The Scientific Review Panel is responsible for assessing research applications. The panel consists of twelve member divided into three review groups, with four members in each group.
The members of the Scientific Review Panel are appointed by the CIF Board, after consulting with the Swedish Research Council (VR).
Scientific Review Panel 2025
Basic and applied biological sciences
Ylva Hellsten (chair), Professor Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Abigal Mackey, Clinical Professor Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Pascal Madeleine, Professor Aalborg University, Denmark
Oliver Witard, Reader in Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism King's College, London
Humanities, social and behavioural sciences
Jørn Hansen (chair), Professor Emeritus Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark
Sebastian Ruin, Professor for Movement- and Sport-Pedagogy Universität Graz, Austria
Anne Tjønndal, Professor Faculty of Social Sciences, Nord University, Norway
Ulrica von Thiele Schwarz, Professor of Psychology Mälardalen University
Sports medicine
Olof Sköldenberg (chair), Professor of Orthopaedics Karolinska Institutet
Eivind Inderhaug, Professor Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Norway
Fiona Wilson, Professor Physiotherapy Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Brit Elin Øiestad, Professor Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway
