Kristineberg Center
Gothenburg Summer School 2025


Supported by iFOODis


DLR, GEOMAR, CUB & affiliated institutions

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Summer School Program

Topics (Draft)

- Climate & Meteorological Forcing in Scandinavia
- Agricultural Land Use under changing environmental conditions
- Coastal Environmental Status under stressors of eutrophication and increasing mariculture
- Intelligent robotic systems and AI methods will be used to observe and monitor local parameters
(Links to affiliated research projects: Redress; Digi4eco)

Working in small teams

Researchers are encouraged to bring along their research topics. Checkout the Lab facilities at Kristineberg - link here -  and in particular the sedimentology and marine robotics lab

Learning by doing !!

Short introductory lectures, hands-on work with a variety of oceanographic, and geophysical equipment, collection, processing and analysis of data.

Why the Kristineberg Marine Biological Station ?

Where is the Kristineberg Marine Biological Station ?

Kristineberg is one of the oldest marine stations for education and research in the world [1], providing quick access to test facilities, advanced equipment including research vessels, diverse biomarine environments, and complementary research topics of interest to the iFOODIS project partners.

The Kristineberg Marine Station is located about 60 km North of Gothenburg near the small picturesque city of Fiskebäckskil. The address is - Kristineberg Center, 450 34 Fiskebäckskil, Sweden.And here is a 3D / VR tour (mostly Swedish) of the Kristineberg Station - https://gu.view360.se/tour/#kristineberg

The Summer School - Quick Facts -

Dates:  10th June - 20th June 2025
Address: Kristineberg Center, 450 34 Fiskebäckskil, Sweden.

Food & Accommodation

@Kristineberg Marine Station

TRAVEL

Many different options to and from Gothenburg

Support

Limited financial support

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Food & Accommodation

The participants will stay at the Kristenberg Center for the duration of the summerschool, All meals (breakfast, lunch, & dinner) will be provided.

Food

Food will be organised for the Summer School participants at the Kristineberg Center restaurant - Mässen. Most local restaurants and shops are some distance away, with the closest shop "Tempo" ~ 1km walk or the village of Fiskebäckskil or Lysekil on the other side of the fjord, just a short ferry ride away.

Accommodation

Accommodation for the Summer School participants will be provided at the Kristineberg station - there are a variety of rooms (single, double and triple) with bathrooms and shared shower facilities in the "Summer Laboratory" or above the restaurant "Mässen".

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Travel

There are many ways to get to the Kristineberg Station - all the ways would take you through Gothenburg. 

From / TO Gothenburg

Air - the closest airport - Gothenburg Landvetter airport (GOT); Bus connection from Landvetter airport to the central station/Nils Ericson terminal: https://www.flygbussarna.se/
Train - Using Google Directions (Bremen -> Gothenburg)
Car - Google Directions Link (Bremen -> Gothenburg)
Bus - Direct Flixbus from Copenhagen to Uddevalla Torp terminal: https://www.flixbus.se/; TIP!! It is possible to take a "FLIXBUS" from Hamburg <-> Gothenburg 
Ferry - to Gothenburg from Denmark and Germany: https://www.stenaline.se/

Gothenburg to / from Kristenberg Marine Station

Car - Google Directions (Gothenburg -> Kristineberg Center)
Bus - Gothenburg to Kristineberg- Public transport: https://www.vasttrafik.se/en/ (From: Nils Ericson Terminalen, Göteborg | To: Kristineberg, 451 78 Fiskebäckskil) Costs ~130 kr; takes ~ 2hrs
Summer School Shuttle - There will be *most likely* be a nine seater Mercedes Sprinter that would drive to Gothenburg to pick up and drop participants. 

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Funding

This summer school is funded by the iFOODis project. Additional funding is provided in terms of institutional support, and collaboration with partner institutes. The basic funding that is covered is the Kristineberg Center Lab Bench fees, access to research ship time, local guest lectures, social activities and equipment, infrastructure and workshop facilities. 

Limited Support Available for participants

There is limited funding support available. In total about 25 participants and 10 instructors/lecturers are foreseen for this summer school. For the instructors/lecturers in addition to the "basic" funding, food and accommodation costs will be also be supported.

Contact Organizers

Please get in touch with the organizers below, either contacting them directly or using the contact form (below). There are always "creative" ways of finding support and funding, if you are really interested to join the summer school. MUDS participants (Munich School for Data Sciences), a partner of iFOODIS, should contact our iFOODIS MUDS representation Prof. Trieble (@dlr).

CONTACT FORM

For more information, especially dates, travel, funding support  ...  

Organisers

The three main organisers are:

Armin

IFOODIS Project Co-ordinator

Oceanography

Summer School Co-ordinator

Supported by

Institutional support is provided by Constructor University (formerly Jacobs University), University of Gothenburg, and DLR. Third party funding by Helmholtz Foundation project iFOODIS

Address

Constructor University Bremen (formerly Jacobs University Bremen)
Campus Ring 1
28759 Bremen
Germany

Contacts

Email: info AT site.com
Phone: +49 421 200 40

Links

Constructor University Bremen
DLR
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