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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!

World-class research facility

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

Welcome aboard!

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

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The Borealis UMF Fellowships and Internships

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

Latest news

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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.

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Grants for work on salmon populations

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

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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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Researchers warn about reduced monitoring

Cutbacks on the monitoring of marine environments will lead to serious consequences.

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