Research

Welcome to our research pages!

Geochemistry, geology and marine geology

Know more about the research and research subjects at the department of geological sciences

December

IGV Seminar by Ernst Johnson, PhD student at CPG/IGV. Welcome!

Seminar

26 November

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27 November

Bolin Days 2025.

Event

Researchers uncover natural seepage of oil and gas off Northeast Greenland

The release of hydrocarbons from the seafloor affects marine ecosystems and alters the carbon cycle in the Arctic. Read more...

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Dr. Da Mommio and Dr. Pease Receive 2025 Mary B. Ansari Award

Honored for outstanding contributions to geoscience information and education

Garnet growth across the quartz–coesite transition in metapelites: equilibrium vs. kinetics

First author article by Paola Manzotti et al.

Search for Life on Mars | Two of our former PhD students are featured on Swedish radio

They were involved in NASA’s Perseverance mission, proposing the landing site and helping to select samples that may soon be returned to Earth. (in Swedish)

two smaller icebergs, greenland, with sunset on the left side

Bolin Centre for Climate Research

Research at the Department of Geological Sciences is strongly integrated with the activities within the Bolin Center for Climate Research.

Cover The Explorers Log vol 52, 2020, crew member on deck, icebreaker Oden, Ryder expedition 19i

Expedition logs

Read about our expeditions and excursions.

Omslag, isbrytaren Oden utanför Ryder glacier i nordvästra grönland

Expedition reports

Take part in the research results from our expeditions.

Latest

Researchers uncover natural seepage of oil and gas off Northeast Greenland

The release of hydrocarbons from the seafloor affects marine ecosystems and alters the carbon cycle in the Arctic.

New study reveals how ancient groundwater is linked to past ice sheets and sea-level changes

Instead of drilling directly beneath glaciers, PhD student Sophie ten Hietbrink and her supervisor Wei-Li Hong, used a new method to investigate this question.

Tirza M. Weitkamp article Marine Micropaleontology

First author article by Tirza M. Weitkamp et al.

Aberrant coiling signatures reveal the specialised reproductive strategy of the planktonic foraminifera Neogloboquadrina pachyderma under Central Arctic perennial sea ice.

Stable Isotope Laboratory (SIL)

The goal with The stable isotope laboratory is to develop new methods for use in geochemistry and to help researchers at the Department of Geological Sciences with their samples.

Postgraduate studies at IGV

Are you interested in the world? Are you curious and want to make a difference in people's lives? Then a career in science may be right for you.

Scientists on board research vessel Skidbladner on greenland. Photo: Martin Jakobsson

Bolin database

Data storage is offered in partnership with the Bolin Centre for Climate Research.

Contact us

Do you have questions about our PhD studies? or do you want to come in contact with the professors in charge of the research programs?

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News

2025-11-17

Researchers uncover natural seepage of oil and gas off Northeast Greenland

New research has documented for the first time how methane and oil escape from the seafloor off northeast Greenland. The release of hydrocarbons from the seafloor affects marine ecosystems and alters the carbon cycle in the Arctic. The study by an international team of scientists clearly documents gas hydrates are present on the Northeast Greenland shelf and are now exposed to a rapidly warming Arctic Ocean.

2025-11-15

Department of Geological Sciences

KVA 2025 Geosciences Scholarships

Two PhD Students Awarded the 2025 Geosciences Scholarships from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

2025-09-30

Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre

Mesocosm experiments can reveal how warming and animal communities affect greenhouse gas emissions

Creating controlled mini-ecosystems, called mesocosms, is one way for researchers to study factors that influence processes in the sea. This summer, a large experiment of this kind was conducted at the Askö Laboratory, to investigate how emissions of greenhouse gases from shallow coastal bays are affected by global warming and by animal communities in the water and sediment.

Plants, Animals and Nature Oceans and Lakes Climate and Environment

Calendar

26 November

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27 November

Event

Welcome to the Bolin Days 2025!

The Bolin Days is our annual internal conference for and by our Bolin Centre members. During these days, new climate science results are presented and we meet each other to exchange ideas, share our experiences and find new inspiration. We welcome you to take part in a set of cross-disciplinary sessions organized by our Research themes leaders.