36 years since the Chornobyl accident Today we mark 36th anniversary of the Chornobyl accident. Can a Chornobyl-type accident happen again? "No", says our director Deborah Oughton.
New CERAD-director: Deborah OughtonProfessor Deborah Oughton started as new director for NMBU's Norwegian Centre of Excellence, CERAD, the 1st of February 2020. She sees a bright future and many new and interesting research questions f…
Exploring the space industry's impacts on security and the environment in the High NorthThe Norwegian University of Life Sciences will explore the consequences that the development of space infrastructures in the High North has for the Arctic region.
Potentially toxic levels of drugs in more than a quarter of rivers testedA global study looking at the presence of pharmaceuticals in the world’s rivers found concentrations at potentially toxic levels in more than a quarter of the locations studied.
True size of world's largest tropical peatland revealed for the first timeA new study maps the full scale of a vast region of peatland in the heart of the Congo Basin, revealing it to be 15% bigger than previously thought.
How robots find the best foodRobots that pick the finest berries, and sensors that find the best and healthiest raw produce. New technology will provide us with better food at cheaper prices.
Thorvald, the agricultural robotThorvald is a lightweight, battery-driven, autonomous agricultural robot, developed by students and researchers in the robotics group at the Faculty of Science and Technology, NMBU.
New ways to protect food crops from climate change and other disruptionsIf we want our food crops to adapt to climate change and other stresses, we need to allow more involvement from small-holder farmers in the development of our seed systems.
Coveted and prestigious grant to NMBU researcherTropical forest researcher, Aida Cuni-Sanchez is amongst the chosen few that is set to receive a substantial grant from the European Research Council (ERC).