28 February - Tirza Moerman (MINA)Tirza Moerman (Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management (MINA)) will defend her PhD thesis " "Environmental effects on the free-living stages of parasitic nematodes – Insights…
14 February - Bolette Bele (MINA) Bolette Bele (Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management (MINA)) will defend her PhD thesis “Nature-culture interactions in Norwegian summer farming landscapes – an integrating …
New Book on Continuous Cover ForestryA new book summarizes the latest research on continuous cover forestry in boreal coniferous forests. The book is openly accessible to anyone interested in more knowledge about alternatives to clear-cu…
New Advances in Nuclear Emergency ManagementIn his doctoral work Ali Hosseini emphasises the importance of using fit-for-purpose models to improve decision-making during nuclear and radiological emergencies.
13 December - Ali Hosseini (MINA)Ali Hosseini (Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management (MINA)) will defend his PhD thesis “Modelling radionuclide transfer along terrestrial food-chains: Conceptual enhanceme…
6 December: Vilde Haukenes (MINA)Vilde Lytskjold Haukenes (Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management (MINA)) will defend her PhD thesis " Historical and contemporary drivers of organic soil and charcoal carbon…
29 November: Maria Åsnes Moan (MINA)Maria Åsnes Moan (Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management (MINA)) will defend her PhD thesis “Advancing site index determination using point cloud data” Friday 29 November, …
Enhancing Maize Yields and Soil Health in Southern Africa Through Conservation Agriculture and BiocharIn her doctoral thesis, Mirriam Phiri has evaluated the impact of conservation agriculture and biochar on maize production and soil quality in Zambia. Her results show that they increase crop yields a…
15 November: Mirriam Phiri (MINA)Mirriam Phiri (Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management (MINA)) will defend her PhD thesis "Effect of biochar and crop rotation with pigeon pea on plant available phosphorus u…
Human activities in the Sognefjord are reducing the number of sea trout that embark on their journey to the oceanIn her doctoral thesis, Kate Hawley has studied the sea trout in the Norwegian Sognefjord, which is significantly affected by human activities. As a result, fewer fish are venturing out into the open …
