The Vitality Academy
Our aim is to increase the academic body of knowledge of how physical activity and sport can contribute to public health & resilience; and under what circumstances. We primarily focus on vulnerable groups in underprivileged urban neighbourhoods.
Collaboration
The Vitality Academy is a collaboration between research groups at UU (healthy urban living; public matters; occupational health), TU/e (human vitality and technology) and UMCU (sport medicine; public health; child development & exercise centre).
Partners
The Vitality Academy has a strong ecosystem; it uses and extends its international, national and regional network of enterprises, governments , sport organizations , knowledge institutes, communities of practice (e.g. Sports & Technology) and civil society (e.g. local sport clubs) for valorization and contract research.
Healthier Public
The Vitality Academy is strongly focused on its societal and economical relevance. It combines theory with intervention and implementation research and constructs a scientifically based framework for concrete issues. The gained body of academic knowledge will create a game changer that contributes to improved public health and social resilience for vulnerable groups in urban environments.
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Initiators of the Vitality Academy
| Institution | Faculty | Role | Topic | |
| Frank Backx | UMCU | Sport medicine | Prof./ head of department | Exercise is medicine and prevention of sports injuries |
| Marieke van Beurden | TU/e | Innovation Lab | Program director
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Human Vitality & Technology |
| Maarten van Bottenburg | UU | Law, Economics and Governance | Prof./ head of department/ coordinator Sport & Society | Sport management and sport policy |
| Aarnout Brombacher | TU/e | Industrial Design | Prof./ dean/ Member Topteam Sport
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On and near-body field data acquisition, analysis and design |
| Martin Dijst | UU | Geo science | Prof./ coordinator Healthy Urban Living | Human Geography and Planning Social Urban Transitions |
| Frank van Eekeren | UU | Law, Economic and Governance | Dr. /Manager Sport & Society | Organization and governance of sport |
| Dick Ettema | UU | Geo Science | Dr./ Research director | Geography of sports and physical activity |
| Caroline Hummels | TU/e | Industrial Design | Prof./ lead Participatory Health & Wellbeing | Design and theory for transformative qualities |
| Wijnand IJsselsteijn | TU/e | Innovation Sciences | Prof./ scientific director Center for Humans and technology | Cognition and Affect in Human Technology Interaction |
| Mariëlle Jambroes | UMCU | Medicine | Dr./ MD | Public health education, THINC |
| Jan de Jonge | TU/e | Industrial Engineering | Prof. | Work and Sport Psychology |
| Hans Reitsma | UMCU | Medicine | Dr. | Epidemiology: Methodology |
| Steven Vos | TU/e | Industrial Design | Prof. | Designerly solutions for vital people |
| Pieter van Wesemael | TU/e | Built Environment | Prof. | Urban planning and design for Healthy Cities |
Initiators of the Vitality Academy
Frank Backx
Sport medicine
Prof./ head of department
Exercise is medicine and prevention of sports injuries
Marieke van Beurden
Innovation Lab
Program director
Human Vitality & Technology
Maarten van Bottenburg
Law, Economics and Governance
Prof./ head of department/ coordinator Sport & Society
Sport management and sport policy
Aarnout Brombacher
Industrial Design
Prof./ dean/ Member Topteam Sport
On and and near-body field data acquisition analysis and design
Frank van Eekeren
Law, Economics and Governance
Dr./ Manager Sport & Society
Organisation and governance of sport
Wijnand IJsselsteijn
Innovation Sciences
Prof./scientific director Center for Humans and technology
Cognition and Affect in Human Technology interaction
