About
Annika Manni is an Associate Professor at the Department of Applied Educational Sciences, Umeå University. Her work focuses on sustainability education, outdoor learning environments, and socio-material discourses in educational settings. She leads research projects examining how preschool and school-age children engage with sustainability through outdoor practices and material culture.
Research interests include:
- Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
- Youth Climate Literacy
- Material-Spatial Pedagogy
- Emotional Dimensions of Learning
- Whole School Sustainability Approaches
Recent publications highlight her work on:
- Outdoor physical activity in preschools
- Socio-material interactions in educational spaces
- Climate fiction as pedagogical tool
- Green School Movement analysis
Scientific awards include:
- Distinguished University Teacher
Manni collaborates with researchers in Sweden and internationally, with a focus on interdisciplinary approaches to sustainability education. She participates in the Preschool Umeå Science Education Research (UmSER) group and has led projects on emotions, values, and meaning-making in ESD from 2012-2015 and outdoor learning environments for sustainability.
