SLU Water Forum

New evidence on how microplastics hit wildlife

Invertebrates living in waters where microplastics are present have altered growth. This is according to new research from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in one of the few studies on

Blue food gets 40 new million from Formas

The Swedish Research Council, Formas, has decided to extend the funding of Blue Food - Centre for Seafood of the Future - for another four years. During this period, Blue Food will receive a total of

Science in the crossfire: Expert opinions on public issues amidst diverging views

Science in the crossfire: Challenges in providing expert advice aquaculture@slu.se Welcome to this seminar, which aims to highlight some of the dilemmas that researchers may face when providing

Krycklan Symposium 2024

tejshree.tiwari@slu.se This year, the 21st Krycklan symposium will be focused on the new generation of researchers and research. Hence we hope to highlight ongoing PhD, Post-docs and early career

How to increase seafood production and consumption

How to increase seafood production and consumption aquaculture@slu.se The Swedish Board of Agriculture is organising a digital lunch seminar where Lina Waara and Izabela Alias will talk about the

Now it's time to collect samples

Because mussels filter water when they feed, algae are part of their diet. This makes mussels very interesting for learning more about toxic algal blooms. That's why scientists are now taking samples

Nytt steg mot hållbart skydd av Östersjön med PROTECT BALTIC

Recently the first annual meeting for the transboundary Horizon EU project “PROTECT BALTIC” took place in Helsinki, Finland. The project is coordinated by HELCOM and has 17 partner organisations,

The effects of climate change on lake Mälaren

vattenmiljo-webb@slu.se Please see the Swedish version of this page for more information about the programme and how to sign-up. Mälarens vattenvårdsförbund Stockholm and online Elin Ångman,

Wastewater reveals increased usage of sweeteners

Analysing wastewater can reveal the usage of artificial sweeteners. A newly published study shows their consumption patterns in several Swedish cities. Researchers recently published a study showing

Harvest of reed provides double benefits

Reed is now turned into animal feed with an extra environmental benefit – reed harvest can also reduce eutrophication in our waters, according to researchers at SLU. Several measures, as for example

dam disaster

The explosion of the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine is a humanitarian, economic and ecological disaster. But out of the devastation grows what could be a world-unique natural area. Now scientists tell us

Fish feed and gut microbiome seminar

Fish feed and gut microbiome seminar aquaculture@slu.se Welcome to a seminar with research highlights from the Huyben lab in Canada and the latest on fish feed and the gut microbiome, presented by