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Umeå Marine Sciences Centre
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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
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🌋Exciting! Cornelia Jansson & Morgan Jones run week-long #mesocosm experiments to see how volcanic ash (tephra) from Icelandic eruptions might add nutrients—or block light—in Baltic shallow marine ecosystems. 🌊🦑🧪

#BalticSea #Ecosystems
@geomorganjones.bsky.social @umeauniversitet.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 12:21 PM
⏳10 days left to apply for 𝟐𝐧𝐝 #IRISCC 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 ⏳

Don't miss your chance to conduct research at world-class facilties, get expert support, and up to €2000 for travel and subsistence. 🧪🦑🌊

Check out our facility: catalog.isia.cnrs.fr/catalog/20/i...

👉 Apply now: www.iriscc.eu/article/2nd-...
November 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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A bit late, but October issue of #AquaticConservation #AQC 💙

📸Seagrass surveys in Zanzibar. Photo credit: @researchlina.bsky.social

Also: Whale sharks, crocodiles, turtle hatchlings, freshwater mussels, coralline algae and seagrass restoration
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/10990755...

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November 13, 2025 at 6:49 AM
We’re at the KBC Days at Umeå University today! 🎉
Great to meet colleagues, students, and researchers — and to show off our fantastic research facilities.🧪🦑🌊

Curious about how UMF can support your research? 👇
www.umu.se/en/umea-mari...

#KBCDays @umeauniversitet.bsky.social #ResearchInfrastructure
November 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
🌊 Exciting and highly important research!
#UMF seminar with Francisco Nascimento and Markus Olsson (SU) on the ecological consequences of seabed mineral extraction.
Many thanks for the great insights! 💡🦑🧪

#PolymetallicNodules #DeepSeaMining
@stockholm-uni.bsky.social @umeauniversitet.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Arctic Six Fellow Dorothee Bohn at Umeå University explores how relations in northern, sparsely populated areas can build resilience in a changing world.

Read more 👉 www.umu.se/en/feature/a...

@umeauniversitet.bsky.social @arcticcentreumu.bsky.social
#Arctic #NorthernStudies #Sustainability
Arctic Six Fellow wants to explore relations in northern sparsely populated areas
Arctic Six Fellow Dorothee Bohn seeks to explore human-nature relations in regional development.
www.umu.se
November 7, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Send-off party for Kristina Viklund! 🥲

After 30+ years as Comms Officer at #UMF, she’s retiring. Her passion for the ocean and dedication to spreading knowledge about marine research have inspired so many! 🌊🧪🦑

Couldn’t ask for a better coworker! 💖💖💖

@umeauniversitet.bsky.social #MarineResearch
November 4, 2025 at 9:39 AM
🌊 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 🦑🧪
October 30, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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Congratulations to our Director Keith Larson, who has been appointed Associate VP for Polar Research Analytics at UArctic!

@uarctic.bsky.social
Announcement of new Associate VP for Polar Research Analytics
Dr. Keith Larson has been appointed to fulfill the role of Associate VP for Polar Research Analytics.
www.uarctic.org
October 28, 2025 at 9:39 AM
🌊 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
October 28, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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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!
Arctic Connect okt25
www.umu.se
October 21, 2025 at 10:39 AM
#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
Climate change may increase the spread of neurotoxin in the oceans
Researchers:
www.umu.se
October 20, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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
October 16, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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📣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
** Join us! **

In February 2026 we will offer two residential advanced short courses:

💻 #R course for marine scientists
❄️ #Arctic marine biology, ecology & biogeochemistry

🗓️ Starting 8 & 15 February 2026
📍 Umeå Marine Sciences Centre, Sweden
🔗 umfcourses.github.io

▶️ Apply by 15 Sept 2025!

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October 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
📣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
** Join us! **

In February 2026 we will offer two residential advanced short courses:

💻 #R course for marine scientists
❄️ #Arctic marine biology, ecology & biogeochemistry

🗓️ Starting 8 & 15 February 2026
📍 Umeå Marine Sciences Centre, Sweden
🔗 umfcourses.github.io

▶️ Apply by 15 Sept 2025!

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October 10, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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
Researchers' card game teaches children about microorganisms
Hope to spark curiosity about life beneath the water’s surface – with playful game cards.
www.umu.se
October 10, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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
October 9, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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
October 8, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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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
October 3, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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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...
Disrupted geomorphic and biotic stream connectivity in paraglacial regions - Communications Earth & Environment
Natural disconnectivity in paraglacial river networks disrupts downstream trends in channel width and riparian plant richness, as revealed by two catchments with local controls on channel width and species dispersal.
www.nature.com
October 2, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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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...
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#AQC
October 3, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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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...
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@umeaunimarine.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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!
October 1, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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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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September 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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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!
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September 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM