AQUARIUS Funding Call – Marine and Freshwater Infrastructure Access: Open 02 September 2025 – 28 October 2025
Floating University

Floating University Onboard the SLU RV SVEA – Lysekil, Sweden

Date: The Floating University onboard the RV SVEA is planned in June/July 2026 in the Baltic Sea.
Target Group: Postgraduates (MSc and PhD students)
Course leader: Dr. Jonas Hentati Sundberg, senior lecturer
Scientific coordinator: Dr. Mattias Sköld, senior environmental analyst
Capacity: 17 students (11 crew, 1 ship technician, 3 teachers)
Tentative schedule (day)
- Introduction and lectures
- Lectures and preparation for survey, students in groups
- Survey and lab work in groups
- Survey lab work in groups
- Seminar day – students present their work followed by discussions
Scientific objectives
- Hydroacoustic survey of pelagic fish (surveying with state-of-the art echosounders)
- Water quality focussing on the fjord ecosystem (stratification and estuarine circulation, CTD-rosette sampling)
- Benthic community survey (towed camera systems, ROV, grab sampling)
