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News Newsletter June 23, 2026

News from Blå mat #23 (June 2026)

News from Blå mat #23 (June 2026) In Blå mat's latest newsletter, you can read about: News from Blå mat #23 (June 2026)
News Education and training June 22, 2026

A Comprehensive Seafood Course for Young Researchers

Comprehensive Seafood Course for Young Researchers The seafood value chain is both long—from production to consumption—and broad. Blå mat’s doctoral and postdoctoral researchers delve deeply into their projects, primarily focusing on specific areas, but at the same time, they benefit greatly from understanding the seafood sector as a whole from multiple perspectives. Blå mat’s course “The…
Events News June 18, 2026

Meet Blå mat's researchers during Almedalen Week

Meet Blå mat’s researchers during Almedals Week During Almedals Week 2026, Blå mat will participate in two seminars organized by Östersjödagarna. Meet our researchers in person or watch the seminars remotely. Wednesday, June 24, 3:00 p.m. – From Knowledge to Action – What Does It Take to Reduce Nutrient Leaching in Agriculture? – With Blå mat’s centre director Gröndahl, KTH. Wednesday…
News Webinars June 3, 2026

Watch the webinar “Large-scale Aquaculture – A Look at China”

Watch the webinar “Large-Scale Aquaculture—A Look at China.” In April, a group of Blue Food researchers and doctoral students from KTH took a study trip to China to examine the country’s large-scale algae cultivation and seafood production in collaboration with their partner university, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. In Blue Food’s latest open webinar, Fredrik Gröndahl, a researcher at KTH, and Vita Weitong Xu, a doctoral student at…
Research News May 28, 2026

Blå Mat's Young Researchers: Xiu Gao

Blå Mat’s Young Researchers: Xiu Gao Xiu Gao is a joint PhD student at KTH and Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China, where she has been conducting research on phytoplankton and nutrient concentrations. In her project at KTH, she analyzes, among other things, phosphorus flows in China’s seaweed industry over several decades using material flow analysis, in which she quantifies how much phosphorus…
Research News May 27, 2026

Blue Food's Young Researchers: Rufa Mendez

Young Researchers at Blå Mat: Rufa Mendez Rufa Mendez is a postdoctoral researcher at Chalmers University of Technology. She is investigating how species such as herring, oysters, and algae can be transformed into high-quality, sensorially appealing, and nutrient-rich food products through innovative processing methods and hybrid concepts, taking into account the availability and bioavailability of key micronutrients. In the project, Rufa is exploring the biochemical and physical properties of…
Research News May 26, 2026

Young Researchers at Blå Mat: Vita Weitong Xu

Young Researchers at KTH: Vita Weitong Xu Vita Weitong Xu is a joint Ph.D. student at KTH and Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China. Her project focuses on understanding and analyzing large-scale algae production and generating knowledge that can benefit Swedish growers, while also providing insights into sustainable production that Chinese companies can…
Events News May 20, 2026

May 27, 2026, Blå mat’s open webinars: Large-scale aquaculture – a look at China

May 27, 2026, Blue Food Open Webinars: Large-Scale Aquaculture – A Look at China In April, a group of Blue Food researchers and doctoral students from KTH went on a study trip to China to examine the country’s large-scale algae cultivation and seafood production in collaboration with partner university Shanghai Jiao Tong University. A group from the Blue Food partnership also participated in the trip. In Blue…
News Newsletter May 8, 2026

News from Blå mat #22 (May 2026)

News from Blå mat #22 (May 2026) In the latest issue of the Blå mat newsletter, you can read about: News from Blå mat #22 (May 2026)
Events News March 31, 2026

Annual Meeting in Simrishamn in November

Annual Meeting in Simrishamn in November In November, the partners of Blå mat will gather in Simrishamn for the sixth annual meeting of the center. The event will be hosted by Marint Centrum, and seafood from the Baltic Sea will be a key theme. Once again, this will be a two-day annual meeting, on Wednesday, November 18, and Thursday, November 19. We are planning for a full day on Wednesday, so a…