Department of Environmental Science

Interdisciplinary research with impact. Problem-oriented education of high quality.​

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Companies withhold studies of potential harm from pesticides

One in four industry-funded studies examining the potential harm from pesticides on the developing brain were not shared with EU authorities by the manufacturers. This finding raises concern about the reliability of EU safety evaluations…

Aerosol demasking enhances climate warming over South Asia – a potential climate overshoot process

In a new publication, observational constraints showed that removing aerosol air pollution led to climate warming (from Greenhouse Gases, GHG) over South Asia (aerosol demasking of climate warming). The international team, led by ACES Prof.…

Rendezvous for icebreaker Oden at the Arctic Sea

When there is a will, there is a way, as the saying goes, was what researchers from Stockholm University who participate in the Arctic expedition ARTofMELT 2023 recently came to realize right at the start…

ALARM Sounded: Novel Project Aims to Map Global Exposure to Airborne Contaminants

We made our way to Mariakliniken, a hospital situated in the heart of Stockholm, where we met up with Daniel Schlesinger, former PhD student at the Department of Environmental Science and current Air Quality Officer,…

Persistent pollutants found in one of Earth’s deepest ocean trenches

Researchers have detected the environmental pollutant PCB in sediment samples taken at a depth of 8,000 meters in the Pacific Ocean. While organic carbon is degraded, persistent PCB accumulates in the deep sea. In a…

Education of high quality

We offer a range of courses in environmental science. Our courses provide training that is tailored to your career aspirations, and offer pathways that can help you reach your potential.

Study counsellors

Environmental Science, Miljö- och hälsoskyd
studeranu@aces.su.se

How to apply and register

Second admission round: Late application will open on 14 July 2023. Read more about application dates and registration.

Kandidatprogram

Vi erbjuder ett naturvetenskapligt kandidatprogram i miljövetenskap, 180 hp. Programmet har tre inriktningar: biologi, geovetenskap eller kemi.

Master's programme

We offer master’s programmes, 120 credits, in environmental science and within environment and health protection (Miljö- och hälsoskydd).

Courses

Our courses provide training that is tailored to your career aspirations, and offer pathways that can help you reach your potential.

External Relations

Our ambition is to contribute to a sustainable society. For that, we provide support and expert advice to government agencies, private companies, non-governmental organizations, schools and other groups on a variety of issues.

Information & contact

Professor Ian Cousins
+46 (0)8 16 4012
externalrelations@aces.su.se

Expert advice

Our researchers offer expert advice to media, government agencies, industry, schools and non-governmental organisations.

Commissioned research

We help government agencies and the private sector with laboratory and field investigations, data reviews and knowledge syntheses.

Strategic collaborations

On occasion and on a case-by-case basis, we engage in long-term strategic collaborations with external partners that share our commitment to sustainability.

Department of Environmental Science
Stockholm university

Department of Environmental Science
Stockholm University
SE-106 91 Stockholm

Geovetenskapens hus,
Svante Arrhenius väg 8, Stockholm

Arrheniuslaboratoriet,
Svante Arrhenius väg 16, Stockholm