Research Groups

The focus of this research group is to assess the mechanics of human movement in order to improve physical and sporting performance, and minimise the risk of injury. We achieve this through combined expertise in motion analysis and kinematics; kinetics; electromyography; ultrasound and musculoskeletal modelling.

Our group explores research questions surrounding human development and lifelong learning within contexts such as education, sports, outdoor recreation, rehabilitation, and self-organized movement activities. We focus on understanding how these different environments influence development and how they can be optimized to promote positive outcomes across the lifespan.   

The Outdoor Studies researchers at NIH see friluftsliv as part of the action needed to address the world’s greatest challenges: climate change and loss of biodiversity; decreasing health and well-being; and increasing social inequality.

The Molecular Physiology and Epigenetics Research Group is an internationally recognised research programme in molecular physiology and skeletal muscle epigenetics. 

The objective of this research group is to improve our understanding of muscle-tendon adaptations and processes of non-traumatic injury. The main research areas include muscle-tendon interaction and function, muscle and connective tissue plasticity, and injury mechanisms in muscle and connective tissue.

The research group Physical Education and Pedagogy (PE-PED) conducts research on teaching, learning, and pedagogy related to physical education and sports subjects. We do research in various contexts, such as society, schools, and teacher education, to promote knowledge and practice in the field.

We conduct research on sport-related school programmes in Norway, both within public and private lower and upper secondary schools. Our research aims to generate new knowledge and to contribute to evidence-based policy-making and social development at the national level.

Researchers conducting fieldwork to develop knowledge have always been part of groundbreaking sports science. The Field Group is the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences' forum for developing fieldwork methods and communicating outstanding, practice-oriented research.