Institute record of Blue Growth Research Lab

Information

Type

Organization

Name

Blue Growth Research Lab

Acronym

UGent

Parent institute

Universiteit Gent

Address

Bluebridge Ostend Science Park, Wetenschapspark 1, 8400 Oostende, Belgium

Description @en

Seas and oceans play a pivotal role in our society. The Blue Growth research lab applies transdisciplinary research to advance our understanding on how we interact with the ocean and how this affects ocean functioning as well as our own health at an individual and societal level. The main research topics are:

• molecules from the sea: The ocean is a vast reservoir of molecules. The Blue Growth research lab explores their function in marine ecosystems and their potential for human health;
• sustainable use of the sea: The Blue Economy capitalises on marine resources and marine space. The lab studies how economic activities interact with marine ecosystem services by building models and frameworks for the sustainable exploitation of the marine environment for human needs;
• humans and the sea: The lab studies how human impacts such as pollution affect the environmental health and the carrying capacity of marine ecosystems.