Department of Food and Nutrition, and Sport Science

Welcome to our department – with a holistic approach to people’s experience of food and meals, as well as sport and physical activity!

We aim to lay the ground for good health and sustainable development through research and education.

Central themes within Food and Nutrition/Home Economics include eating habits, meals, the significance of food in relation to public health, as well as leadership and organisation in restaurants and institutional households. Sport science covers a broad spectrum of physical activities, from exercise and health promotion to competitive and elite sports.

The department also includes a crafts unit, which is involved in research and education within the school subject crafts.

The department was established on 1 July 2010 and is a fusion of the Department of Food, Health and Environment and the School of Sport Science at the University of Gothenburg.