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. Therefore, this course is taught interdisciplinarily by teachers and researchers from biology, oceanography, social science, and design.
The course consists of two parts:
1) One intensive week (3-8 May) held at Kristineberg Center for Marine Research and Innovation and Tjärnö Marine Laboratory, which are part of the University of Gothenburg, and located on the Swedish West Coast.
2) An 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 must be admitted to third cycle education. Students with PhD subjects related to the course will be given priority.
Selection
1. PhD students at the University of Gothenburg with a PhD project relevant to the course
2. PhD students at Chalmers Technical College with a PhD project relevant to the course
3. Other national and international PhD students
Educational partnership
The course is an interdisciplinary collaboration between several departments at the University of Gothenburg – the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, the School of Business, Economics and Law (Department of Business Administration), the Department of Earth Sciences, the Department of Law, the Department of Marine Sciences, and HDK-Valand – Academy of Art and Design – in collaboration with Ecological Aquaculture Foundation, LLC (https://oceanfoods.org/about/).
Other information
When applying, you will be asked to write a motivation for wanting to take the course. The number of participants is limited to 20.
The PhD course includes study visits to aquaculture sites.
The course will be taught by Swedish and international lecturers and experts from the industry.
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