Prof. Dr Sabine Radtke, professor of inclusion in sport at Paderborn University, has been elected Deputy Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Federal Institute for Sports Science (BISp). She had previously been appointed as a member of the twelve-member committee, which advises the BISp on scientific and strategic matters. The term of office for the newly constituted Advisory Board runs from 2026 to 2029.
The Scientific Advisory Board supports the BISp in fulfilling its remit and is particularly involved in drawing up the BISp’s framework programme for performance-related research and development. As an interdisciplinary committee, it brings together diverse specialist perspectives from sports science and related disciplines. Its key tasks also include providing advice on defining research priorities and on the design of the peer review process for research projects. Members are appointed by the Federal Chancellery for a term of three years and serve in an honorary capacity.
In her research, Prof. Radtke conducts social science structural analyses in sport. A particular focus is on para sport, especially on issues of participation and the promotion of talent among athletes with disabilities. Furthermore, she examines gender relations and (in)equality of opportunity in leadership positions within sport. On the Scientific Advisory Board, she is the representative for the research areas ‘Social structural conditions for success in elite sport’ and ‘Para sport, Deaf sport & Special Olympics’.
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