Stockholm University is leading in Baltic Sea research, especially in ecosystem research, research on organic contaminants, natural resource management and the use of ecological modeling to support environmental management.

... is carried out at many Departments

• Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences
• Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics
• Department of Physical Geography and Quaternary Geology
• Department of Zoology
• Department of Geological Sciences
• Department of Environmental Science
• Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry
• Department of Meteorology
• Stockholm Resilience Centre
• Department of Political Science
• Faculty of Law
• Bolin Centre for Climate Research

The marine research is a part of the University's Leading Research Areas: Climate, Seas and Environment.