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Gold is a heavy metal that concentrates in the sediment on the riverbed. Here, miners are searching for gold flakes that they separate from the sand by panning. This rudimentary form of gold mining is popular as it provides economic opportunity without the need for expensive equipment.

Gold rush in the Amazon

Why have indigenous people turned to gold mining in the Ecuadorian Amazon when they previously opposed it?

Gard Frækaland Vangsnes

13 September - Gard Frækaland Vangsnes (LANDSAM)

Doctorate: Trial lecture and thesis defence. On 13 September, Gard Frækaland Vangsnes (Faculty of Landscape and Society) will defend his thesis 'We are all miners: An ethnography of gold mining in the…

To kvinner ser på hverandre. Den ene har en bok i hendene.

New book: Bridging the Gap Between Philosophers and Scientists

In a collaborative effort to bridge the gap between philosophy and science, Rani Lill Anjum and Elena Rocca have written a new book that explores the intersection between these disciplines and highlig…

Filip Rotnes

13 September - Filip Rotnes (KBM)

PhD degree - Public defence: Filip Rotnes, Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science (KBM) will defend his PhD thesis "Metabolic modeling for aquaculture" Friday September 30th, 2024.Englis…

Excursion in the student led course Traditional Ecological Knowledge

NMBU students design their own course through student led education

In June 2024, three students seized the opportunity to create their own course at NMBU. When they found no existing course on the topic of their interest, the students took the lead in designing a stu…

Exhibition opening in February 2019, National Museum Norway

Historical Archive of Norwegian Landscape Architecture in an Exhibition in the National Museum - Architecture

In 2019 it is 100 years since landscape architecture was taught for the first time in Ås Norway. The National Museum – Architecture in collaboration with the School of Landscape Architecture at NMBU m…

Mette Hofossæter

30 August 2024 - Mette Hofossæter (VET)

PhPhD degree - Trial Lecture and Public DefenseMette Hofossæter, Department of Preclinical Sciences and Pathology (PrePat), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine will defend her PhD thesis "Effects on intest…

Johanna M. Liberg Krook

30 August - Johanna M. Liberg Krook (KBM)

PhD degree - Public Defence: Johanna M. Liberg Krook, Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science (KBM) will defend her PhD thesis "Kelp as food ingredient - processing and product evaluation…

Anniken Jerre Borge

27 August 2024 - Anniken Jerre Borge (VET)

PhD degree - Trial Lecture and Public Defense. Anniken Jerre Borge, Department of Production Animal Clinical Sciences (ProdMed), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine will defend her PhD thesis "Serological …

Bær som ikke er fullstendig polinert

This is how strawberries turn out when the insects haven't been at work long enough

You have probably seen a nice red strawberry that has a slightly knotty and bumpy centre. This is the result of insects responsible for fertilisation have left a half-finished job.