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Events Research News August 31, 2026

Pontus Gunnarsson will defend his doctoral thesis on 18 September 2026

Pontus Gunnarsson will defend his doctoral thesis on 18 September 2026 Pontus Gunnarsson, a Blue Food doctoral student at SLU, will defend his dissertation, “The Colors of the Rainbow Trout: Effects of Feed and Rearing Conditions on Gut Microbial Composition, Metabolism, and Product Quality,” on 18 September 2026. Pontus Gunnarsson’s project focuses on how alternative, sustainable feeds for farmed fish affect the fish’s…
Events News August 14, 2026

Watch the Almedalsveckan seminars featuring researchers from Blue Food

Watch Almedalsveckan Seminars Featuring Blue Food Researchers This year, Blue Food researchers participated in two seminars organised by Östersjödagarna. The seminars are now available on the Almedalsveckan website with subtitles. "Från kunskap till handling – vad ska till för att minska jordbrukets näringsläckage?" — With Blue Food's centre director Fredrik Gröndahl, KTH. "Svensk sjömat: Finns det en efterfrågan—…
Events News August 13, 2026

Researchers from Blue Food shared their knowledge during Västerhavsveckan

Blue Food researchers shared their knowledge during västerhavsveckan During the recent Västerhavsveckan, Blue Food researchers shared knowledge about seafood, research, and the centre. Kristina Snuttan Sundell, Blue Food’s coordinator for knowledge building and a professor at the University of Gothenburg, gave a lecture titled ”Havets skafferi – den blå maten för en grön framtid” (“The Ocean’s Pantry—Blue Food for a Green Future”) at Oscars in Lysekil...
Research News August 12, 2026

New article: “Juvenile and Adult Three-Spined Sticklebacks Exhibit Different Habitat Use in Shallow Baltic Sea Bays”

New article: “Juvenile and Adult Three-Spined Sticklebacks Exhibit Different Habitat Use in Shallow Baltic Sea Bays” Three-spined sticklebacks prioritise different environmental factors during different stages of their development. While young sticklebacks are more commonly found in various types of vegetation, older sticklebacks appear to prioritise access to invertebrate prey. This is shown in a new article—co-funded by…
News Newsletter June 23, 2026

News from Blue Food #23 (June 2026)

News from Blue Food #23 (June 2026) In Blue Food's latest newsletter, you can read about:
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. Blue Food'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. Blue Food’s course “The…
Events News June 18, 2026

Meet Blue Food's researchers during Almedalsveckan

Meet Blue Food's researchers during Almedalsveckan During Almedalsveckan 2026, Blue Food will participate in two seminars organised by Östersjödagarna. Meet our researchers in person or watch the seminars remotely. Wednesday, 24 June, 3:00 p.m. – "Från kunskap till handling – vad ska till för att minska jordbrukets näringsläckage?" – With Blue Food’s centre director Fredrik 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 researchers and doctoral students from KTH’s “ Blue Food ” program 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 public 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…