Can the smell of the sea impact the climate?

Take 5 minutes to watch this video from the Baltic Sea Science Centre,. How does the smell of the sea impact the world’s climate? This question lies at the heart of the Cyano-VOC research project where aerosol chemists collaborate with microbiologists to investigate the volatile organic compounds emitted by cyanobacteria and other plankton residing along the coastlines of the Baltic Sea. Follow Matt Salter and Sneha Aggarwal, Department of Environmental Science, Stockholm University, on a sampling campaign onboard R/V Electra in the area around the Askö Laboratory.

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New graduate school at Stockholm University - 12 open doctoral student positions!

12 PhD positions open at Stockholm University

The graduate school Perspectives on climate change in coastal seas admits 12 new doctoral students at departments in the natural sciences, economic sciences and legal sciences at Stockholm University. All positions involve an individual research project related to the Baltic Sea, but the students are also part of an interdisciplinary educational programme where issues concerning coastal ecosystems in relation to a changing climate are approached, investigated and discussed from several angles.

Application deadline is November 3, 2023.

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