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Department of Ecology and Environmental Science (EMG)

We gather researchers, teachers and students in the area of environment and nature. We have a wide breadth of both research and education. Program studies at EMG are conducted in the areas of biology, geoscience and environmental and health protection, from basic to master's level. Research groups conduct research with ecological, palaeolimnological or biogeochemical focus. We offer postgraduate studies in ecology, environmental science or natural geography.

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Education

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Xiao-Ru Wang, professor vid Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap, Umeå universitet.
Research

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News

The devastating impact of humans on biodiversity
Published: 2025-03-26

Umeå researcher part of study showing that more and more plant and animal species are disappearing worldwide.

Bottniska viken på väg mot övergödning
Published: 2025-03-19

The Gulf of Bothnia is getting eutrophied. This is shown by a study conducted at Umeå Marine Sciences Centre.

KBC Relay 2025 - A new team in town, and amazing costumes
Published: 2025-02-28

The yearly KBC Relay took place again, with colourful costumes and competition from SLU's students

What's up?

Alef dos Santos, postdoctor at the Department of Chemistry, studies biosignatures to prepare for future Mars missions.Alef dos Santos, postdoktor vid Kemiska institutionen, forskar på biosignaturer som kan användas för framtida Marsströvare.
Signs of life: he detects biosignatures in preparation for future Mars missions

Alef dos Santos studies microbes in extreme environments to find chemical traces of extraterrestrial life

Václava Hazuková, cellting water samples from an Arctic lake.
Peering through the ice to uncover the secrets of Arctic lakes

Václava Hazuková, KBC-Kempe postdoc, researches carbon storage in Arctic lakes.

Gerard Rocher RosInstitutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap
From land to sea with a focus on the climate

Gerard Rocher-Ros wants to understand the flow of carbon and nutrients to find solutions to climate change.