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Groningen Lectures in Movement Sciences 2026-2027

Groningen Lectures in Movement Sciences
Groningen Lectures in Movement Sciences

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 2026-2027 are:

Date
Time
Location
Lecturer
Title
Abstract
29 October 2026

10:00-11:00

Boeringzaal

Defne Abur, Assistant Professor, Center for Language and Cognition Groningen, University of Groningen

Speech movements as markers of health

11 December 2026 11:00-12:00 Boeringzaal

Prof. Sanne de Vries, Professor at The Hague University of Applied Sciences, Centre of Expertise Health Innovation & Professor at Leiden University Medical Centre, Department of Public Health and Primary Care

Bewegingsarmoede bij jeugd: symptoom van een stilstaand systeem?

17 December 2026
10:00-11:00
3214.0081

Prof. Andrew Mark Edwards, Associate Head of Department of Health and physical education, the Education University of Hongkong

Time perception in sport and exercise: from performance regulation to sustainable behaviours

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