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Marine science

Marine research at Umeå University is strong and internationally competitive. We study grand challenges related to the effects of climate change and human impacts on the marine environment, with focus on sub-Arctic, Arctic and extreme environments and their land sea interactions.

Ongoing projects

Large-scale regulation of food web processes in the Gulf of Bothnia ecosystem
Research area: Ecology, Marine science
Duration 15 December 2024 until 15 December 2027
Type of project Research project
Light harvesting in coralline algae
Research area: Marine science
Duration 1 April 2024 until 31 March 2027
Type of project Research project
Effect of browning oceans on Baltic plants and seaweeds
Research area: Marine science
Duration 1 March 2024 until 30 June 2026
Type of project Research project
Socio-political potential of blue carbon economies in SE Asia
Research area: Marine science, Political science
Duration 1 January 2024 until 31 December 2026
Type of project Research project
Gasping for Breath: Exploring the consequences of coastal deoxygenation on microbial processes and ecosystem services
Research area: Ecology, Marine science
Duration 1 January 2024 until 31 December 2027
Type of project Research project
Effects of climate change in the Arctic Ocean and the Baltic Sea
Research area: Ecology, Environmental sciences, Marine science
Duration 1 May 2023 until 30 April 2025
Type of project Research project
Mechanistic principles of methylmercury formation in anaerobe microbial biofilms
Research area: Chemical sciences, Environmental chemistry, Marine science
Duration 1 January 2022 until 31 December 2025
Type of project Research project
Environmental biofilms
Research area: Chemical sciences, Environmental chemistry, Marine science
Duration 1 January 2018
Type of project Research project
Halogenated natural products (HNPs) in Nordic marine ecosystems
Research area: Chemical sciences, Ecology, Environmental chemistry, Marine science
Duration 1 January 2016 until 31 December 2025
Type of project Research project

Newly ended projects

Exploring maerl performance, carbon assimilation and associated biodiversity around Jersey (UK)
Research area: Marine science
Duration 1 March 2024 until 28 February 2025
Type of project Research project
Nutrients and eutrophication in the Gulf of Bothnia
Research area: Marine science
Duration 1 March 2022 until 29 February 2024
Type of project Research project
Methylmercury formation in coastal seas: understanding risks associated with permanent and temporary oxygen deficiency
Research area: Chemical sciences, Environmental chemistry, Marine science
Duration 1 January 2022 until 31 December 2024
Type of project Research project
Utilization of microbial communities as environmental quality status indicators for pollutant tracking, monitoring and risk assessment
Research area: Chemical sciences, Ecology, Environmental sciences, Marine science
Duration 1 January 2021 until 31 December 2024
Type of project Research project
Importance of pathogenic fungi for the marine carbon cycle
Research area: Ecology, Marine science
Duration 1 January 2021 until 31 December 2023
Type of project Research project
Towards a better environment – Virtual Effect-Directed Analysis and non-destructive remediation method for a healthy Baltic Sea
Research area: Chemical sciences, Environmental sciences, Marine science
Duration 1 January 2021 until 31 December 2024
Type of project Research project
Formation and spread of methylmercury – the weak link in risk assessment of mercury contaminated sediments
Research area: Chemical sciences, Environmental chemistry, Marine science
Duration 1 January 2021 until 31 December 2023
Type of project Research project
SafeSed – Safe and non-destructive removal of contaminants from sediments
Research area: Environmental chemistry, Marine science
Duration 1 September 2020 until 31 August 2023
Type of project Research project
Effects of browning of coastal waters on marine food web function and quality
Research area: Ecology, Marine science
Duration 1 January 2020 until 31 December 2022
Type of project Research project
Adaptation of coastal bacteria to environmental change
Research area: Marine science
Duration 1 January 2020 until 31 December 2022
Type of project Research project
Adaptive strategies of Arctic prokaryotes at extremely low growth rates
Research area: Biological sciences, Marine science
Duration 1 June 2019 until 31 December 2024
Type of project Research project
Climate control of biological oxygen consumption in the Baltic Sea
Research area: Environmental sciences, Marine science
Duration 1 June 2019 until 31 December 2023
Type of project Research project
DNA-metabarcoding of marine phytoplankton
Research area: Biological sciences, Environmental sciences, Marine science, Molecular biology and genetics
Duration 1 January 2019 until 31 December 2024
Type of project Research project
Aquatic ecosystems at risk for occurrence of pathogenic bacteria
Research area: Ecology, Marine science
Duration 26 November 2018 until 26 November 2023
Type of project PhD project
Comprehensive non-target screening to find and identify new biomagnifying organic contaminants in Baltic Sea top consumers
Research area: Chemical sciences, Environmental chemistry, Marine science
Duration 1 January 2018 until 31 December 2022
Type of project Research project