Transdisciplinary approaches to sustainable marine aquaculture

Third-cycle level | 4.0 credits | Course code: NBEM301
VT 2024
Study period: 2024-03-15 - 2024-04-12
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: The course is given in English
Application period: 2023-12-22 - 2024-02-18
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Course description

Aquaculture holds tremendous promises to alleviate the global increased demand for food. The rapid growth of the aquaculture sector also calls for research and development towards more sustainable solutions for aquaculture systems, species and feed development from renewable sources. Comprehensive planning for sustainable seafood production does not include only technical and biological concerns but must also involve interactions between the aquaculture industry, researchers, authorities and the public on several levels.

The course consists of two parts:
1) one intensive week (March 17-22, 2024) held at Kristineberg Center for Marine Research and Innovation, which is part of the University of Gothenburg, and located on the Swedish West Coast.

2) one internet-based part (4 weeks) during which groups of 4 students work together on one visionary aquaculture system. The system should be described and presented in its geographical, societal and value chain context as well as presented.

Requirements and Selection

Entry requirements

Students should be admitted to third cycle education. Students with PhD subjects related to the course will be given priority. Master studentseand post docs within the subject area of the course will be admitted if space allows.

Selection

1. PhD students at the University of Gothenburg

2. Other national and international PhD students

3. Master's students and post-docs

The number of participants is limited to 20.
The course is open to Swedish and international participants.

Educational partnership

Chalmers University of Technology and UNE North, University of New England, Portland, Maine, USA.

Other information

With the application, we also want to know your motivation for attending the course.

The PhD course includes study visits to aquaculture sites. 

The course will be taught by Swedish and international lecturers and experts from the industry.

(This information was updated on Decemberer 22, 2023)

Link to website

https://www.gu.se/en/swemarc-marine-aqauculture/education/phd-course-transdisciplinary-approaches-to-sustainable-marine-aquaculture-nbem30-4-hp

Course syllabus

NBEM301

Department

Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences

Subject

Business, Economics and Law, Fine, Applied and Performing Arts, Natural Science and Mathematics, Social Science

Keywords

sustainable, hållbarhet, transdisciplinary, transdisciplinär, aquaculture, vattenbruk

CONTACTSwemarc

info@swemarc.gu.se