In the scope of the Sport and Sciences integration course, which is part of the École Centrale de Lille curriculum, in recent years students have been working on the theme of concussion in rugby. Their mission is to design a connected device to improve understanding of – and protection against – concussion in rugby.
This theme has also engendered an internship and a project as part of the BioMedical Engineering (BME) master’s programme on the design and manufacture of a cranial cavity physical demonstrator to illustrate the mechanisms of concussion.
Carried out through teaching at the interface between education and research, these actions will be presented at a scientific day organised by Joris Vincent, teaching researcher at the Université de Lille in the history of science and technology in sport, and by Christine Moroni, neuropsychologist also at the Université de Lille.
In particular, there will be a presentation of the actions carried out in the course, and those carried out as part of the BME master’s programme, as well as feedback from the women’s rugby world cup, a reflection on the concussion assessment protocols, or various devices based on the light reflex, connected tooth guard or connected headset.
Open to all, this day is scheduled for Thursday 22 June from 9 am to 5 pm on the Pont de Bois university premises (room A5 104).