Faculty of Biosciences (Biovit)

About the faculty
Faculty of Biosciences contributes to the shape of future food production through basic as well as applied research on the production and use of plants, livestock and fish.
The faculty consists of the departments Department of Livestock and Aquaculture Science, IHA and Department of Plant Science, IPV.
welcome new students at our faculty
Information about start-up
English-language master's program:
Animal Breeding and Genetics
Animal Science
Genome science
Agroecology
Aquaculture
Plant SciencesPhD programs:
Animal and Aquacultural Sciences
Plant SciencesIf you have any questions, please contact our study advisors: studieveileder-biovit@nmbu.no
Research centres and large research projects
- NMBU Sustainability Arena: Green and smart cities - GreenSmart
- NMBU Sustainability Arena: Sustainable food systems
- Foods of Norway
- National Center for Urban Agriculture (NCUA)
- Cigene - Molecular biology lab
- MEMO-group: Microbial Ecology and Meta-Omics
Research project
In addition to the research centres and the large research projects, we have many research projects
Research sections
Research sections in Animal and Aquacultural Sciences
- Breeding, Genetics and Food Production Systems
- Ethology and Animal Welfare
- Nutrition and Physiology in Monogastric Animals
- Ruminant Nutrition and Physiology
- Genome Biology
Research sections in Plant Sciences
Articles in refereed scientific journals
Our laboratories and services:
- Imaging Centre- Microscopy lab
- LabTek - chemical analyses
- Plant Cell Lab
- Centre for fish trials
- Meatbolism department
- Cigene - Molecular biology lab
NMBU laboratories and services:
The faculty consists of two departments and the scientific staff is divided into profession groups at departmental level.
Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences (IHA)
The department encompasses the traditional husbandry fields of breeding, nutrition, and ethology. Within these fields, we place particular emphasis on topics such as feed technology and metabolism, quantitative and molecular genetics, and the quality of products made from eggs, milk, and meat.
We conduct both basic and applied research. The department emphasis on strengthening basic research aimed at biological production systems as well as interdisciplinary research collaboration both within NMBU, nationally and internationally.
Our subject areas are breeding, quantitative and molecular genetics, nutrition, animal behavior (ethology) and livestock environment, animal welfare, feed production and feed technology, product quality of food and greenhouse gases from livestock farming. Many scientific articles are produced annually at the institute
Department of Plant Sciences (IPV)
The department has the national responsibility for education and research on sustainable production and utilisation of plants for food, feed, ornamental and recreational purposes, contributing in this way to NMBUs vision "Knowledge for life."
We study crop plants and plants in natural ecosystems, addressing major challenges in society related to sustainable plant production.
We focus on sustainable agriculture, agroecology, safe and sufficient food supply, production innovation, and breeding of improved cultivars, as well as basic plant biology.
The management at the faculty
- Dean -Dag Inge Våge (constituted)
- Head of department at IHA and vice dean research - Gro Steine
- Head of department at IPV - Åshild Ergon
- Vice dean education - Dag Inge Våge
- Head of administration - Nini Hammergrens
- Beside the management group ─ head of the Phd committee - Øystein Holand
On this link you will find information about:
Internship
Study plans for students at the Faculty of Biosciences (BIOVIT)
Theme for degree theses/ Thesis proposals
Changes in the courses offered at BIOVIT
Contagion security - requirement for an MRSA test for IHA students after returning from an exchangeOn this link you will find general information about the PhD study
News
Contact
Phone number: + 47 67 23 26 00
E-mail: post-biovit@nmbu.no
Visiting address: Oluf Thesens vei 6, 1433 Ås
Postal address:
NMBU - Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Faculty of Biosciences
P.O. Box 5003
NO-1432 Ås
Norway