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Sport Science
Sport Science at Malmö University is focused on sport in society. Questions regarding sport’s societal values, challenges, and problems are asked. Our researchers provide scientifically substantiated answers.
Sport science at Malmö University is focused on questions related to sport in society. Our researchers study how people's choice to participate in sports and in what forms are governed by factors such as gender, economy, background and demography.
Sport science covers all aspects of sports:
- from elite sports at the highest international level
- children's club sports and;
- exercise activities among the population.
In addition, studies of physical education (PE) in schools and public interest in outdoor recreation are important for our research. Important questions about the societal values of sport, its challenges and problems are asked and our researchers provide scientifically substantiated answers. Some of the research questions:
- Why are participation numbers in children and youth sport in Sweden declining?
- Why are football and ice-hockey important sports in our society?
- Why are women's financial preconditions in elite sports so much worse than men's?
- How does the school subject Physical education and Health influence children’s and young people’s interest for sport in a life-long perspective?
- How can we promote physical activity for the most sedentary groups in society?
- How does sport affect the environment and our ecosystems?
- Is e-sports really a sport?
Researchers, publications and projects
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Staff
Torbjörn Andersson - Senior lecturer
torbjorn.andersson@mau.se -
JAStaff
Joacim Andersson - Associate Professor
joacim.andersson@mau.se -
Staff
Jyri Backman - Senior lecturer
jyri.backman@mau.se -
Staff
Karin Book - Senior lecturer
karin.book@mau.se -
Staff
Lovisa Broms - Doctoral student
lovisa.broms@mau.se -
ADStaff
Aurélien Daudi - Doctoral student
aurelien.daudi@mau.se -
JEStaff
Jan-Eric Ekberg - Senior lecturer
jan-eric.ekberg@mau.se -
Staff
Kjell Eriksson - Editor
kjell.eriksson@mau.se -
Staff
Anna Fabri - Senior lecturer/Assistant head of dep.
anna.fabri@mau.se -
Staff
Sverker Fryklund - Lecturer
sverker.fryklund@mau.se -
Staff
Stephen Garland - Senior lecturer
stephen.garland@mau.se -
Staff
Amitava Halder - Lecturer
amitava.halder@mau.se -
Staff
Susanna Hedenborg - Professor
susanna.hedenborg@mau.se -
Staff
Maria Howding - Doctoral student/Lecturer
maria.howding@mau.se -
Staff
Alexander Jansson - Doctoral student
alexander.jansson@mau.se -
Staff
Anna-Maria Jennerheim Hellborg - Project researcher/Lecturer
anna.maria.hellborg@mau.se -
Staff
Kutte Jönsson - Associate Professor
kutte.jonsson@mau.se -
Staff
Marie Larneby - Senior lecturer
marie.larneby@mau.se -
ILStaff
Isak Lidström - Timeemployee
isak.lidstrom@mau.se -
Staff
Mikael Londos - Senior lecturer
mikael.londos@mau.se -
Staff
Sepandarmaz Mashreghi - Lecturer
sepandarmaz.mashreghi@mau.se -
TMStaff
Torun Mattsson - Head of department/Senior lecturer
torun.mattsson@mau.se -
Staff
Leah Monsees - Doctoral student
leah.monsees@mau.se -
Staff
Johan Norberg - Professor
johan.norberg@mau.se -
GNStaff
Gun Normark - Lecturer/Assistant head of dep.
gun.normark@mau.se -
Staff
Thomas Persson - Associate Professor
thomas.persson@mau.se -
TPStaff
Tomas Peterson - Senior Professor
tomas.peterson@mau.se -
ARStaff
Aage Radmann - Senior lecturer
aage.radmann@mau.se -
Staff
Sofia Sebelius - Doctoral student
sofia.sebelius@mau.se -
CSStaff
Camilla Strömberg - Doctoral student
camilla.stromberg@mau.se -
Staff
Daniel Svensson - Associate senior lecturer
daniel.svensson@mau.se -
Staff
Jenny Vikman - Senior lecturer
jenny.vikman@mau.se -
Staff
Emelie Wiklund - Doctoral student
emelie.wiklund@mau.se
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2022 | Article in journal
Changes in Athletic Performance in Children Attending a Secondary School with a Physical Activity Profile
Tomas Peterson, Staffan Ek, Ola Thorsson, Magnus K. Karlsson, Magnus Dencker, Per Wollmer
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2022 | Article in journal
Anders Zorn and naturalistic ski competitions versus the progress of the hegemonic Swedish sport policy at the beginning of the 20th century
Isak Lidström, Bo Carlsson
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2022 | Chapter in book
Idrottsrörelsen och coronakrisen: Ställa in, ställa om, ställa upp
Susanna Hedenborg, Daniel Svensson
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2022 | Chapter in book
Irma Åstrand: en kvinnlig pionjär inom arbetsfysiologin
Daniel Svensson, Peter Schantz
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2022 | Article in journal
Where does environmental sustainability fit in the changing landscapes of outdoor sports?: An analysis of logics of practice in artificial sport landscapes
Erik Backman, Daniel Svensson
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2022 | Article, book review
Norwegian book tackles the difficult questions surrounding sustainability in sports: Review of Idrett og bærekraft: Perspektiver på miljø- og samfunnsansvar i idrettens organisasjoner (Dag Vidar Hanstad, Morten Renslo Sandvik & Anna-Maria Strittmatter, eds.)
Daniel Svensson
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2022 | Article in journal
How much circus is allowed?: Challenges and hindrances when embracing risk in physical education
Matilda Lindberg, Torun Mattsson
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2022 | Article in journal
'We support football in our heart': female football fandom in Iran
Zahra Termeh Eskandari
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2022 | Article in journal
Introduction: female fandom studies in a global perspective
Aage Radmann, Susanna Hedenborg
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2022 | Chapter in book
Träningslandskapet: Anton Santessons försök till reformering av linggymnastikenoch några tankar om dess betydelse försvensk idrott
Daniel Svensson
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Research project
Movements and Transitions in Everyday School Life
joacim.andersson@mau.se -
Research project
Young Leaders
susanna.hedenborg@mau.se -
Research project
Sustainable leadership
susanna.hedenborg@mau.se -
Research project
Voices from a Sports World during Lockdown - The Corona Crises as a possibility for change
susanna.hedenborg@mau.se -
Research project
Elite athletes as parents – the structural and financial challenges of family planning
anna.maria.hellborg@mau.se -
Research project
Mistra Sport and Outdoors
susanna.hedenborg@mau.se -
Research project
Too young to ride? A study of riding school activities for pre-school children from safety and horse welfare perspectives
susanna.hedenborg@mau.se -
Research project
Stable Cultures in Cyberspace
lovisa.broms@mau.se -
Research project
Learning to exercise: the role of upper-secondary schools for elite athletes in the development of training for cross-country skiing
daniel.svensson@mau.se
PhD studies
Malmö University offers doctoral studies in Sports Science.
Read about PhD studies in Sports Science