Sharing knowledge about plants PhD Student Most people with an interest in gardening know that perennials can be propagated by dividing them up. But someone who knows much more about the… Read more
Research in three minutes Stomach complaints, big data, children’s testimonies and ice caves in the Antarctic. There was a wide range of subjects when eight researchers from the University… Read more
Inspired to study science at Marie Curie Day There were chemistry experiments and talks about light on the agenda when upper secondary classes came together for Marie Curie Day. “We’ll find out a… Read more
The art of preserving our cultural heritage They were built for the festivities hosted by well-to-do farmers in the Swedish province of Hälsingland during the 18th and 19th centuries. Today, seven Hälsingland… Read more
Geophysics: hardcore geology! 10,000 years ago, the hillside houses on Brännäsvägen in Mölndal would have had sea views. Today, they look out onto an uneven grassy field that… Read more
Studying the world’s rarest substance in the hope of improving cancer treatment Astatine is an element that can be used to treat cancer, but is very hard to study. Researchers from the University of Gothenburg and CERN… Read more
Visiting professor uses underwater robots to study ghost colonies As a boy, Walker O. Smith saw the problems caused by environmental pollution at Lake Erie, where he grew up. Now he is an expert… Read more
Four questions for Adam Ekberg, a master’s student in conservation who headed off to University College in London in January as an exchange student. Read more
Thank algae for oxygen The oxygen in every other breath we take comes from the sea, and it is algae that we have to thank. Professor Angela Wulff has… Read more
Physics students visit CERN Annie Ringwall-Moberg and Julia Sundberg are studying the Master’s Programme in Physics. In April this year, their class visited the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at… Read more
Love at first sight A life-long love affair can start in many different ways. For Emilia Benavente, it began with a sea lion at a South American zoo when… Read more
The benefits of 3D printing A shortage of spare parts for an instrument meant that researcher Michael Axelsson decided to try printing the parts out using a 3D printer. Now… Read more
New professor of oceanography Five questions for Anna Wåhlin, who has been appointed Professor of Oceanography. Read more
Plants have coped better than animals with natural disasters At least five major natural disasters have fundamentally changed the history of life on earth. But these dramatic events have also paved the way for… Read more
Making historic settings in computer games recognisable He studies images and their symbolic significance, and how images from the past affect our contemporary view of history. Jonathan Westin is a cultural heritage… Read more
From yellow to red How have species of birds that were once yellow become red? This is a question that interests zoologist Staffan Andersson, who researches evolution in birds. Read more
How harmful are antibiotics to Swedish watercourses? Antibiotics can be found in our watercourses close to sewage works, together with thousands of other chemical residues. The question is what effect these antibiotics… Read more
Antibiotic resistance – a threat to humanity Researchers are working against the clock to resolve one of the biggest future problems facing the human race: antibiotic resistance, which the WHO has ranked… Read more
FOLLOWING FISH Professor Ian Fleming’s work on the care and preservation of wild fish populations has made him a respected researcher and has taken him around much… Read more
