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Breakfast meeting 28. Sept: Making the most of it – optimal bio-resource utilization

Working with the utilization of biobased resources or products? Curious about how we can make the most of the biological resources available to us in a sustainable way? Join us for a “glimpse of the f…

Portrett av Deborah Oughton, professor i miljøkjemi

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.

Deborah Oughton is the new director of CERAD

New CERAD-director: Deborah Oughton

Professor 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…

The Auroral Black Brant XII rocket, launched from Andøya, carries instruments used to observe the northern lights and the associated flow of heat, particles and electromagnetic energy.

Exploring the space industry's impacts on security and the environment in the High North

The 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 tested

A 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.

A peat swamp forest along the Ikelemba River in DRC during the dry season.

True size of world's largest tropical peatland revealed for the first time

A 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.

Pål Johan From fra NMBU og Saga Robotics med landbruksroboten Thorvald.

How robots find the best food

Robots 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 robot

Thorvald 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.

Maize for sale at Cotacachi’s agroecological market in Ecuador. November 2022.

New ways to protect food crops from climate change and other disruptions

If 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 researcher

Tropical forest researcher, Aida Cuni-Sanchez is amongst the chosen few that is set to receive a substantial grant from the European Research Council (ERC).