Dr. Frode Skarstein is an Associate Professor of Science Education at the Department of Education and Sports Science, University of Stavanger (UiS), Norway. He holds a PhD in ecology and is a certified teacher, with an academic background bridging natural sciences, science education, and sustainability education. His research focuses on how science education can support sustainability thinking, inquiry-based learning, and climate and environmental education across educational levels. He is involved in several internationally funded research projects related to STEM education and the use of digital tools in science teaching. Skarstein is also a part of the leadership team of the UiS research group Transforming Education – Towards a Sustainable Future and collaborates closely with local schools on whole-school approaches to sustainability education. He has extensive teaching experience in upper secondary education, university science courses, and science teacher education.
Dr. Lili-Ann Wolff is an Associate Professor of Environmental Education at the Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland, and a member of the Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS). Wolff holds degrees in education, science, and philosophy, and her research focuses on environmental and sustainability education from several angles. In addition to experience in interdisciplinary and collaborative research approaches, she is used to collaborative international research and policy-related educational issues. She has especially contributed to European, Nordic, and Finnish expert groups on sustainability education. In 2020 – 2024, she served as a Finnish Management Committee member in the EU COST Action PHOENIX – Protection, Resilience, Rehabilitation of Damaged Environment. Since 2023 she is a member of the Finnish Nature Panel, an independent, but statutory, panel of scientific experts that supports nature and biodiversity policy planning and decision-making.