Past events

The VUB research group SPMB would like to invite you to come down to the Proximus Basecamp (Brusselsestraat 486, Tubize) on Monday 29 November 2021 for the Mind the Gap Symposium.

On January 27th and February 15th, the kick-off meeting of the new Erasmus+ Sport project "Dual Careers for Mental Health" (DC4MH) will be held online.

Dean Prof.

On December 14th, the preparatory meeting of the new Erasmus+ Sport project "Dual Careers for Mental Health" (DC4MH) was held online.

Eventually, every athlete is confronted with the transition out of sport. Additionally, the current challenging situation makes different athletes decide to end their sports career earlier then expected and to invest in a new, post-athletic career.

De Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Onderzoeksgroep SPMB) & FIFPRO nodigen u uit om op woensdag 18 maart 2020 van 17u tot 21u30, af te zakken naar het hoofdgebouw van de Royal Belgian Football Association(Houba de Strooperlaan 145) te Brussel voor het Mind the Gap S...

On the 6th of December 2019, NOC*NSF organises, in collaboration with SPMB, the International Conference of Performance Behaviour in Elite Sport.  The International Conference of Performance Behaviour in Elite Sports is meant for everyone with an interest in performance behaviour.

On Wednesday 4 December at 16.15 Suzan Blijlevens will defend her dissertation "Performance behaviour in elite sports". The public defense will take place in the Academy Building of the Rijksuniversity of Groningen (Broerstraat 5, 9712 CP Groningen).

On Monday December 2, 2019, at 7 pm, Prof. dr.

In recent years, there has been a strong focus on understanding the challenges of athletes who combine their sporting life with studies or employment.

On November 3-5, Koen will participate in the 9th Athlete365 Career+ Forum in Lake Placid, US. The Athlete365 Career+ Forum is organized by the IOC.