Core Movelab

The Core Movelab, a recognised core facility at UGent, provides know-how for lab-based and ambulatory evaluation of exercise capacity, sports performance, locomotion, motor skills and movement behaviour, and provides them to the UGent research community and external partners.  

This is an initiative based on two strong pillars: Department of Rehabilitation Sciences (Campus UZ Gent) and Sport Science Laboratory (SSL) – Jacques Rogge (Campus Dunant). It is organized by a core team led by prof. dr. Wim Derave and prof. dr. Erik Witvrouw.

Infrastructure, services and expertise

Expertise and services can be offered in five clusters. The equipment is usually available at both locations (SSL & Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Campus UZ Gent), with measurements in healthy volunteers usually taking place at the SSL and in clinical populations usually at the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences. Mobile devices (including sensors, IR cameras, EMG devices,…) can be exchanged for each study.

• Cluster 1: Biomechanical movement analyses
• Cluster 2: Exercise tests and ergometry
• Cluster 3: Muscle force evaluation
• Cluster 4: Non-invasive function measurements
• Cluster 5: Ambulatory/mobile sensors

Terms of use

1. First, come by for an intake interview.

• Register on the CFMS platform. You will then be invited for an intake interview. Together, we'll build your tailor-made experiment. Check out how to register here.

2. Reserve your use via the Core Facility Management Software platform (CFMS platform).

• Make your reservation for an instrument, service or product via the CFMS platform. Check out how to book here.

3. Pay a usage fee.

• Use of the Core Facility is possible for a fee. Provide a cost center for the usage fee within your project request. Check the rates here.

4. Follow the framework of the Core Facilities.

• Specific agreements apply to the use of the Core Facilities. View the agreement framework here.

5. Mention the Core Facility in your scientific output.

• To ensure the funding and continuation of the Core Facility, it is essential to cite this facility as a source. See the guidelines for listing Core Facilities in scientific output here.

Contact

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences (Campus UZ Gent): ge37_research@ugent.be

Sport Science Laboratory – Jacques Rogge (Campus Dunant): sportsciencelab@ugent.be