https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/thema/sports-sciences/ Aktuelles aus der Goethe-Universität | Neues aus Forschung, Lehre, Studium Fri, 16 Jan 2026 16:35:36 +0000 de hourly 1 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/cropped-fav_guo-blau-32x32.jpg https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/thema/sports-sciences/ 32 32 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/thinking-of-the-university-as-a-team/ Mon, 19 Jan 2026 09:34:00 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=87120 “Learning from Sports? Preventing Antisemitism in Sports Organizations – Ideas for the University”: A symposium hosted by the Faculty of Sports Sciences at Goethe University Frankfurt addressed a topic that […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/karen-zentgraf-sports-scientist/ Mon, 20 Oct 2025 07:14:40 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=86035 When sports scientist Karen Zentgraf talks about her approach to research, tangible aspects like training sweat and performance improvement come to mind. But more than that, her accounts evoke thoughts […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/setting-sail-on-the-main-river-in-the-spring-sun-boat-trip-for-early-career-researchers-of-the-rmu-alliance/ Tue, 29 Apr 2025 15:21:49 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=83716 On the afternoon of April 25, 2025, twenty doctoral candidates and postdocs from the Rhine-Main Universities (RMU) gathered at Frankfurt’s historic Eiserner Steg bridge – just as the cloud started […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/chris-englert-sports-psychologist/ Tue, 28 Jan 2025 06:48:00 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=82331 Many people have the wrong idea about what his work and research entail: “Sports psychology is right at the intersection of psychology as a basic science and sports as an […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/suffering-from-nocturnal-muscle-cramps/ Fri, 17 Jan 2025 15:33:01 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=82265 Seeking participants for new sports science study at Goethe University Frankfurt. Whether after physical exertion, during work or sleep – muscle cramps often occur suddenly and have a significant impact […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/a-good-university-sport/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 07:19:51 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=80108 The team from the University Sports Center [Zentrum für Hochschulsport, ZfH] has once again put together an interesting and varied program for this summer semester. In addition to traditional activities […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/regular-fans-are-not-the-only-ones-enjoying-the-atmosphere-at-soccer-matches/ Mon, 10 Jun 2024 08:46:39 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=80027 Sport sociologist Robert Gugutzer researches the atmosphere at public screenings. He and his students will attend and investigate matches in the upcoming UEFA European Championship with the aim of producing […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/spotlight-on-outstanding-university-teaching/ Thu, 06 Jul 2023 14:35:43 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=72928 This year’s winners of the 1822 University Prize for Excellent Teaching are dentist PD Dr. Puria Parvini; Dr. Bianca Bertulat, coordinator of a Goethe orientation study program; and Prof. David […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/treatment-for-back-pain-84-percent-increase-in-success-rate/ Tue, 18 Oct 2022 08:41:50 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=64830 If a therapy for chronic back pain is tailored specifically to a patient’s individual requirements, the chances of success are far greater than with standard forms of treatment. Accompanied by […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/digital-training-at-home-to-beat-lockdown-frustration/ Wed, 06 Apr 2022 12:29:49 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=57439 Interactive training programs for use at home can make the restrictions during a lockdown more bearable. The live-streaming of sports offerings allows for a significant increase in physical activity, revealed […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/physical-activity-levels-and-well-being-sink-worldwide-during-coronavirus-restrictions/ Thu, 27 May 2021 08:28:29 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=51100 During the first lockdown people were a good 40 percent less active, as shown by an international study led by Goethe University Frankfurt. Psychological well-being sank as well; the portion […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/pain-in-a-well-toned-body/ Mon, 23 Mar 2020 11:04:53 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=43071 They are young and well-trained – but a fourth of sport science students suffers from pain in combination with psychosocial stresses. This was revealed in a study that originated at […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/how-physical-exercise-prevents-dementia/ Thu, 20 Jul 2017 11:35:36 +0000 http://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=20804 SMART study reveals changes in brain metabolism. Numerous studies have shown that physical exercise seems beneficial in the prevention of cognitive impairment and dementia in old age. Now researchers at […]]]>