Professor Suzanne Lundvall

Suzanne Lundvall is a professor at the department of Food, Nutrition and Sport Science at Gothenburg University, Sweden. A couple of years ago she took the initiative to one of the first research projects directed towards physical education (PE), health and sustainability. A specific focus is educational strategies for implementing sustainability-oriented learning in PE, which involves curriculum studies and practice-based studies of PE, health and sustainability in school and higher education. In parallel she has conducted studies related to sustainable elite youth sport. Lundvall is recognized for her studies in the field of PE and the importance of the interplay between body, movement and the environment. Often her research has a social-critical and intersectional perspective. Furthermore, she has been involved in research on the conceptualization and implementation of Physical literacy, PL. Lundvall has been engaged in Erasmus projects, for example Quality Teaching PE (QualiTePE), and recently an EU Horizon project related to gender and sport studies in higher education. At present she is guest professor at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, and Adjunct Professor at University of Limerick. The latter assignment is connected to the UNESCO Chair in Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy for Sustainable Development. 

Keynote Presentation 

Making sense of physical education and sustainability – educational strategies and contributions to changes