Research & Projects
Our Living Lab research within The Sea is interdisciplinary, solution-driven & cutting-edge
Our focus is to find science-based solutions to local, regional and global sea-related wicked problems. The Sea span and integrate a wealth of expertise, such as marine ecosystem functioning, climate adaptation of marine organisms, marine policy development, multi-level governance, stakeholder engagement, smart-sea logistics, sustainable business models, maritime law, climate change governance and Baltic Sea climate change.
For our joint work within The Sea, two overarching interdisciplinary Living Lab- research themes interests us specifically. Within these themes, some projects already exists and some are in the process of being developed.
Frameworks that are central to the Living Lab research are:
- Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning
- Social-ecological systems
- Circular economy
- Industrial ecology
Current Living Lab research themes:
Human-nature relations
What is our human relationship to life in the sea?
Why do some species constitute wicked problems for society?
What is our environmental heritage, and how is it affected by climate change and other environmental stress factors on marine life?
We answer these and other questions related to human-nature and animal relationships to improve wellbeing of both humans and the marine environment. We need this information to identify solutions for meaningful marine protection as well as the management and governance of the continuum from land to the open sea.
Some of the framework we work with within this topic are:
- Co-production of environmental knowledge and governance
- Human-marine organism relationships in the context of biodiversity and human wellbeing
Linking marine life, maritime technology and business
How can data and information be shared between maritime business and marine ecology to achieve synergies and other benefits?
How can insights from social science and humanities be utilized in the context of sustainable maritime transport and sustainable marine industry? How can these relationships be governed?
What data on marine life can be collected with methods of social science and humanities?
How can we integrate knowledge from various fields of marine and maritime science for the benefit of both ecosystem and society?
We strive to integrate the collection, management and sharing of marine and maritime related data in order to achieve an improved knowledge base for a more sustainable use of the sea.
The Sea affiliated Research projects:
| Person(s) | Project | Theme(s) |
| Erik Bonsdorff; Anna Törnroos-Remes | H2020 ECOTIP | Biodiversity; Local communities; The Arctic |
| Erik Bonsdorff | BONUS XWEBS | Food webs; The Baltic Sea |
| Anna Törnroos-Remes | Human-marine organism relationships (Kulturfonden) | Environment; Art; The Baltic Sea |
| Nina Tynkkynen | SeaHer | Heritage; Governance; The Finnish archipelago |
| Nina Tynkkynen | Package Heroes | Food packaging; Consumer behavior; Finland |
| Nina Tynkkynen | Meritieto (in Finnish) | Local knowledge; Climate change; The Baltic Sea |
| Nina Tynkkynen | HUTI | Ticks; History; Finland |
| Nina Tynkkynen | GGRA | Sustainability; The Russian Arctic |
| Nina Tynkkynen | CEN | Environment; Culture; The Arctic |
| Magnus Hellström; Anastasia Tsvetkova | Baltic Loop (INTEREG) | Transport; The Baltic Sea |
| Magnus Hellström; Anastasia Tsvetkova | SMARTER | Digitalization; Shipping |
| Magnus Hellström; Anastasia Tsvetkova | DEOS | Carbon neutral; Shipping; Logistics |
| Magnus Hellström; Anastasia Tsvetkova | CPT | Technology; Transport; Sustainable business model |
| Magnus Hellström; Henrik Ringbom; Anastasia Tsvetkova | AutoMare EduNet | Autonomous shipping; Knowledge; Education |
| Magnus Hellström | BATMAN (NFR) | Batteries; Recycling; Norway |
| Magnus Hellström | DIKU Serious games (DIKU, in Norwegian) | Education; Digitalization |
| Magnus Hellström | FITech | Education; Technology |
| Anastasia Tsvetkova | Horizon 2020 GECKO | Transport; Consultation |
| Henrik Ringbom; Sam Grönholm | BaltReg (in Swedish) | Governance; Law; The Baltic Sea |
| Henrik Ringbom | MOSPA | Law; Pollution; The Arctic |
| Henrik Ringbom | BALEX (in ÅAU website) | Law; Eutrophication; The Baltic Sea |
| Henrik Ringbom | AAWA | Autonomous shipping; Law |
| Henrik Ringbom | CompMon | Pollution; Regulation |
| Henrik Ringbom | UN-GEF: Governance Challenges, Gaps and Management Opportunities in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction | Law; Governance; Environment |
| Henrik Ringbom | Sea4Value Fairway | Digitalization; Autonomous shipping; Finland |
| Henrik Ringbom | Charting Regulatory Frameworks for Maritime Autonomous Surface Ship Testing, Pilots, and Commercial Deployments | Autonomous shipping; Regulation |
| Sam Grönholm | MaFoCi | Urban climate change; Carbon neutral; Climate governance |
| Sam Grönholm | PRIMUS | Urban sustainable development; Integrated policy-making |
| Sam Grönholm | RiskGov | Governance; Ecosystem-based management; The Baltic Sea |
| Sam Grönholm | COASTSUST | Coastal sustainable development; Natural protected areas; Conflicts |
| Christian Pansch-Hattich | BaltVib | Bacteria; Climate change; The Baltic Sea |
| Christian Pansch-Hattich | Marine heatwaves in the Archipelago Sea – from identification and measuring their impacts, to implementation of mitigation strategies (Kulturfonden) | Climate change; The Archipelago Sea |