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Science & IT Magazine

Science & IT Magazine is all about the education, research and cooperation that is being conducted at the Faculty of Science and Technology

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A passion for birds
Heléne Aronsson was just four years old when she first went birdwatching with her father. This interest has stayed with her…
Research story/portrait
Maths for all, without borders
Imagine you have brought together a group of experienced maths teachers to create a new teaching tool. Imagine that they are…
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Evidence that everything is connected
Three of the Faculty of Science and Technology’s main research areas are chemical pollutants, the climate and biodiversity…
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Robots make research on remote oceans possible
The Southern Ocean is thought to play a key role in the world’s climate. For many years, little was known about this body of…
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Planet of the future

News – 4 October 2024
Extinction of bird species disrupts ecosystems
Over the past 130,000 years, humans have exterminated hundreds of bird species. This means that the specific tasks of…
News – 19 September 2024
New model points to increased coastal metal emissions
There is a high risk of increased metal emissions from coastal areas in the future. In a new model, researchers from the…
News – 11 October 2024
Nitrogen causes unexpected plant migration in forests
A new study by researchers from the University of Gothenburg surprisingly shows that nitrogen pollution is the main driver…
News – 30 August 2024
Increased offshore wind potential in a warmer world
Climate change is not only raising the temperature of the earth, it’s also changing how the winds will blow, with…

30

years have now passed since Professor Kerstin Johannesson first re-introduced sea snails to a skerry, and they have been evolving quickly ever since.

Sustainable everyday life

News – 24 September 2024
Many people helped researchers with photos of seals
At the beginning of the summer, seal researcher Daire Caroll called for photographs of seals from the public. The response…
News – 2 October 2024
Continued investment in Swedish seafood
40 million SEK to continue its mission of positioning Sweden as a leading producer of sustainable seafood.

WORDS

DNA-sequencing

Biologists have used the term ‘DNA sequencing’ to identify species for more than a decade. Until now, researchers have selected a single site in the DNA that is typical of the species, but the development of DNA sequencing now means that entirely new species can be identified.

News – 8 November 2024
Plastic pollution exacerbates the threats to our planet
According to an international team of researchers from, among others the University of Gothenburg, plastic pollution…
Research story/portrait
”Working with something meaningful is motivating”
Her broad environmental science education led Caroline Daun to the energy sector. She now works with wind power, an industry…
Research story/portrait
Sustainable development goals: 3 CLIMATE ACTION
The research community is clear: Climate change threatens our entire civilisation. Global warming involves serious…
Research story/portrait
New project sees students supporting students
Imagine that you have come to Gothenburg from a non-European country to study. You don’t know anyone, the cultural…
Research story/portrait
Five questions for Varsha Rai Chalise...
... Master’s student in biology who is passionate about bats.
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Closer look: Ice cores – a time capsule of the Earth’s climate
Did you know that researchers can trace our planet’s climate back hundreds of thousands of years? The secret lies in ice…

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Science & IT Magazine is published by the Faculty of Science and Technology at University of Gothenburg.

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