The Skagerak Facility

Expedition Skagerak

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Step aboard R/V Skagerak and explore the ocean with researchers fresh from expeditions at sea. From Greenland to the Baltic Sea, Expedition Skagerak reveals the forces that shape the ocean and the technologies driving new discoveries – Science in Motion. Created by the Skagerak Facility at the University of Gothenburg with Medieteknik, and funded by Gustav Adolf Bratts Föreläsningsfond.

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Preparing for the Arctic 19.05.2026 28:09

Ice, cold waters, and research at the frontline of climate change. In this episode of Expedition Skagerak , PhD student Wilma Ljungberg takes us on board the University of Gothenburg’s high-tech research vessel R/V Skagerak as she prepares for a month-long expedition to Svalbard. From instrument testing and long shifts at sea to teamwork, seasickness, and scientific detective work in Arctic fjords...

Episode 1: Cold Water Corals and a Curious Fish – with Rhian Waller to Bratten 16.12.2025 25:21

The mystery of Bratten’s cold-water corals sets the stage as marine biologist Rhian Waller takes us deep into this remote, protected marine area in the Skagerrak. Aboard R/V Skagerak, she and her team study coral communities thriving hundreds of metres below the surface. Rhian reveals what it’s like to conduct science in these extreme environments: the methods they rely on, the technology they...