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.