{"id":6627,"date":"2026-03-17T08:17:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T08:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centrumforidrottsforskning.se\/about-us\/organisation\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T12:51:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T12:51:44","slug":"organisation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/centrumforidrottsforskning.se\/en\/about-us\/organisation\/","title":{"rendered":"Organisation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Governance and organisation<\/h2>\n

The Swedish Research Council for Sport Science (CIF) is a government agency that funds research and serves as a knowledge centre in sport science. It operates under the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, which is its parent organisation. The CIF secretariat is also located within this institution.<\/p>\n

CIF\u2019s governance is regulated by a government ordinance and annual appropriation directives issued by the government.<\/p>\n

The board consists of a chair appointed by the government and 13 members appointed by Swedish higher education institutions. An independent Scientific review panel is affiliated with the board and is responsible for the scientific evaluation of research grant applications.<\/p>\n

The day-to-day operations are managed by a secretariat with seven employees. and Christine Dartsch Nilsson is the head of the secretariat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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