The Swedish Research Centre for Sports and Performance Technology
The Swedish Research Centre for Sports and Performance Technology (SPORTC) is a new research centre at Luleå University of Technology aimed at conducting multidisciplinary, activity-centred research, focused on performance and technology within sports and health. This in close cooperation with the Swedish Olympic Committee, national sports confederations, regional and municipal bodies and the business community in general.

The ski and snow lab
Together with the Swedish Olympic Committee, Luleå University of Technology has a unique collaboration on technology research for performance development in sports.
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The First Doctor Specialising in Sports Technology
On April 26, Kalle Kalliorinne defended his PhD dissertation entitled "On the Multi-Scale Nature of Ski-Snow Friction: Field Testing, Characterisation and Modelling of Cross-Country Ski Performance" in the field of machine elements, with a specialisa...
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Norrbotten model for elite athletes strengthens opportunities for 'dual careers'
Now a competence center for elite sports is started at Luleå University of Technology in collaboration with the Swedish Ski Association Alpine, the Swedish Biathlon Association, the Swedish Ski Association cross-country skiing and the Swedish Oriente...
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Ski experts: flourless and new skiing research
Take part in a conversation between Mats Eklund, deputy head of the national ski team, Joakim Abrahamsson, director of elite sports at Luleå University of Technology, H-C Holmberg, adjunct professor at Luleå University of Technology, and Andreas Almq...
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