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Umeå Marine Sciences Centre (UMF) at Umeå University is a dynamic environment for marine research, education and environmental monitoring. Homepage: umu.se/en/umea-marine-sciences-centre LinkedIn profile: linkedin.com/company/umeå-marine-sciences-centre
Person working at a microscope.
Person working at a microscope.
🌊 So exciting! This week we’re hosting German silk expert Katrin Kronenberger, who’s here to explore our local silk-producing amphipods. She’s searching for clues on how to make underwater glue even stickier! 🔎💡
@umeauniversitet.bsky.social
#MarineBiology #BioAdhesives #SilkScience 🦑🧪
Congratulations to our Director Keith Larson, who has been appointed Associate VP for Polar Research Analytics at UArctic!
@uarctic.bsky.social
Gina Kolzenburg (UMF) and Johnny Berglund (Pelagia).
Johnny Berglund speaking at Umeå Marine Sciences Centre.
🌊 A truly interesting seminar by Johnny Berglund — and a wonderful reunion at #UMF!
Many thanks for coming and sharing Pelagia’s ongoing work on assessing the environmental impact of offshore wind power and aquaculture. 🐟🧪🦑
#environmentalresearch #offshorewind #aquaculture #Pelagia
Arctic Connect
24 October, 12:00, Umeå University
Meet fellow Arctic researchers, hear about upcoming calls and partnerships, and tap into the Arctic Centre’s unique horizon scanning. Don’t miss this opportunity to stay informed and connected within our network!
#ClimateChange may increase the spread of neurotoxin in the oceans — just as it did thousends of years ago!
New study published in #NatureWater, led by @ericcapo12.bsky.social from Umeå University! 🌊🦑🧪
www.umu.se/en/news/clim...
@umeauniversitet.bsky.social @nature.com #Methylmercury
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Johan Eklöf holding up a fishnet with caught fishes.
Johan Eklöf talks at seminar at Umeå Marine Sciences Centre.
A real pleasure to host Johan Eklöf of Stockholm University!
A fantastic seminar covering the complex top-down and bottom-up controls on #BalticSea coastal food webs!
🌿➡️🦐➡️🐟➡️🎣
Thanks, Johan! 🧪🦑🌊
Semianar abstract: www.umu.se/en/events/ca...
@eklof.bsky.social @stockholm-uni.bsky.social
It was a pleasure having you here, Johan. Thank you for an enlightening and inspiring talk — we’d be delighted to welcome you back anytime.
14.10.2025 07:13 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0📣Just a few DAYS to go until the application deadline for our exciting advanced courses!! See 👇 for full details #R and #Arctic marine biology, ecology & biogeochemistry courses in #Sweden! Deadline: 15th October 2025
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Ok, we just have to share this 🤓
Our research colleagues are developing a #microorganism card game — teaching kids (and parents!) all about the tiny creatures living in our waters!
So nerdy. So cool.🌊🧪🦑
www.umu.se/en/news/rese...
@umeauniversitet.bsky.social #Micromates #ScienceEducation
Mesocosms.
Sampling with snowmobile on sea ice.
Sampling sediment from research vessel Botnica.
The #IRISCC 2nd Open Call for Access is open! Apply for sponsored access to Europe’s top #research infrastructures tackling climate-related risks. 🦑🧪🌊
🗓️ Deadline: 28 November 2025
🔗 Our facility: catalog.isia.cnrs.fr/catalog/20/i...
🔗 Open Access Call: www.iriscc.eu/open-calls
Avery Wilson at Umeå Marine Sciences Centre.
Excited to welcome our new intern Avery Wilson from #UniversityofNewHampshire! 🌊🧪🦑
Together with Prof. @nickkamenos.bsky.social, she’ll be studying coral reef responses to marine heatwaves. 🪸
Welcome aboard, Avery!
@umeauniversitet.bsky.social #CoralReef #MarineScience
No party like a spikning party 🔨
IceLab theoretical ecologist and modeler of lake algae extraordinaire Hugo Harlin nailed his PhD thesis to a board today! Next week he will defend. He joins a long tradition of PhD candidates nailing their work in @umeauniversitet.bsky.social library 👏 #phdsky
New article alert!
Is there always longitudinal connectivity in rivers? What about those fragmented by lakes and semi-alluvial reaches? We found extremely low connectivity in paraglacial regions based on continuity of channel width changes and in riparian vegetation.
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Sept issue of #AquaticConservation
📸Cetacean conservation, Ghana; photo credit: Everlove Asante
Also: Arctic, eDNA, Himalyan rivers, tilapia invasion, sturgeon, birds, turtles, urbanisation, wildfire, seagrass, trout, ostracods, seaweed
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/10990755...
🦑🧪🌎
#AQC
New paper in @plos.org Sus Trans: mangrove restoration increases C storage, but where that C comes from is different... likely because restored mangroves have altered ecological functioning. And old-forests are stable C stores
journals.plos.org/sustainabili...
🦑🧪🌎
@umeaunimarine.bsky.social
Students in laboratory at Umeå Marine Sciences Centre.
We welcome thesis students Sara Brännström and Linnea Sonehag! They will investigate #biodiversity in areas where the invasive Elodea #waterweed has taken over vs where #aquatic vegetation is more mixed. 🦑🧪🌊
Exciting collaborative project with County Adm. Board in Norrbotten!
5 people at a podium with a screen behind with dna double helix and the text (in Swedish) Honorary citizen
Inspiring to listen to Emmanuelle Charpentier (2020 #NobelPrize in Chemistry) today at @umeauniversitet.bsky.social!
Wonderful to share #Umeå with it's newest Honorary citizen!
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Upper image of a group of people standing in front of a red building, and below a view overlooking the ocean with clear skies
It was a pleasure to lead the Umeå Marine Sciences Centre (#UMF) Autumn Writing Retreat last week!
With participants from several departments and all career stages, we tackled a range of topics, including #Sami culture, #plasmonics, #seaweed, #carbon & more. Can't wait for the next in March!
🧪🦑🌍
Sediment coring in old-forest mangrove within an intermediate-intensity shrimp farm pond in the Red River delta, northern Vietnam. Photo: Heidi Burdett (CC-BY 4.0)
🚨New paper out!!
Restore #mangroves to capture carbon? Yes!🌱
100% positive? Maybe. Study shows that restored mangroves may not regain the ‘normal’ function of older forests. 🧪🦑🌊
Read more here: www.umu.se/en/news/land...
#BlueCarbon
@umeauniversitet.bsky.social @plos.org @hlburdett.bsky.social
Staff onboard research vessel.
Staff onboard rib-boat.
UMF-laboratory placed in the bow of the ship.
Sunset at sea.
Life onboard R/V KBV181! 🌬️ Our Gulf of Bothnia sampling expedition started with some rough seas, but a few days in and the weather’s treating us much better ☀️🧪🦑
@umeauniversitet.bsky.social #ResearchVessel
#MarineResearch #EnvironmentalMonitoring
Europe’s environment 2025 is on its way 🚨
At the end of September, the EEA will release its most comprehensive assessment yet of Europe’s #environment, #climate & #sustainability.
📅 Save the date: 29–30 September
👉 Watch this space: www.eea.europa.eu/en/europes-e...
Sinéad Collins and Gabriela Perna in laboratory at Umeå Marine Sciences Centre.
Huge welcome to Gabriela Perna, from University of Edinburgh! Together with Prof. Sinéad Collins, she examines how light levels affect the survival and growth of #diatoms in artificial sea-ice vs. water, using small ice #mesocosms. 🧪🦑🌊❄️
@umeauniversitet.bsky.social @edinburghuni.bsky.social #UMF
The IRISCC 2nd Open Call for Access opens Sept 28, 2025!
Researchers, policymakers & industry pros can apply for sponsored access to European Research Infrastructures' facilities, tools & services on climate risks.
🎥 Watch the video & apply soon!
Visit www.iriscc.eu for more info
Hooray for Umeå University, which turns 60 today! 🥳🎈
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📢 New research!
Warming Arctic lakes may lead to higher methane production and increased greenhouse gas emissions! 🌍❄️💧
🔗More here: www.umu.se/en/news/meth...
#ClimateChange #Arctic #Methane @umeauniversitet.bsky.social
Researcher sampling water onboard research R/V Botnica.
Researcher with water samples.
Researcher with water samples.
Ashish Verma on board R/V Botnica, performing oxygen consumption rates of #plankton.
The consumption rates indicate planktonic respiration through organic matter degradation and #CarbonDioxide release.🦑🧪🌊
@umeauniversitet.bsky.social #ClimateChange #MarineResearch #GulfOfBothnia #UMF
Algae blooming outside Umeå Marine Sciences Centre.
Sample from algae blooming.
Algae bloom viewed in the microscope.
Up for a swim today? Don't think so! 🏊♂️😒
Right outside @umeaunimarine.bsky.social it’s algae bloom-soup. Gorgeous under the scope, but includes the toxin-producing Nodularia! 🦑🧪🌊
#GulfOfBothnia #AlgaeBloom
