be-connected brunch
On 23 October 2025, the ISPW welcomed over 30 people from the Bern innovation ecosystem to this year's be-connected brunch at the institute. The networking event, organized in collaboration with the Innovation Office of the University of Bern and be-advanced AG, focused on research and innovation in the field of sports, training, and health. Participants had the opportunity to get to know the institute and, in particular, the laboratory infrastructure, as well as to strengthen existing contacts and establish new ones over brunch.
Successful thesis defence Heinz Hegi
On 14 August 2025, Heinz Hegi successfully defended his doctoral thesis entitled “Sensor-based Feedback for Coordination Training on the Sensopro”, thereby completing his doctoral studies. Congratulations!
Institute management from 1 August 2025
From 1 August 2025, the institute will be managed by the following individuals (pictured from left to right): Lukas Magnaguagno (operational director), Claudio R. Nigg (institute director) and Mirko Schmidt (deputy institute director). The following individuals will serve as class representatives for the 2025/2026 academic year: Fabienne Egger (lecturers), Claudia Kubica (postdoctoral researchers), Moritz Engel (PhD candidates), Rahel Spring (administrative staff) and Sabrina Jud and Nora Linder (external staff).
Farewell lecture Achim Conzelmann
On the occasion of his retirement at the end of Spring Term 24, Achim Conzelmann, long-standing Director of the Institute of Sport Science and Head of the Department of Sport Psychology and Research Methods as well as former Dean of the Faculty of Human Sciences, Vice-Rector for Development at the University of Bern and President of the Swiss Sport Science Association, gave his farewell lecture on "Problem-oriented sports science - differential development science" in front of numerous guests on 31 May 2014. Thank you, dear Achim, for everything you have achieved - and beyond!
