology requirements" is the title of the dissertation that Ellen Bentlage successfully defended on 12 April 2024.

As part of the introduction of the new study program teaching for special educational needs, a psychomotor room was set up in our university sports hall. It will be opened on 26th April 2024 in a festive ceremony with colleagues. In addition to a short keynote speech, invited guests will have the opportunity to discover and experience the psychomotor materials.
 

The first transnational meeting of the AgeWell Europe project took place in Münster on March 5 and 6. Together with partners from Ireland, Slovenia, and Italy, the Active Ageing Lab team developed the structure and content for the digital physical activity and health intervention and identified important steps for the further course of the project. Further information and impressions can found here

 

Just like last year, a group of 9th grade students from Hopsten (Hüberts'sche School) visited the Movement Science department. As part of their school subject sport science, they carried out an analysis of their counter movement jump height and power in the OpenLab using the Qualisys system. The main goal of the visit was to introduce the students to sports science in a lab setting. 

We bid farewell to Andreas Mühlbeier, a valued member of our Human Movement Science department, who left us on 1 November. Andreas started his PhD under Heiko Wagner in 2015 and has been with us since then as a PhD student and later as a PostDoc. During his time at the institute, Andreas focussed primarily on crash tests and their effects on the cervical spine, but contributed to numerous other projects. We will miss his commitment and presence. Andreas, we wish you all the best for your future career!

Just before the start of the new semester, Christiane Bohn and Tabea Christ from our department’s psychomotor learning and development lab, visited the 15th annual conference of the dvs-committee “Development of Sports Infrastructure” centered around the topic “Skating and wiseassing – scientific perspectives on skateboarding” in Dortmund.
 

At the 26th sport scientific university day held by the dvs (German society for sport science) in Bochum, Tabea Christ from the department movement science presented her poster on skateboard therapy for children with ADHD which is part of her PhD topic. For this, she was awarded the poster award in the category natural sciences. Congratulations on this success!
 

At the beginning of the new school year, the students of the 10th grade from Hopsten (Hüberts'sche Schule) visited our department of movement sciences and the OpenLab of the IFS. During their visit, they conducted an exemplary analysis of their running style while walking, jogging, and sprinting using the Qualisys program.

In the August 11th episode of BBC's captivating "The Naked Scientists Podcast," an intriguing query emerges: " Why does my left brain control my right side?" 

The Active Ageing Lab is looking for bachelor and master students, who want to participate in research for the AgeWell project. 

Our members of the Active Ageing Lab from the University of Münster successfully accomplished with the other 13 project partners the objectives of the PROCare4Life project “Personalised Integrated Care Promoting Quality of Life for Older People”, which took place from January 2020 until June 2023. An interactive care system interactive care system for persons with chronic diseases, for their caregivers and for health professionals was currently being developed. We are so proud that the University of Münster could take part in this exciting European Union's Horizon project with the great consortium.
 

Over the last few weeks, the Active Ageing Lab (Dep. Movement Science) has been running a course to promote digital skills, creativity, emotional self-care and physical activity. Now the team received the happy news that the interim report of the EU project IntegraLab+ was accepted, which is an important step for the further design of the project.
 

On the 23^rd of May, our colleagues Mona Ahmed, Ellen Bentlage and Michael Brach visited the “International Conference of Integrated Care” (ICIC23) in Antwerp-Belgium and attended the PROCare4Life session and the public event after 42 months project time. By the end of this month, Mona will leave our institute. We wish her much success in her future career.

The PhysAgeNet COST Action is organizing a hybrid Training School on "From narrative to systematic living review" from May 30th to June 1st. The places on site (Kaunas, Lithuania) are already fully booked, but online participation is also possible for free without prior registration.

As in years past, the Institute of Sport and Exercise Sciences opened the door for this year's Girls'Day. Twelve interested girls were able to participate in small experiments and gained an exciting insight into sports science research.

The second hybrid PhysAgeNet conference (April 25th-27th at Riga Stradins University) presented major advances from the Working Groups on evidence-based physical activity research and practice in older adults. Membership has doubled to over 250 from 45 countries. The future of COST Action was discussed. Members of the AB Exercise Science and Neuromotor Science lead various Working Groups and the overall network.

The Tech-Werkstatt for elite athletics in Münster brought together over 120 participants from sports science, industry, and sports practice to learn about the latest technologies and discuss their applications in high-performance sports. The event included exhibitions, workshops, panel discussions, and pitches, and was positively evaluated by experts from different fields. The Tech Workshop was a joint initiative by WVL, the High-Performance Sports Innovation Hub, WISS-Netz, DOSB, BISp, the University of Münster, and Predimo GmbH

The COST Action "Evidence-based physical activity in old age" (PhysAgeNet) presents its research focus in a 1-minute animated video. The project aims to raise awareness and develop standards for creating “tailored” exercise programmes that will fit the specific needs of the diverse ageing populations. The video can be viewed here.

We are happy to announce Tabea Christ and Colja Homann as our new colleagues! Tabea will start as a PhD student in the "Skaten statt Ritalin" (skateboarding instead of Ritalin) project, while Colja will work within the "Applied Movement Science" working group. We wish both of them a successful time!

The Department of Human Movement Sciences is searching for a student assistant in the field of Active Ageing for exciting international project work (4-8 hours). All further information including contact person can be found here.
 

Congratulations to Dr. Cassandra Kraaijenbrink for receiving her joint Ph.D. from the WWU Münster and the University Groningen! It was a pleasure to attend her successful defense titled "Biophysical perspective on submaximal #handcycle propulsion in able-bodied men", which took place on Nov 03, 2022.

By decision of the Board, Michael Brach (AB Movement Science) has been accepted into the WWU Centre Europe. He contributes to a proposal on the European Universities Initiative.

WWU Centre Europe
European Universities Initiative

On the 18th and 19th of november the second transnational meeting of the Integra_Lab+ project took place in Münster. Together with international partners, members of the Active Ageing Lab discussed the results of the projects Need Analysis and settled the base to start with the development of the E-motion video library to foster seniors physical activity.

The COST Action "Evidence-based Physical Activity in old Age" (PhysAgeNet) aims to improve the comparability of research, the tailoring of exercise programmes and the use of technology.
Representatives from 36 European countries approved the financial plan of Chair Michael Brach. The network will thus start its second year this week. IfS members from the departments Movement Science and Neuromotor behavior and exercise are participating.

Better quality of life through integrated care for people with Parkinson's and dementia -- after more than 2.5 years, the PROCare4Life consortium (14 organisations from 6 EU countries) was able to see for themselves the state of the system -- on site in Madrid instead of by zoom. "It's enormously helpful to actually see and touch what you've developed -- and talk to the users," says Michael Brach, whose team is responsible for daily exercise recommendations and learning materials for PROCare4Life.

A bibliometric analysis of studies on COVID-19 and physical activity identifies Achraf, Brach, Trabelsi et al, 2020 as the most cited (meanwhile over 900 depending on the source). The paper also received a publication award. From Münster, Mona Ahmed, Ellen Bentlage, Michael Brach and Daniella How were involved.

The original study can be read here.
And the bibliometric analysis here.

From the 27th to the 28th of September the last on side meeting in the framework of the GOLD project (Good Practices for Old People) took place. The partners from Greece, Bulgaria and France visited the Institute of Sport Sciences. The current status of the project and the further procedure were discussed.

Our long-standing cooperative partners at Roessingh Research & Development (RRD) are searching for an intern beginning as soon as possible. This internship can be done within the scientific study programs, but can also be done voluntarily. BSc and MSc theses are also possible to emerge from the project.

Find more information here.
If you are interested, please contact Rosemary Dubbeldam.

At this year’s Münsterland Innovation Award Ceremony, Predimo GmbH was named winner in the category Start-up. During a festive ceremony for around 300 guests, Predimo’s CEO Dirk Bendig and CTO Prof. Heiko Wagner received the award from Frank Knura, board representative of Sparkasse Münsterland Ost. 
Predimo, a start up founded on the work at the Department of Movement Science and supported by the WWU, has won the award for “ComputerMyoGrafie”, a process that analyses loads in joints during movement and which brings a new level of analysis to sports, ergonomics, and medicine. 

Post-doc Dr. Charlotte le Mouel, who worked in the Department of Movement Science since September 2020, has accepted a new position as a researcher at the CNRS (Paris, France). She will continue her work on handwalking in the context of motor learning and balance control. Congratulations to the new position and thanks for the great time!

Last week, Ellen Bentlage took part in the COST Academy's workshop for Grant Holder Managers in Brussels. The aim was to exchange experiences. The COST Academy supports the management of the Action Network. Prof. Dr. Michael Brach, head of the Active Ageing Lab from the Department of Movement Science, is the chair of the COST project "Network on Evidence-Based Physical Activity in Old Age“ (PhysAgeNet CA20104). More information can be found here.

The second meeting "learning, teaching, training activity" in the framework of the Erasmus+ project GOLD ("Good practices for OLD people") took place in Athens from 04 to 06 May. During the three days, the project partners Reading for the Others, Challedu and Frodizo presented their best practices to promote the physical, cognitive and emotional well-being of older people and gave practical workshops on their projects.

More information on the project can be found here.

From 3rd to 5th of April, team members of the Active Ageing Labs (Apartments of Movement Science) met transnational Partners from France, Poland, Spain and Italy in Madrid, to push forward the Erasmus+ project Integralab+. Integralab+ encourages the emotional self-care of elderly adults through their acquisition of digital skills and creativity (directed by Michael Brach). In this project, the WWU team will focus on creating a target-group adapted video library to foster physical activity.

After a one-year break, we are pleased to announce that we will again be able to offer training for the additional qualification "sports remedial teaching" at the beginning of the summer semester 2022. All those interested are cordially invited to the information event on Wednesday, 19. 01. 2022 at 6.00 pm. Access information: here.

You don't have a topic for your master thesis yet? Don't panic! The Department of Movement Science is looking for students who want to work on an exciting topic for their master thesis. Further information can be found here.

The Department of Human Movement Science is looking for a student assistant (4 - 8 hours) in the area of Active Ageing. You can find all further information including the contact person here.

The first "learning, teaching, training activity" of the Erasmus+ project GOLD ("Good practices for OLD people") took place in Paris from 11 to 13 October. The aim of the project is to promote the exchange of good practices for social inclusion, maintenance of mental and physical well-being and competence development of older people. Good practices of the French and Bulgarian project partners and the WWU were presented at the meeting in Paris.

The department of Movement Science is now awarding bachelor's and master's theses in the area of bikefitting. Further information can be found here.

Virtual International EGREPA Conference 2021: "ACTIVE AGING - new challenges, new opportunities" (19th- 21st of May 2021). You want to learn more? Click here!

How do you transfer scientific knowledge to a commercial product or start-up? Andreas Mühlbeier and Adrian Bühring from the Department of Movement Science discuss how they are bringing a science-based 3D musculoskeletal model to the market in the podcast #From Science to Start-up by the REACH EUREGIO Start-Up Center. 

In an ongoing study by Jens Natrup, movement analyses are being carried out at the water diving base in Aachen. The video is intended to give an impression of how the movements of competitive athletes can be recorded and analyzed with the help of modern measuring systems. Click here for the video.

History of Equality at WWU from 1908 to 2021.
March 8 is International Women's Day. It is symbolic of the existing discrimination women face on a daily basis, but also of the successes they have achieved over the centuries. You want to learn more? Click here!

Due to the Corona pandemic, current conditions do not allow us to start a new training course "Physical Education Teaching" in the summer semester of 2021. We hope to be able to offer this additional qualification again next year. If you are interested or have any questions, please contact Dr. Bohn.

In a video series, the Staff Office for Communication and Public Relations of the WWU presents nine young researchers from the University of Münster and their research projects. This week, doctoral student Jens Natrup from the department of movement science is introduced. You can find the video under the following link.

The science magazine 'W Wie Wissen' of the ARD visited the Institute for Sports Science and was informed about the 6th sense. Here you can find out more.

This season’s LabTalks were opened with an online zoom-presentation by Dr. Marc de Lussanet. He presented two novel numerical filters for data analysis which he developed.

The conference will focus on a wide range of themes related to physical activity and aging, including physical activity for special populations such as cognitively impaired people, life space and mobility, big data in exercise and aging, personalized exercise and new technologies in exercise for older adults. More information.

Adrian Bühring is a new employee in the department of movement science and has previously worked for many years as a cook and confectioner. Via the second educational path, he then completed a bachelor's degree in the field of medical/electrical engineering, specializing in modelling, technical rehabilitation and biomechanics. In the master's program, Adrian specialized in the field of ergonomics and occupational safety. In the department of movement science he is responsible as an engineer for a third party project, where an avalanche simulator is programmed.

Since the beginning of October Svenja Wald has been working in the field of movement science on the further development of the rehabilitation training device "MEDI-SQUAT" for controlling leg strain by means of kinematic measurements. She completed her Master's degree in "Sport, Exercise and Human Performance" here in Münster and a Bachelor's degree in "Sports Medical Engineering", which has awakened her interest in biomechanics, motion analysis and various measurement systems.

Together with our guest editor Prof. Dr. Michael Brach, the German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research, an up-and-coming international journal (and successor to Germany’s leading national journal in sport science: Sportwissenschaft, 1971-2016) invites authors to contribute articles to the thematic issue “Exercise and physical activity for health promotion and rehabilitation in community dwelling very old adults or nursing home residents”. Accepted contributions will be published in August/September 2021 (Vol. 51, Issue 3) We ask authors to submit their papers using the journal’s electronic Editorial Manager system before 1 March 2021. Instructions for authors are available on the journal’s homepage. Only articles written in English will be eligible for peer review.
All Information as PDF-File here

Maarten van den Heuvel and Marc de Lussanet from the Department of Movement science conducted crash tests with a number of brave human subjects, in order to collect data on the interaction between passengers and seatbelts during low-velocity crashes.
Further information can be found under this link.

The ERASMUS+ project Actimentia developed an interactive online platform to promote physical activity for people with cognitive impairment or incipient dementia and their caregivers. We cordially invite affected persons, caregivers and all other interested parties
to get to know the platform. Further information can be found under this link.

Last Friday (June 19) Jens Natrup visited the Olympic training center Rheinland-Pfalz/Saarland for trampolining in Bad Kreuznach and carried out movement analyzes for national gymnasts. In the current study, the orientation of competitive athletes in twisted somersaults is to be examined by measuring three-dimensional body, head and eye movements.

#Gemeinsam gegen #COVID-19: Wir suchen Teilnehmer für unsere mehrsprachige Online-Umfrage (#ECLB-COVID19):

Auswirkungen der häuslichen Isolation auf multiples Lebensstilverhalten während des COVID-19-Ausbruchs (ECLB-COVID-19).

Im März 2020 hat die Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO) die Einschätzung getroffen, dass COVID-19 als Pandemie charakterisiert werden kann. Die WHO und die Gesundheitsbehörden auf der ganzen Welt bemühen sich den Ausbruch von COVID-19 durch die Beschränkung, zuhause zu bleiben, einzudämmen. Diese Zeit der Krise erzeugt jedoch Stress in der gesamten Bevölkerung.
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This exciting new project kicked off in Portugal, EU-funded within ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) section. It proposes an integrated scalable and interactive care ecosystem for neurodegenerative diseases. In order to benefit patients, caregivers and health professionals, a personalised and interactive model through gamification techniques will be provided.

The consortium consists of 14 partners from 6 EU countries, including the Active Ageing Lab of WWU's Institute of Sport and Exercise Sciences (Mona Ahmed, Ellen Bentlage, Daniella How & Michael Brach).

We would like to welcome three new doctoral students to the Department of Human Movement Science. Daniella How, Mona Ahmed and Ellen Bentlage are working in the EU project PROCareLife of the ActiveAgeing Lab (Head: Michael Brach). The project is developing a technical platform, including sensors, communication possibilities and movement recommendations for people with neurodegenerative diseases.

We are excited to introduce our newest employee! On November first, Lena Fennen has officially joined the movement science team. After doing incredible work with our group during her master’s thesis, Lena has now joined the group as it’s newest PhD. She will also be teaching in the bachelor and master of science courses.

Even though some may think that twitter is not suited for science, a previous study found that researcher should engag in using Twitter (Côté & Darling, 2018). As Twitter exists since 2006, it is not new anymore. Over the time it advanced and scientists reached noticeable numbers of followers... continue

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On the international conference "EVU 2019 Barcelona", Kim Joris Boström won the "Best Paper and Presentation Award" with his talk "A novel 3D computational human model for the reconstruction of traffic accidents and its application to experimental frontal-oblique low-velocity impacts".

On occasion of the Congress on Demography, Michael Brach has been invited to Berlin and to give a talk. He presented the projects "fit for 100", WHOLE and ACTIMENTIA. Prof. Dr. Ursula Lehr (Heidelberg, former Federal Minister of Health) and Dr. Karin Fehres (Board of German Olympic Sports Confederation) gave the other talks of the forum.

The Department of Movement Science was awarded a financial grant from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie, BMWi) that will help the development of an innovative seatbelt. The grant proposal was written together with four other partners from industry and academics and falls within the scope of the so-called "Central Innovation Programme for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)”. Involved in the 2-year project on behalf of the Department of Movement Science will be Maarten van den Heuvel. 

From the 9th until the 12th of December, a team of IfS-students from both the Bachelor and Master of Science programs are taking part in the Ability Battle, the first international hackathon event in Human Movement Sciences. The Ability Battle creates an educational challenge that aims to optimally employ advanced technologies for life with disabilities. Each team gets 72 hours to work on a solution to a real-life problem. Click the link above to read more, or follow the IfS-Team on Facebook!

On February 15th, a group of students and teachers of the BSc and MSc-Programs "Sports, Exercise and Human Performance" travelled to Enschede, The Netherlands for a visit to Roessingh Research and Development (RRD). RRD is an internationally recognized scientific institute where a wide range of disciplines such as rehabilitation medicine, movement sciences, psychology, physiotherapy, biomedical sciences and computer sciences work together on current and future innovations in rehabilitation and chronic care. A total of sixteen students joined the visit, which was organized by Cassandra Kraaijenbrink of the Department of Movement Science. [more]

On February 15th, a group of students and teachers of the BSc and MSc-Programs "Sports, Exercise and Human Performance" travelled to Enschede, The Netherlands for a visit to Roessingh Research and Development (RRD). RRD is an internationally recognized scientific institute where a wide range of disciplines such as rehabilitation medicine, movement sciences, psychology, physiotherapy, biomedical sciences and computer sciences work together on current and future innovations in rehabilitation and chronic care. A total of sixteen students joined the visit, which was organized by Cassandra Kraaijenbrink of the Department of Movement Science. [more]

On February 15th, a group of students and teachers of the BSc and MSc-Programs "Sports, Exercise and Human Performance" travelled to Enschede, The Netherlands for a visit to Roessingh Research and Development (RRD). RRD is an internationally recognized scientific institute where a wide range of disciplines such as rehabilitation medicine, movement sciences, psychology, physiotherapy, biomedical sciences and computer sciences work together on current and future innovations in rehabilitation and chronic care. A total of sixteen students joined the visit, which was organized by Cassandra Kraaijenbrink of the Department of Movement Science. [more]

On November 2nd, the department of Movement Science visited the department of Human Movement Sciences of the University of Groningen at the invitation of Prof. Luc van der Woude. Besides a tour of the research facilities, potential collaboration opportunities were discussed. The visit concluded with a talk by Prof. Heiko Wagner on model-based approaches to sensorimotor control.

On November 2nd, the department of Movement Science visited the department of Human Movement Sciences of the University of Groningen at the invitation of Prof. Luc van der Woude. Besides a tour of the research facilities, potential collaboration opportunities were discussed. The visit concluded with a talk by Prof. Heiko Wagner on model-based approaches to sensorimotor control.

On November 2nd, the department of Movement Science visited the department of Human Movement Sciences of the University of Groningen at the invitation of Prof. Luc van der Woude. Besides a tour of the research facilities, potential collaboration opportunities were discussed. The visit concluded with a talk by Prof. Heiko Wagner on model-based approaches to sensorimotor control.

On November 2nd, the department of Movement Science visited the department of Human Movement Sciences of the University of Groningen at the invitation of Prof. Luc van der Woude. Besides a tour of the research facilities, potential collaboration opportunities were discussed. The visit concluded with a talk by Prof. Heiko Wagner on model-based approaches to sensorimotor control.

On November 2nd, the department of Movement Science visited the department of Human Movement Sciences of the University of Groningen at the invitation of Prof. Luc van der Woude. Besides a tour of the research facilities, potential collaboration opportunities were discussed. The visit concluded with a talk by Prof. Heiko Wagner on model-based approaches to sensorimotor control.

On November 2nd, the department of Movement Science visited the department of Human Movement Sciences of the University of Groningen at the invitation of Prof. Luc van der Woude. Besides a tour of the research facilities, potential collaboration opportunities were discussed. The visit concluded with a talk by Prof. Heiko Wagner on model-based approaches to sensorimotor control.

On November 2nd, the department of Movement Science visited the department of Human Movement Sciences of the University of Groningen at the invitation of Prof. Luc van der Woude. Besides a tour of the research facilities, potential collaboration opportunities were discussed. The visit concluded with a talk by Prof. Heiko Wagner on model-based approaches to sensorimotor control.

On November 2nd, the department of Movement Science visited the department of Human Movement Sciences of the University of Groningen at the invitation of Prof. Luc van der Woude. Besides a tour of the research facilities, potential collaboration opportunities were discussed. The visit concluded with a talk by Prof. Heiko Wagner on model-based approaches to sensorimotor control.

On November 2nd, the department of Movement Science visited the department of Human Movement Sciences of the University of Groningen at the invitation of Prof. Luc van der Woude. Besides a tour of the research facilities, potential collaboration opportunities were discussed. The visit concluded with a talk by Prof. Heiko Wagner on model-based approaches to sensorimotor control.

On November 2nd, the department of Movement Science visited the department of Human Movement Sciences of the University of Groningen at the invitation of Prof. Luc van der Woude. Besides a tour of the research facilities, potential collaboration opportunities were discussed. The visit concluded with a talk by Prof. Heiko Wagner on model-based approaches to sensorimotor control.

On November 2nd, the department of Movement Science visited the department of Human Movement Sciences of the University of Groningen at the invitation of Prof. Luc van der Woude. Besides a tour of the research facilities, potential collaboration opportunities were discussed. The visit concluded with a talk by Prof. Heiko Wagner on model-based approaches to sensorimotor control.

On November 2nd, the department of Movement Science visited the department of Human Movement Sciences of the University of Groningen at the invitation of Prof. Luc van der Woude. Besides a tour of the research facilities, potential collaboration opportunities were discussed. The visit concluded with a talk by Prof. Heiko Wagner on model-based approaches to sensorimotor control.

On November 2nd, the department of Movement Science visited the department of Human Movement Sciences of the University of Groningen at the invitation of Prof. Luc van der Woude. Besides a tour of the research facilities, potential collaboration opportunities were discussed. The visit concluded with a talk by Prof. Heiko Wagner on model-based approaches to sensorimotor control.

On November 2nd, the department of Movement Science visited the department of Human Movement Sciences of the University of Groningen at the invitation of Prof. Luc van der Woude. Besides a tour of the research facilities, potential collaboration opportunities were discussed. The visit concluded with a talk by Prof. Heiko Wagner on model-based approaches to sensorimotor control.

On November 2nd, the department of Movement Science visited the department of Human Movement Sciences of the University of Groningen at the invitation of Prof. Luc van der Woude. Besides a tour of the research facilities, potential collaboration opportunities were discussed. The visit concluded with a talk by Prof. Heiko Wagner on model-based approaches to sensorimotor control.

On November 2nd, the department of Movement Science visited the department of Human Movement Sciences of the University of Groningen at the invitation of Prof. Luc van der Woude. Besides a tour of the research facilities, potential collaboration opportunities were discussed. The visit concluded with a talk by Prof. Heiko Wagner on model-based approaches to sensorimotor control.