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Peter in his office space

The action education component makes the agroecology program unique

Peter found the action education component of NMBU’s agroecology program to be unique and helpful because we engage with a farmer implementing regenerative agriculture, and to communicate with the sys…

Dominic jobber ved en benk på laboretoriet

Functional feed protein makes young salmon more robust

Smoltification and transfer to sea is a demanding period for a young salmon. However, a moderate amount of the fungal protein product Pekilo in the feed boosts the immune system and makes the young sa…

Ku og kalv på bås

Major international research collaboration to promote cow-calf interaction

The goal is to improve animal welfare for the cow and her calf in a sustainable way

Scanner i bruk på engvekster

A large-scale award will strengthen Norwegian knowledge of plant genes and environmental adaptation

With NOK 60 million from the Research Council of Norway, NMBU and its partners will now be able to increase their efforts in important basic research in plant biology and plant genetics. These efforts…

Dissekering av småfisk

New research can help fight disease outbreaks in farmed salmon without harming the fish

Replacing live fish testing with lab models can help fight disease and reduce animal suffering.

Foods of Norway

Innovations that facilitate a national investment on sustainable feed in the blue and green sectors

After nine years of research in Foods of Norway, Norway's first Centre for Research-Driven Innovation in Food, Aquaculture and Agriculture can look back on significant advances in sustainable and reso…

Forskere ved NMBU har publisert den første matematiske modellen av laksen sitt stoffskifte. Modellen gjør det mulig å å si noe om hva som skjer i laksen når en for eksempel bytter ut fiskemel med gjær.

PhD positions affiliated with a new international multidisciplinary training network to advance to the novel field of hologenomics

NMBU will coordinate a new Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network that will advance understanding of how microorganism and host genetics interact. The network will train 11 doctorial students…

Deltakere i bærekraftsspillet

Master's students started their education with ice breaking and sustainability games

The new master's students in urban agriculture, sustainable food systems and agroecology hit the fast lane in the ‘getting to know each other’ phase in the August block.

Bær som ikke er fullstendig polinert

This is how strawberries turn out when the insects haven't been at work long enough

You have probably seen a nice red strawberry that has a slightly knotty and bumpy centre. This is the result of insects responsible for fertilisation have left a half-finished job.

Siv Mari Aurdal ser på jordbærplanter

Peat-free and peat-reduced growing media vary in suitability

In her doctoral thesis, Siv Mari Aurdal has evaluated the effect and potential of alternative growing media for versatile plant production based on compost from sludge digestate and garden waste, as w…