Collaboration, interaction with the surrounding community

The knowledge, expertise and solutions we develop are for the benefit of all.

The "third task" or "collaborative task" is about disseminating knowledge and results from research and education to the surrounding society and contributing to societal development and innovation. This includes:

co-operation,
dissemination of information,
exchange with the surrounding society, and
utilisation of research and development results.
Collaboration refers to e.g. contract research, contract education, collaborative research and development projects, school partnerships, citizen science.

[Dissemination of information means e.g. popular science articles, books, participation in the public debate, information in different types of media, visits to schools, companies and authorities, participation in public activities for the public such as SciFest and Culture Night, popular education.

Exchange means e.g. mobility, adjunct professors, guest lecturers, alumni activities, provision of infrastructure, study visits.

Surrounding society means everything outside the university and higher education sector, e.g. industry, authorities, the public and politicians.

Utilisation means e.g. innovations, products, companies or services, improving the world around us, working for scientifically based decisions in society.

The Department of Earth Sciences communicates and interacts with the surrounding society in various ways. Media are welcome to contact our experts. If you work in a school, please contact us if you are interested in a study visit or webinar.

If you can't find the right researcher here, look under our reasearch programmes.
You can ask the communication officer at the department or contact Uppsala university central press unit

Arctic, glacier and ice research

Veijo Pohjola (glaciology, in particular physical processes in ice masses, ice cores, ice dynamics, climate data, climate warming).
Rickard Pettersson (glacier ice dynamics, stability and their link to climate, glacier mass balance, thermodynamics and the link between ice dynamics and glacial hydrological processes).

Biodiversity and ecosystem services

Malgorzata Blicharska (biodiversity conservation, ecosystem services)
Lina Mtwana Nordlund (coast and sea, seagrass, fisheries)

Carbon dioxide storage

Christopher Juhlin (researching how carbon dioxide can be stored in the bedrock to reduce large-scale emissions of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere)

Climate, climate models, historical climate

Anna Rutgersson (meteorology, climate, weather measurements, climate change)
Veijo Pohjola(glaciology, Arctic research)
Gabriele Messori (extreme weather events)
Mikael Karlsson(climate policy and politics)
Jorijntje Henderiks (historical environment and climate change)

Climate Change Leadership

Mikael Karlsson(analysis of climate goals, different ways to achieve them, and the consequences of a societal transition and how these can be managed).

Circular economy

Mikael Höök (metal/resource requirements for a green transition)
Martin Wetterstedt (carbon budgets, environment, energy, transition and sustainability issues)

Extreme weather

Gabriele Messori (extreme weather events, temperatures, precipitation, drought and surface winds)

Fossil fuels

Mikael Höök (supply, analysis and future trends of fossil fuels with a focus on oil and coal)
Hemin Koyi (geological processes and structures, mineral protection)

Geophysics

Ólafur Gudmundsson (seismology)
Christopher Juhlin (high resolution seismics, seismic modeling, mining geophysics, geological carbon dioxide storage and scientific drilling)
Alireza Malehmir(mining engineering with focus on mineral exploration, high resolution seismic imaging instruments, quicksilver landslide and rock quality studies, 3D/4D geological modeling.

Geochemistry

Anna Neubeck (origin of life, microbiology, geochemistry, petrology and biogeochemistry, isotope geochemistry, astrobiology)

Glacier research; state of the world's glaciers and historical climate change

Veijo Pohjola (glaciology, especially physical processes in ice masses, climate change, climate today from a historical perspective)

Global energy systems

Mikael Höök (natural resources, energy use and production)
Magdalena Kuchler (policy issues, biofuels, oil, natural gas, carbon budgets)
Henrik Wachtmeister (oil, gas, geopolitics)

Global warming

Anna Rutgersson (climate, climate models, ocean-atmosphere interaction and how it affects different aspects of weather and climate, such as extreme weather, but also the role of the oceans in the global carbon cycle.
Mikael Karlsson (climate governance, environmental policy climate policy, biodiversity, sustainable development, environmental law)

Earthquakes

Björn Lund (earthquake analysis and risk assessment, how and why earthquakes happen)
Ari Tryggvasson (earthquake analysis and risk assessment)

The Earth's magnetic field and the Earth's magnetic poles

Ian Snowball (palaeomagnetism, quaternary geology and mineral magnetism)
Bjarne Almqvist (how the Earth's dynamic magnetic field works and how it changes over time)

Evolution of life, fossils, evolution, paleobiology

Graham E Budd (historical geology and paleontology)
Sebastian Willman (historical geology and paleontology)

Environmental toxins and chemicals

Ian Snowball (environmental toxins in the Baltic Sea, emissions from pulp and forest industries; fiber banks)
Roger Herbert (emissions from ore mining, spread of pollution by water)
Mikael Karlsson (environmental policy, environmental policy issues, environmental ethics)

Floods and water issues

Giuliano Di Baldassarre (risks, crises and disasters resulting from the interaction between water, environment and society)
Roger Herbert (water management in urban development, water treatment)
Johanna Mård(water and climate

Mountains, rocks and minerals

Karin Högdahl (Swedish bedrock, geochronology, mountain chain formation)
Erik Jonsson (mineral deposits and rare earth elements)

Natural disasters

Giuliano Di Baldassarre (natural disasters, floods, droughts and floods, natural disaster risk reduction)
Björn Lund (natural disasters, earthquakes, volcanoes)
Valentin Troll (magmatic petrology, volcanology, geochemistry, volcanic hazards, natural resources, magmatic ore deposits)
Steffi Burchardt (magma, natural disasters, volcanic eruptions, structural geology, magma chambers, bedrock geology)

Natural resources and sustainable development

Patrik Rönnbäck (sustainable development, sustainable food, sustainable fisheries, nature tourism)
Magdalena Kuchler (sustainable development, bioenergy, shale gas, global energy systems)
Lina Mtwana Nordlund (coast and sea, seagrass, fisheries)

Rock mechanics and engineering geology

Maria Ask (geothermal energy, rock mechanics, rock strength)

Volcanoes

Valentin Troll (magmatic petrology, volcanology, geochemistry, volcanic hazards, natural resources, magmatic ore deposits)
Steffi Burchardt (magma, natural disasters, volcanic eruptions, structural geology, magma chambers, bedrock geology)
Björn Lund (seismology, vulcanoes, natural disasters)

Weather and meteorology

Cecilia Johansson (weather, weather forecasting, impact of climate change on the structure of snow and its effect on animal and plant life)
Erik Sahlée (the atmospheric boundary layer, coastal zones and lake systems, processes governing the exchange of energy and greenhouse gases between water and the atmosphere.

Wind power

Stefan Ivanell (wind farm flows)

The Swedish Educational Broadcasting Company (Utbildningsradion) has recorded a TV series together with our scientists.
The series" Planeten jorden" (eg Planet Earth" teaches you about our planet and our climate, the early history of the Earth, minerals, volcanoes and how our way of life has affected the climate and the conditions for life on Earth.

See all episodes here (only in swedish):

Link to all episodes

Updates from the whole department
instagram.com/geovetenskap.nu/
facebook.com/geouppsalauniversity
linkedin.com/company/geouppsalauniversity
youtube.com/user/EarthScienceMovies/videos

Study councellor, connecting alumni, current and prospective students
linkedin.com/in/studievägledare-geovetenskaper-earth-sciences-2b2209222

The Baltic University Programme
facebook.com/Baltic-University-Programme-146582272072325/
youtube.com/user/Balticuniversity
linkedin.com/company/baltic-university-programme/
instagram.com/the_bup_int/
instagram.com/the_bup_student_account/

Blue centre Gotland and AR
facebook.com/BlueCentreGotland
twitter.com/BCG_Ar

The Centre of Natural Hazards and Disaster Science (CNDS)
twitter.com/CNDS_Sweden
linkedin.com/company/centre-of-natural-hazards-and-disaster-science

Cemus, Centre for Environment and Development Studies
facebook.com/cemusuppsala
instagram.com/cemus.1992/
twitter.com/CEMUSUPPSALA
youtube.com/channel/UCOSU9EAg6Z4Vt-Ke0CCEUMg

Climate Change Leadership
Climate Change Leadership-blog
twitter.com/CCLUPPSALA
www.youtube.com/@ccluppsala4382

Energy Transition - Sustainability and Leadership
instagram.com/uuentransprogramme/

Geophysics
instagram.com/uu_applied_geophysics/

Geochemistry, petrology and volcanology
www.facebook.com/GPVUppsala

Landpaths
twitter.com/LANDPATHS1

Master programme in Sustainable development
linkedin.com/in/msd-uppsala-946a03111

Meteorology
instagram.com/uu_meteorologi/
twitter.com/uu_meteorologi

Natural Resources and Sustainable Development (NRHU)
twitter.com/NRHUatUU

Palaeobiology
facebook.com/groups/368524129902224/?fref=ts

Water UU
twitter.com/water_uppsala

Wind Power
instagram.com/wppm.uu/
linkedin.com/company/uppsala-university-master-in-wind-power-project-management/

Collaboration at faculty level

The Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology organizes various events for primary, middle, secondary and high schools, but also for the public, industry and society. Read more underTekNat collaboration.

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