Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science

In a new phd-thesis, Charlotte Bauer Munch-Andersen investigate how autochthonous lactic acid bacteria can be applied as starter cultures for the fermentation of cereals and pulses, to improve the fun…

In a new doctoral thesis from NMBU, Melcy Philip aims to develop rapid and efficient bioinformatic methods to predict the impact of aquaculture on the seafloor. The new methods could revolutionize the…

Several researchers have tried to find enzymes in nature that can degrade plastic. Such a discovery was published as groundbreaking research in 2022, but now a research team from Norway and the US has…

To make salmon farming more sustainable and the salmon healthier, we need to replace seafood-based salmon feed with other types of feed. But how do gut bacteria help the salmon digest the feed and abs…

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…

– Our goal is to make farming better for the planet and all the living things on it, says Pawel Lycus.

Norwegian researchers aim to use soil bacteria to cut greenhouse gas emissions from food production. Their research is now published in Nature.

Researchers from NMBU have published an article in Nature Communications about lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMO). In the study, they show that LPMOs transfer holes (radicals) generated during…

With a combination of leading academic environments, small and personable class sizes and a central location close to Oslo, NMBU students are rated Norway's most satisfied.

When statistician Kathrine Frey Frøslie explained the R-number using crochet, the video went viral in Norway. Her knitted and crocheted corona art is now available in English, and on display in an int…