Department of Sport Science and Sport

The Department of Sport Science and Sport (DSS) at FAU exists for more than twenty years now. The fusion of the Institute of Sports Science with the Sports Centre in 2001 was aligned with a specialization on the topics of “physical activity and health” and laid the foundation for becoming one of the leading sport science institutions in Germany..

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Divisions

Physical Activity and Health
The Physical Activity and Health division is dedicated to the promotion of physical activity across a broad spectrum. This encompasses measures for individuals and specific target populations, opportunities for actions within various settings (e.g., apprenticeship, healthcare systems, communities), and physical activity promoting policies. Research questions we address in our research include: In our work we […]The Physical Activity and Health division is dedicated to the promotion of physical activity across a broad spectrum. This encompasses measures for individuals and specific target populations, opportunities for actions within various settings (e.g., apprenticeship, healthcare systems, communities), and physical activity promoting policies. Research questions we address in our research include: In our work we […]
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Education in Sport
Education in Sport The department “Education in Sport” deals with questions of education in sport. The research focuses on empirically oriented sports pedagogy and didactics with references to sports psychology. The central topics are pedagogical quality of training, psychosocial resources, and competence orientation. Applied problems in these areas are investigated in different educational settings (school […]Education in Sport The department “Education in Sport” deals with questions of education in sport. The research focuses on empirically oriented sports pedagogy and didactics with references to sports psychology. The central topics are pedagogical quality of training, psychosocial resources, and competence orientation. Applied problems in these areas are investigated in different educational settings (school […]
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Physical Activity and Public Health
Research profile The Chair of Sports Science with a focus on Health Promotion/Public Health/Social Sciences of Sports (Division of Physical Activity and Public Health) at the Department of Sport Science and Sport is by Prof. Dr. Anne Kerstin Reimers. The “Physical Activity and Public Health” Division is concerned with the analysis and promotion of physical activity […]
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Sport and Exercise Medicine
Research Outline “Sport and Exercise Medicine” Division (Chair: Prof. Dr. Dr. Matthias Lochmann) Aims: From a science theory point of view, an independent scientific discipline is defined by certain criteria i.e. its own subject area, its own research methods, a defined research field and a system for the subject-specific achievement of knowledge. Sports biology and […]
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Teaching Division
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University Sports
University Sports The Department of Sports Science and Sport is in charge of general university sports for the 39,000 students and 13,000 employees of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. The University Sport offers a wide range of sports activities in leisure, amateur and competitive sport. To the University Sports
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News & Information

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Aktualisierung und Weiterentwicklung der Nationalen Empfehlungen für Bewegung und Bewegungsförderung – Präsenz-Workshop
Im Rahmen eines Präsenz-Workshops kamen rund 120 Teilnehmende zusammen, um die Aktualisierung und Weiterentwicklung der Empfehlungen für Bewegungsförderung gemeinsam voranzubringen. Ziel unseres Beteiligungsprozesses ist es,…
IMPAQT-Workshop vernetzt Wissenschaft, Politik und Praxis
Am 23. Februar nahmen 95 Vertreterinnen und Vertreter aus Wissenschaft, Politik und Praxis an einem Online-Workshop des IMPAQT-Projekts teil. Diese Veranstaltung bildete den Auftakt für…
We are hiring two young researchers as part of the MSCA Doctoral Network SUPER
We are hiring two young researchers as part of the MSCA Doctoral Network SUPER, application deadline is April 19, 2026 Position announcement: 3 year…
Kick-Off Veranstaltung im Projekt NEBB-Update
Am vergangenen Freitag ist mit einer virtuellen Kick-Off-Veranstaltung der Beteiligungsprozess im Projekt NEBB-Update gestartet. Rund 120 Akteurinnen und Akteure aus Praxis, Politik und Wissenschaft arbeiten…
Statuskonferenz der BVPG und Interview
Prof. Dr. Klaus Pfeifer hat auf der Statuskonferenz der Bundesvereinigung Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung e. V. (BVPG) „Bewegung, Sport und Gesundheit“ das Update der nationalen Empfehlungen…

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Department of Sport Science and Sport

Divisions

Physical Activity and Health

Education in Sport

Physical Activity and Public Health

Sport and Exercise Medicine

Teaching Division

University Sports

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DSSINFO