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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

Blue Food's Young Researchers: Xiu Gao

Blue Food’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 analyses, 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

Blue Food's young researchers: 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

Blue Food's young researchers: Vita Weitong Xu

Blue Food's young researchers: Vita Weitong Xu Vita Weitong Xu is a joint doctoral student at KTH and Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China. Her project focuses on understanding and analysing 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

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

27 May 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 Blue Food #22 (May 2026)

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

Yearly meeting in Simrishamn in November

Yearly meeting in Simrishamn in November In November, the partners of Blue Food will gather in Simrishamn for the sixth yearly meeting of the centre. 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 yearly meeting, on Wednesday, 18 November and Thursday, 19 November. We are planning for a full day on Wednesday, so a…
Events Research News Webinars March 24, 2026

Watch the webinar ”Hållbar konsumtion av fisk från Östersjön – värde, beredskap och framtidens blå livsmedel”

Watch the webinar ”Hållbar konsumtion av fisk från Östersjön – värde, beredskap och framtidens blå livsmedel” In the research project ”Implementering av hållbara affärsmodeller som är beroende av, och upprätthåller lokala /regionala fiskbestånd i Östersjön” Cecilia Solér, Associate Professor of Business Administration at the School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg, has investigated which concrete management measures could create the conditions for conducting…
Research News March 19, 2026

New report: Climate change impacts on Ostrea edulis

New report: Climate change impacts on Ostrea edulis Climate change poses risks that can both benefit and threaten the well-being of the European oyster, Ostrea edulis. Changes in temperature, salinity, and acidity are factors that can affect growth and survival, both directly and indirectly. High temperatures during the summer can have a negative impact, but during the rest of the year…
Events News March 17, 2026

Blue Food exhibited at the Nordic Seafood Summit

Blue Food exhibited at the Nordic Seafood Summit For the fourth time, Blue Food participated in the annual seafood trade fair, the Nordic Seafood Summit. At the Blue Food booth, researchers and doctoral students from the University of Gothenburg, Chalmers, KTH, and Rise demonstrated models, samples, animals, and feed, and discussed the wide-ranging research being conducted within the research cluster. On stage, they answered…