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 the 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 |
Link |
| 3 March 2026 | 11:00-12:00 |
Boeringzaal |
Dr. Matthias Kempe, Assistant Professor at the University of Vienna, Centre for Sport Science and University Sports |
Using AI to enhance sports performance |
Available soon |
| 6 May 2026 | 11:30-12:30 | Boeringzaal | Prof. Carlo Castagna, Pegaso University (Dept of Education and Sport Sciences) as full professor, Adjunct prof at Southern Denmark University and with the Technical Department of the Italian Football Federaration (FIGC) |
From Stress to Adaptation: Monitoring Training Load, Performance, and Resilience in Football and Team Sports |
Link |
| 21 May 2026 | 15:00-16:00 | 3227.0030 |
Ana de Sousa, assistant professor at Instituto Químico de Sarriá (Spain). |
From signals to digital twins: control and biomechanical modelling for advanced rehabilitation |
Link |