Center for Muscle and Joint Health

Our research focuses on improving the health of people with pain and loss of function in muscles and joints.

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News from the Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics

Grant

08.05.2025

New Grant Boosts Research into the Complexities of Depression

Anthony Fernandez from the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) secures major funding to develop a new framework for understanding mood disturbances in depression.

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NEW RESEARCH

24.04.2025

New Possibilities for Osteoarthritis Treatment

The largest gene study ever conducted on osteoarthritis has just been published in one of the world's leading journals, NATURE. Søren Thorgaard Skou from IOB has contributed to the project.

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08.04.2025

IOB awarded two prestigious EU postdoctoral research projects

Upcoming Marie Skłodowska-Curie postdoctoral fellowships to be hosted at SDU’s Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics (IOB).

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01.04.2025

DIAS and MoCS Welcome 2025 Visiting Junior Fellows in Applied Phenomenology

The Interdisciplinary Phenomenology Cluster at the Danish Institute for Advanced Study (DIAS) is proud to announce its fourth round of the Visiting Junior Fellowship in Applied Phenomenology.

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Award

06.03.2025

Professor Nikos Ntoumanis to receive prestigious award in the US

University of Southern Denmark motivational psychology professor becomes first non-North American recipient of NASPSPA's Distinguished Scholar Award.

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TEDxOdense 2025

07.01.2025

"Why Don’t Children Play Outside Anymore?”

This is the topic that Professor Jasper Schipperijn from the University of Southern Denmark will present at the world-renowned TEDx event in Odense on 31 January 2025.

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Grant

17.12.2024

SDU contributes to digital health solution for youth

A new EU-funded project uses technology to promote healthier habits and reduce health inequalities among children and adolescents.

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11.12.2024

IOB Takes Another Step Up in the World Elite

A new ranking places SDU's Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics (IOB) as the fifth-best sports institute in the world.

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05.11.2024

CAHA Conference Brings Experts Together for Dialogue on the Future of Health for Older Citizens

The Centre for Active and Healthy Ageing (CAHA) holds a successful conference focusing on preventing functional decline in the elderly through new research projects and interdisciplinary collaboration.

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22.10.2024