Science Faculty Magazine

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

The latest issue

Research story/portrait

He investigates alternatives to clear-felling

As global warming accelerates, the great capacity of Sweden’s forests to capture carbon dioxide has come into the spotlight…

Research story/portrait

Our groundwater is threatened by many different contaminants

Access to clean water is something we often take for granted in Sweden. But our groundwater is being threatened by different…

Research story/portrait

She is looking for answers about ageing

Mathematics was always an easy choice – growing up in Serbia, maths and problem-solving were part of life. But becoming a…

Research story/portrait

Fewer and better animal experiments best for all

A quality improvement project at the Faculty of Science has been working for many years to reduce the number of animal…

Planet of the future

News – 13 March 2023

Arctic climate modelling too conservative

Climate models used by the UN’s IPCC and others to project climate change are not accurately reflecting what the Arctic’s…

85

Asia and Africa account for 85 per cent of the world’s untapped profitable hydropower, according to a global assessment by researchers published in Nature Water.

News – 20 March 2023

Islands hotspots for biodiversity and extinction

Size matters. Researchers from the University of Gothenburg, among others, have mapped which factors threaten the survival…

News – 14 April 2023

Hundreds of thousands of fungi are denied scientific names

Fungi that do not form fruiting bodies and that we can’t cultivate in the laboratory cannot be given scientific names. This…

News – 1 November 2022

Holographic microscopy provides insights into the life of microplankton

Using holograms created in digital microscopes and interpreted using artificial intelligence (AI), for the first time…

Sustainable everyday life

News – 14 April 2023

Cities will need more resilient electricity networks to cope with extreme…

Dense urban areas amplify the effects of higher temperatures, due to the phenomenon of heat islands in cities. Large…

News – 25 January 2023

Railway made villages and towns greener

Construction of the main railway lines in Sweden included a large-scale garden project. Parks and kitchen gardens were built…

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fertilisation curve

A fertilisation curve shows the optimum concentration of sperm for successful fertilisation. The coral Lophelia Pertusa is being studied at Tjärnö Marine Laboratory, and one of the goals is to produce a fertilisation curve for deep-sea coral so that the viability of coral reefs can be understood.

Closer look: Our native bee is being out-competed

Bees provide critically important ecosystem services, primarily through their pollination of wild plants and useful plants…

Eureka! The camera that can capture the briefest moments

Suddenly, it happens. In a long-term research project, a breakthrough suddenly occurs or chance plays into the hands of the…

Research story/portrait

Protecting intellectual property rights

Amin Abbaszadeh was awarded his doctorate in physics at the University of Gothenburg six years ago. He now works with…

Research story/portrait

Five questions for Chiara Fasoli...

..who is in her final year of the Master's programme in Sustainable Production and Utilization of Marine Bioresources and…

Research story/portrait

Sustainable development goals: 15 LIFE ON LAND

Satisfying humanity’s needs for food, energy, water, minerals and raw materials without negative impacts on biodiversity…

Previous issues

Issue 2 2022

Issue 1 2022

Issue 2 2021

About the magazine

The first issue of Science Faculty Magazine was published in 2013 and the online version was launched in 2014. The print magazine will be published twice a year, in June and December and all articles are avaialble online. The magazine is published by the Faculty of Science at University of Gothenburg.