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