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The BMBF-funded collaborative project ‘Kompetenznetzwerk Digitalisierung und Sport in der Lehrer*innenbildung: Vermittlung, Bildung und Lernen im und durch Sport“’ ( Com e Sport for short ) is gradually entering its final phase. In the summer of 2023, work began on jointly developing modularised…

In qualitative research, it is a matter of common sense not only to accept the multifaceted premises of the research process, but also to revisit these premises time and again at various stages. The 8th Annual Conference of the ‘Qualitative Forschung in der Sportwissenschaft’ network aimed to give…

At the freshers’ welcome event held by the German Sport University Cologne, more than 900 students came together to celebrate the start of their studies at the university. On Tuesday morning, the East Stand at the RheinEnergieSTADION was packed with young people who are set to begin their studies at…

Professor Dr Karen Petry, Deputy Head of the Institute of European Sport Development and Leisure Studies , holds a UNESCO Chair. Together with PhD student Alana Richardson, she travelled to the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) in Canada from 11 to 15 August 2025 to work on the further…

The German Sport University Cologne will remain a research partner of 1. FC Köln in the coming years. The partnership has been extended for a further five years until 2030 and covers key areas such as talent development, sports psychology, sports communication, sports economics, digital innovation…

What is the secret to sporting success, and how can athletes improve even further? Scientists are investigating this as part of the in:prove project, which was presented at the German Federal Government’s Open Day in Berlin at the weekend. In competitive sport, peak performances are achieved – and…

How does one get started in elite sport? The EU project ‘HerForm’ provides answers – with a digital learning platform specifically tailored to the needs of female athletes. The Institute of Psychology at the German Sport University Cologne is supporting the project as a key research partner. The EU…

Serap Güler, a politician who has been a member of the German Bundestag since 2021 and Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office since 2025, visited the German Sport University Cologne as part of her summer tour. As well as holding talks with President Ansgar Thiel and Provost Marion Steffen,…

At the invitation of the Section Neurology, Psychosomatic Medicine, Psychiatry at the German Sport University Cologne, a high-profile workshop took place on 1 August on the Spoho Campus in collaboration with the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) in Saarbrücken. Among other…

How healthy is Germany? For the eighth time, DKV Deutsche Krankenversicherung AG (DKV), the German Sport University Cologne and the University of Würzburg have examined the health behaviours of Germans in a representative survey. Since 2010, the DKV Report has regularly analysed physical activity,…