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Environmental sciences

Environmental science focuses on the interaction between nature, the environment and human beings, and is thus central to achieving sustainable development. In particular, environmental science focuses on studying environmental problems, their causes, processes, effects and possible measures and solutions. It is interdisciplinary and primarily founded in the natural sciences and engineering, with clear links to other subjects such as political science, law, economics, and behavioral sciences.

Latest news

Ivanka Hristova och Karin Danielsson
Inauguration of research infrastructure equipment

The Environmental Archaeology Laboratory and Humlab organised an inauguration of infrastructure equipment.

Outstanding research in focus when the U.S. Ambassador visits the Arctic Centre

The Arctic has become an increasingly important region, not least in connection with climate change.

Environmental measures in regulated rivers with little loss in power production

Researchers present 28 ecological regulation scenarios with environmental benefits on electricity production.

Features

Engineer modelling for global health

Maquines Sewe about his research and the ongoing project The Lancet Countdown.

Old sins - new problems

Dioxins in herring do not decrease at expected rate. Earlier chlorophenol use may be part of the explanation.

Infrastructures

Biogeochemical Analytical Facility (BAF)
The instrument facility for biogeochemical analyses at KBC and EMG
Marine analyses
Biological and chemical analyses of marine samples.
Research vessels Gulf of Bothnia
At Umeå Marine Sciences Centre (UMF), research vessels are available for research and environmental monitoring. UMF conducts regular sampling...
SBDI - Swedish Biodiversity Data Infrastructure
The national research infrastructure SBDI provides biodiversity data such as information about populations of plants, animals and other life forms,...
Research area: Environmental sciences
The Mesocosm facility
Conduct large scale water and sediment experiments under highly controlled conditions.

Research projects

Terrigenous freshwater inputs threaten coastal resource quality
Duration 1 August 2023 until 31 July 2027
Type of project Research project
Effects of climate change in the Arctic Ocean and the Baltic Sea
Duration 1 May 2023 until 30 April 2025
Type of project Research project
The spruce-buffer syndrome: should we prioritize deciduous trees in riparian buffer zones of boreal streams?
Duration 1 January 2022 until 31 December 2024
Type of project Research project
Subtle behavioral responses to soil pollutants in laboratory assays: what do they actually mean in nature?
Research area: Environmental sciences
Duration 1 January 2022 until 31 December 2025
Type of project Research project
Integrating carbon into Swedish forest certification schemes
Research area: Environmental sciences
Duration 1 January 2022 until 31 December 2024
Type of project Research project

Research groups

EcoChange Umeå
EcoChange is a strategic research programme that is hosted by Umeå University.
Eric Capo lab
We study the microbial diversity of aquatic ecosystems.
Henrik Sjödin Lab
Researches on public health, global health and infectious epidemiology.
Paleolimnology
Research area at the Dept. of Ecology and Environmental Science
Research area: Environmental sciences