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Board of directors

The composition of the Board of Directors of the Swedish Research Council for Sport Science is determined in accordance with regulation 2002:787.

The Swedish Research Council for Sport Science is led by a Board of Directors which shall consist of a President and 13 other members. The President is appointed by the government. With regard to members of the Board, the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences shall appoint one member, the Swedish Sports Confederation two members and the following institutions of higher education two members each:

  • Lund University, after consultation with Malmö University and Linnaeus University,
  • Gothenburg University, after consultation with Karlstad University and Halmstad University,
  • Karolinska Institutet, after consultation with the Stockholm University,
  • Örebro University, after consultation with Uppsala University and Linköping University,
  • Umeå University, after consultation with Mid Sweden University, Luleå University of Technology and Dalarna University.

All members shall be appointed for a maximum period of three years.

The Board of Directors from 2024 to 2026