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\u201cIt is the story that the right circumstances and the right people in the right place can create lasting results.\u201d Thus, one of the 37 contributors \u2013 professor and head of research unit Jan Hartvigsen \u2013 writes in the anniversary book: \u201cFrom physical exercises to sports and biomechanics \u2013 50 years with the body in motion\u201d (Syddansk Universitetsforlag, 2021), which has just been published. This sentence fits very precisely the work of the Department of Sport and Biomechanics over the past five decades. The anniversary book, edited by the historian J\u00f8rn Hansen, describes and discusses both the circumstances, the people, the places and the results: From the pioneer period with 14 students and 5 permanent employees in 1970 to today, where more than 1,200 students and 180 employees are associated with bachelor and the master\u2019s programs in sports, clinical biomechanics and physiotherapy at the University of Southern Denmark. And let it be said at once: The anniversary book is a \u201cmust\u201d \u2013 not only for former and current students and staff, but for anyone who wants to get an overview and insight into education, research, dissemination and innovation in an interdisciplinary field .<\/p>\n

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Education and research with multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives<\/strong><\/p>\n

The book contains four main parts. The first part of the book describes the long lines in the department\u2019s history, which are linked to social development, education and health policy. The first two articles are written by J\u00f8rn Hansen (Head of department 1993-1999) and J\u00f8rgen Povlsen (Head of department 2000-2021), both of whom emphasize the department\u2019s interest in research into and development of educations with multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives. The two authors also emphasize the department\u2019s ability, courage and willingness to initiate and develop education and research, both nationally and internationally, with other educational and research institutions, public authorities as well as private companies and foundations. In addition, the department has always focused on dissemination, knowledge sharing, networking and involvement of citizens, schools, municipalities, regions, associations and organizations. In this way, the department\u2019s management, staff and students have often contributed with research results and practice activities that can improve the health, well-being and quality of life of children, young people, adults and the elderly.<\/p>\n

Education and research are more than just New Public Management<\/strong><\/p>\n

The second part of the book consists of 9 personal stories from the history of Department of Sports and Biomechanics. The stories focus on special issues, i.a. the first year in which Odense University overtook Aarhus University in the \u201cfight\u201d for a physical education outside Copenhagen. The first interdisciplinary research projects in the 1980s, which were a strong contributor to a more diverse picture of sports, both in Denmark and internationally, are also exciting reading. One of the book\u2019s most interesting contributions is written by Kurt L\u00fcders \u2013 one of the department\u2019s most competent teachers and researchers in practical-pedagogical subjects. L\u00fcders describes and discusses with humor and enthusiasm the extent of hours and prioritization of academic resources between the sports subject three \u201ccore areas\u201d: Biological-medical subjects (physiology, anatomy, biomechanics, etc.), Humanities-social science subjects (history, sociology, psychology, economics, etc. .) and Practical-pedagogical subjects (didactics, pedagogy, swimming, water activities, learning in water, etc.). Some of the answers to the very frequent changes of curricula in the subject of sports, including a markedly lower prioritization of the practical-pedagogical subjects, are of course found in new visions, new research results and new forms of learning. But the most important explanation for this development is in my opinion \u201cNew public management\u201d (NPM) with i.a. taximeters for study admission and completion, \u201cobjective\u201d accreditations, development contracts with a high degree of external funding of research, which in recent decades has \u201cpermeated\u201d all educational and research institutions in Denmark. NPM is certainly an effective management tool for public authorities and not least the Ministry of Finance, but the value of NPM in terms of promoting and developing good quality education and research at the elite level is, in my opinion, highly questionable.<\/p>\n

Strong professional and social communities<\/strong><\/p>\n

The third part of the book belongs to \u201cvoices\u201d from the study period, where 12 former students from the minor, bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s programs in P.E., the master\u2019s program in biomechanics and the master\u2019s program in physiotherapy with a mixture of anecdotes, memories, experiences and post-rationalisations look in the \u201crear view mirror\u201d. The common denominator for the contributions is the experience of strong professional and social communities at the Department of Sport and Biomechanics, SDU. Of course, there have been both ups and downs throughout the department\u2019s lifetime, but there have also always been visions, courage, energy and will \u2013 also to think differently and possibly fail. Personally, I often think of the period in the late 1980s, when the medical education programs at Odense University was very close to a closure. A closure that would certainly also have put the Department of Physical Exercise under tremendous pressure. However, professor Mogens H\u00f8rder, who was dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, took the lead in a new profile for medical education programs in Denmark, which averted the disaster. H\u00f8rder, who is one of the most visionary and professionally competent leaders I have worked together with, could also see obvious connections and potentials between sports and health. It was to a very large extent Mogens H\u00f8rder\u2019s visions and merits that both research and education in clinical biomechanics and physiotherapy subsequently became an integral part of the Department of Sport and Biomechanics. And thus also one of the world\u2019s strongest research environments in sports, prevention and health promotion.<\/p>\n

Research must be for the benefit and benefit of people, groups and society<\/strong><\/p>\n

The fourth part of the book is a performance of the research units and centers at the Department of Sport and Biomechanics. The individual articles, which are authored by the research unit and center managers, describe both the background, content, partners and future perspectives for the individual units and centers. It is gratifying that both basic research and applied research have a high priority in the department\u2019s research strategy. And that there is room for and need for both experienced and younger researchers of both sexes at the individual units and centers. It is also very positive that the department\u2019s employees are aware of disseminating results from research to relevant target groups, so that the Department of Sport and Biomechanics can continue to benefit the individuals, social communities and society as a whole in the coming years.<\/p>\n

Results are created by people \u2013 in the right places and times<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thank you for a fantastic study time (1981-1983), committed students, good colleagues and exciting partners (1984-1994). And not least a big congratulations on the results, created by the right people in the right place \u2013 Department of Sport and Biomechanics, SDU \u2013 over the past 50 years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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