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The Department is responsible for teaching and research in the sports of skiing, swimming, track and field and orienteering, together with sport biology subjects based on physics, biomechanics, biochemistry, cell biology, anatomy and physiology.
The Department has a special responsibility for one of NSSS’ priority areas within activities research: Physical training and kinetics with emphasis on ski sports (alpine skiing, cross country skiing, ski jumping, biathlon, nordic combined, etc).
Head of Office:

Phone: +47 23 26 23 00/ +47 904 20 317
Head of Department:
Jostein Hallén
Phone: +47 23 26 23 14/ +47 970 39 433