Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management

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The Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management (MINA) is NMBU's centre for nature and the environment, sustainable use of natural resources, biological and geological processes.

The faculty has about 200 employees , 650 students, and 13 study programs. Hans Fredrik Hoen is dean, Hilde Steinmoen is head of administration. 

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• Study programs

  We train professionals who work everywhere in society where nature and environmental issues are in focus. Our graduates deal with a wide variety of complex issues in administration, the university and college sector, organizations and private industry.

  MINA offers the following programs in English: 

  2-year master's program:

  • Ecology

  PhD programs:

  • Ecology and natural resource management
  • Environmental sciences

  The following programs are offered in Norwegian:

  One-year program:

  • Ettårig grunnstudium (One year science studies)

  Bachelor's programs:

  • Fornybar energi (Renewable energy)
  • Miljøvitenskap (Environment and natural resources)
  • Skogfag (Forest science)
  • Økologi og naturforvaltning (Ecology and natural resource management)

  Master's programs (2-year):

  • Fornybar energi (Renewable energy)
  • Miljøvitenskap (Environment and natural resources)
  • Naturbasert reiseliv (Nature-based tourism)
  • Naturforvaltning (Natural resource management)
  • Skogfag (Forest science)

• Research

  MINA is NMBU's academic environment within nature and the environment, sustainable use of natural resources, biological and geological processes.

  We research, communicate and educate in the areas of geology, hydrology and limnology, soil science, environmental chemistry, forest science, ecology, nature management, renewable energy and nature-based tourism.

  Our vision is to be a key player in knowledge production and dissemination, and deliver research of high, international quality and varied and good teaching. Our employees are highly recognized experts in their respective fields, both nationally and internationally. The faculty is characterized by a very vital research culture and high scientific production.

  Key figures and production:

  • About 90 PhD candidates
  • About 15 PhD defenses per year

  Sections

  MINA's scientific staff is divided into the following sections:

  • Ecology and natural resource management
  • Environmental chemistry
  • Renewable energy and forest sciences
  • Soil and water sciences

  Click on the links to read more about each section. 

  Centres:  

  MINA leder/er tett påkoblet flere av NMBUs sentre:

  • CERAD - researching the harmful effects of radiation on organisms and the ecosystem as a whole, to improve the protection of people and environment.
  • Bio4fuels - developing innovative technology and support industries to realize economic and sustainable conversion of lignocellulosic  biomass and organic residues to transportation fuels, along with added value chemicals, heat and power. 
  • EarthresQue - a Centre for Research-based Innovation (SFI) funded by the Research Council of Norway. The centre will develop technologies and systems for sustainable handling and treatment of waste and surplus masses.
  • SiEUGreen - a Horizon2020 project.

• Strategic action plan 2023-2025

  Scientific areas of priority

  In the current strategic period, MINA will allocate resources to interdisciplinary research within areas such as:

  • Climate change, environmental pollution and area use: drivers, effects, adaptations and measures
  • Sustainable energy transition
  • Sustainable food and fiber production and soil health (national and global)
  • Methods for mapping, monitoring and anlysing biodiversity and sustainability
  • Circular resource use and decommisioning

• Board

  The board's composition for the governing period of 01.08.2021 to 31.07.2025 consists of the following:  

  Leader (external)	Arne Rørå, NORSKOG
  Permanent scientific staff	Jan Mulder og Line Nybakken 1. sub Richard Bischof, 2. sub Elin L. F. Gjengedal
  Temporary scientific staff*	Sigrid Trier Kjær sub: Tom Erik Thorkildsen
  Technical/administrative	Marit Nandrup Pettersen sub: Roar Økseter
  Student*	Paul Høsteng-Haugen og Gina Marie Granheim sub: Oscar Østvold, Cecile Ane Madeleine Hereid Henrichsen
  External	Brit Lisa Skjelkvåle (Natural history museum) og Jon Museth (NINA) sub: - Ågot Aakra (SINTEF), Anne Kjersti Uhlen (NMBU), Knut Einar Rosendahl (NMBU)
  Secretary	Hans Fredrik Hoen

  *The election period for these members is 1 year, according to election rules §4, nr 2. 

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Contact us

E-mail: post-mina@nmbu.no

Post: Postboks 5003 NMBU 1432 Ås

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