The Education Prize is awarded biennially by the NMBU University Board.  This year, 100 000 NOK was presented to Bill Warner at the matriculation ceremony for new students.

Professor of Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Director of the Centre for Environmental Radioactivity, Academician of Norwegian Academy of Sciences Brit Salbu was awarded with the title of the Honorary Professor of National University of Life and Environmental Sciences, Ukraine.

For a mother brown bear in Scandinavia, few sights are as terrifying as a strange male. A new study suggests that smart mama bears have found a surprising way to protect their young. To shield her cubs, mom just has to raise them near an adult bear’s number one enemy: humans.

These are the words of NMBU PhD Fellow Zabron Nziku and Noragric alumni Alexander Solstad Ringheim and Lukas van der Horst, whose animal-feed company InvertaPro went through to the Norwegian final of the Climate Launchpad, which took place on 15 June in Trondheim.

Take one inventive head, add one cement mixer, and then fish farmers and feed producers can save money as well as labour.

NMBU-professor Theo Meuwissen has had a major impact on the genetic improvement of livestock and crops. On May 1^st he receives the John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science in Washington DC.

Processing technology is essential to develop novel feeds. Kiira Vuoristo has been responsible for developing NMBU’s new fermentation platform. “The platform is ready to be implemented and we can soon start our first trial”, she says.

Many companion dogs are bred for a life with genetic defects and illnesses due to breed standards not compatible with a functional exterior.

“As far as we know, vaccine trials on tilapia have never been conducted in Norway before,” said the researcher primarily involved in the development of the new model.

New model for animal experiments could be crucial to our understanding of human health.

Stig Jarle Hansen talks to NRK about last night's attacks at Lido Beach in Mogadishu in which at least 17 were killed. Hansen was at Lido Beach just 3 days ago.  

Studies conducted at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences show that one in five dogs has rat poison in its body.

NMBU-researchers to take part in groundbreaking, new research project on how cod react and adapt to to stressors in the environment.

Clean Norwegian drinking water should not be taken for granted. Climate change will make access to and use of water increasingly more important. Students must face this future with the required expertise.

Imported soya is used as one of the major protein sources in diets for pigs. But now pigs will become more environmentally friendly.

In the years ahead, more and heavier rain will fall. Researchers are working on innovative solutions that will save both money and the environment.

A NORHED project at NMBU, 'Democratic and economic governance and peace building in South Sudan and Ethiopia' works with the University of Juba. Two of the project's PhD students are currently at Noragric.

NMBU-led project receives millions of Norwegian kroner in funding for salmon research that will contribute to green change.

NMBU is participating in an important new research project in which multiple disciplines will work closely together to answer questions concerning the brain and disease.

NMBU's scientists are making an even greater mark than last year in this year's allocation of funding for independent projects from The Research Council of Norway.

Imagine if a developing heart attack could be detected by combining ECGs with mathematical calculations. 

Constructed wetlands provide a cheap purification method suitable for use in cities.

 It is with great horror that we again learn of terrorist attacks in France and Paris. NMBU wishes to express our deepest sympathies to our 42 French students, employees and your families.

Researchers have discovered that a specific gene plays a very important role in determining whether a salmon returns to spawn as a large or small salmon. They identified the gene and revealed its secret.

September marks the official opening of Foods of Norway where researchers and industry partners will collaborate on how Norway’s extensive bioresources can provide a basis for novel feed ingredients.