Ingunn Espedal

Ingunn Espedal is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Natural Sciences, University of Agder. She specializes in science education for kindergarten and primary school teacher training programs, along with lab-based zoology instruction. Her research focuses on biodiversity conservation, species knowledge, and sustainable development, with particular emphasis on ecological preservation in educational and campus environments.

• Education: Cand Agric from Norwegian University of Life Sciences (Ås, 1993); continuing education in biological sciences at University of Agder (2013)

Her work intersects teaching and environmental research, including projects like mapping wild blackberry species and registering fruit/berries in Agder. She has contributed to initiatives related to plant genetic resource preservation.

Recent research highlights environmental threats to biodiversity on UiA's Gimlemoen campus, co-authored with 34 contributors and published in The Friend of the Fatherland (2023).