Groningen Lectures in Movement Sciences 2025-2026
Four (or more) times a year, the department of Human Movement Sciences (UMCG/UG) organizes the ‘Groningen Lectures in Movement Sciences’ (GLMS). In this series, outstanding researchers from the Netherlands and abroad present a lecture on a human movement sciences topic. The speakers will present in English, and the lectures are open to everyone interested.
The dates for the new academic year 2025-2026 are:
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Date
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Time
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Location
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Lecturer
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Title
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Abstract
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10 December 2025
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11:30-12:30
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Boeringzaal , livestream |
Janneke Schwaner MS PhD, research group leader of the ‘Neuromechanics of Movement’ group at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems Stuttgart in Germany and a senior researcher at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam |
(Neuro)mechanics of agile movements: an integrative comparative perspective |
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| 17 February 2026 | 11:00-12:00 | 3227.0030 (Anda Kerkhoven Centre) |
Dr. Femke Hoekstra, Assistant Professor at University of British Columbia, Department of Medicine, Division of Social Medicine and Investigator within the Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Management (CCDPM) at the UBC Okanagan. |
Leveraging Implementation Science to Improve Physical Activity Support for People with Spinal Cord Injury in Rural Communities |
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