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After three years of intensive collaboration, the nationwide ComeSport competence network officially came to a close with a two-day closing event in Bergisch Gladbach. Representatives from the participating universities, industry partners, and stakeholders from the second and third phases of teacher…

Five institutes at the German Sport University Cologne and other international partners are collaborating on the COSMOS project. Their goal is to develop a fully integrated, two-year international master’s programme in Community Sport and Movement for Social Transformation (COSMOS). The project’s…

Exoskeletons are considered a promising technology for making physically demanding tasks in industry and the trades easier. Especially when working overhead — such as when screwing, drilling, or sanding — they can reduce strain on the muscles and help prevent work-related injuries. But how does…

From the physical aptitude test to a sports degree programme — two videos chronicle the journey to the German Sport University Cologne. Studying sports — it’s a dream for many. But before they can get started, applicants to Germany’s only sports university must take the physical aptitude test: over…

Digital media are increasingly becoming part of everyday school life — including in physical education classes. But how do young people themselves feel about this? A recent study by the Institute of Psychology at the German Sport University Cologne shows that students are divided on the acceptance…

Shortly before the start of the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Federal Institute of Sport Science is presenting initial findings on the significance of elite and competitive sports in Germany, which stem from a research project conducted by the German Sport University. One finding:…

Prof. Stephan Wassong, head of the Olympic Studies Centre at the German Sport University Cologne, and Cologne Mayor Torsten Burmester met at Cologne City Hall. Wassong presented the mayor with the book “The Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement: Just Ask!”, which the Olympic Studies Centre…

How Age and Fatigue Affect Safety in Crowds How do people move when space becomes limited? And what role do age and fatigue play in this? Researchers at the German Sport University Cologne and the Forschungszentrum Jülich are conducting experiments to investigate how age distribution and fatigue…

The Department of Performance Psychology was active at the World Congress of Sport Psychology in Hong Kong. At the 16th World Congress of the International Society of Sport Psychology (ISSP) in Hong Kong, members of the Department of Performance Psychology represented the German Sport University…

Surgery — especially when performed to treat underlying cancer — is a major physical strain on the human body, comparable to running a marathon. To prepare patients optimally for this, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) is now funding a large-scale collaborative project at the University…