Exploring bacteria in Antarctic meltwater pondsMeltwater ponds in Antarctica are full of bacteria – both useful and dangerous. PhD candidate at NMBU, Volha Akulava, has researched these bacteria and they can be used to understand and predict clima…
Tropical mammals share behavioural patterns across the globeIn her PhD, Andrea Fernanda Vallejo Vargas has analysed millions of images of mammals in tropical forests, identifying several behavioural patterns across species, sites, and even continents.
Artificial intelligence reveals new information about protein important to honey bee healthIn her PhD, Vilde Leipart has obtained a structural model of the protein vitellogenin and used the model to understand how it functions in honey bees. Her results are important to our understanding of…
Remotely sensed data can be used to find forest areas with high conservation valuesMarie-Claude Jutras-Perreault’s doctoral work shows that we can use remotely sensed data to assess biodiversity and detect changes in forest ecosystems over large areas.
Living with the wild in IrelandWhat is convivial conservation and is it the answer to learning to live with wildlife again?
The sugar industry redefines land and livelihoods of rural people in EthiopiaNew research provide insight into how the industrial endeavours of the Ethiopian government brings new tensions and challenges to marginalized pastoralist communities.
No safe place: Living on the margins of El SalvadorNew research uses the experiences of vulnerable young women, transsexuals and sex workers in El Salvador to explore the security situation in the violence-stricken country.
Increasing wheat and faba bean yield in Ethiopian agricultureIn her PhD, Merkeb Woldu Bezabeh has investigated how wheat and faba bean yield, crop nutrient content, economic return and soil quality indicators can be improved in Ethiopian agriculture where artif…
Is it possible to detect rot in trees with remotely sensed data?In his PhD, Benjamin Allen has tested the utility of remotely sensed data for detecting root, butt and stem rot in Norway spruce. His results yielded moderate accuracies, and more work needs to be don…
Considering ecological and societal aspects when managing mass developments of aquatic plants in rivers and lakesMassive plant growth in freshwater systems can hinder human activities. Kirstine Thiemer’s PhD shows that both ecological and societal perspectives are important when managing freshwater ecosystems.
