News

18–19 June 2026
We organised and hosted the Norwegian Plant Biology Conference 2026 (NPBC 2026) in Bodø — two days bringing together around 80 plant and algal scientists for talks, posters and keynotes by Caroline Gutjahr, Cyril Zipfel, Gabriel Markov and Lenka Procházková, plus a pre-conference workshop and a coastal-walk excursion. Conference website »

NPBC 2026 participants, Bodø. Photo: Lars Andreas Myrvoll

2 June 2026
KELPRIME in the news: Slik blir taren mer hardfør – og lønnsom (“This is how kelp becomes hardier – and more profitable”). Lise Fagerbakk reports for Nord University on our finding that cold-primed kelp seedlings grow larger, stronger and more robust at sea — raising production and profitability without new infrastructure. Read on nord.no »

7 May 2026
Popular science: Kan tare tilpasses til å takle hetebølger? (“Can kelp be trained to handle heatwaves?”) — marine biologist Pierrick Stévant writes for the Norwegian Seaweed Cluster about thermal “priming” of cultivated kelp from the KELPRIME project. Read on norseaweed.no »

6 March 2024
Kelp on German TV: Vom Klimawandel bedroht – die Kelpwälder vor Helgolands Küste (NDR “DAS!”), on kelp-forest research at our KELPRIME partner, the Alfred Wegener Institute. Watch on ndr.de »

1 November 2023
KELPRIME funded: the Research Council of Norway awarded NOK 10.6 million to help Europe’s kelp forests and kelp farming withstand warming seas (Nord University, Lise Fagerbakk). English » · Norsk »