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Umeå Marine Sciences Centre (UMF)

Umeå Marine Sciences Centre is a dynamic environment for marine research, education, and environmental monitoring. We contribute to the sustainable development of resilient productive marine ecosystems in Arctic, sub-Arctic and extreme environments.

Welcome to UMF!

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World-class research facility

Welcome to UMF - a hub for advanced marine research in arctic, subarctic and extreme environments. 

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Welcome aboard!

Onboard KBV 181, there is advanced equipment for sampling and for biological and chemical analyses.

UMF Umeå marina forskningscentrum
The Borealis UMF Fellowships and Internships

We invite internationally competitive candidates to apply for research fellowship or Internship awards.

Latest news

Provtagning av bottensediment från KBV 181
Expedition maps environmental risks of seabed mining

The research aims to improve risk assessment of planned mineral extraction in the Gulf of Bothnia.

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Honorable prize awarded to Professor Terry Bidleman

He receives the prize for his research concerning how persistent organic pollutants spread in nature.

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Largest study to date shows pharmaceutical pollution alters migration in Atlantic salmon

Pharmaceutical used for sleep disorders influences the migration success of juvenile salmon in the wild.

Alexandra Rouillard
Grants for work on salmon populations

Alexandra Rouillard is awarded grants for e-DNA sediment analysis, enhancing knowledge of salmon populations.

En strand med vatten som grönfärgats av algblomning
Gulf of Bothnia heading towards eutrophication

The Gulf of Bothnia is getting eutrophied. This is shown by a study conducted at Umeå Marine Sciences Centre.

Václava Hazuková, cellting water samples from an Arctic lake.
Peering through the ice to uncover the secrets of Arctic lakes

Václava Hazuková, KBC-Kempe postdoc, researches carbon storage in Arctic lakes.

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