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GIH — THE SWEDISH SCHOOL OF SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCES

Interested in sports and health? Begin your career at GIH, Sweden’s premier center for knowledge in physical activity.

The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences conducts international research in the field of sports, physical activity and health.

Founded in 1813, GIH is the top Swedish centre of knowledge within sports, physical activity and health.

Study at GIHExchange studies

The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, GIH, currently holds partnership agreements with several European universities, through the Erasmus+-program.

International engagement is important to GIH and each semester we welcome exchange students from our partner universities to study one or two semesters at GIH in Stockholm.

Read more about how to apply, tuition fees, funding and scholarships at the link bellow.

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News in englishNews

  • Science in motion – mechanisms underlying adaptations to exercise

    Professor Carl Johan Sundberg has long been a leader in Swedish sports physiology and has deepened our understanding of how the body adapts to exercise, as well as contributing to highlighting the imp...
  • On the limits of human capacity

    What is the ultimate proof of human capacity? That is a question that has been subject for science and innovation for One Water Race together with The Swedish School of Sport and Health Science (GIH) ...
  • News

    Four out of five infants exceed screen recommendations

    The results from the survey of children aged 18 months and four years showed that most of the younger ones were sufficiently physically active, but only half of the older ones. Screen time was more al...

PublicationsPublications at GIH

All articles, reports, books and other documents published at GIH are searchable in our publication database DiVA.

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Research groupsGIH:s research groups and projects

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CollaborationCollaboration is a natural part of our education and research

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