Expeditions & fieldwork
Starting with the travels of Linnaeus and his disciples around the world, researchers at Uppsala University have continued to explore our planet, with large expeditions and fieldwork enriching our collections and collaborations.
Through these efforts, we continue to expand our understanding of the world, contributing to scientific knowledge and addressing global challenges.
Upcoming expeditions & fieldwork from our museum staff
June 2025. Exploring the deep-sea marine fauna from the Balearic Islands, Spain, during the MEDITS cruise (zoology curator P. Cárdenas and postdoc Julio A. Díaz, collaboration with the Spanish Institute of Oceanography in Palma).
June 2025. Understanding tropical ecosystems in a changing world. Borneo, Malaysia
(entomology assistant curator F. Hasan, collaboration with the University of Hong-Kong).
August 2025. Hunting for lichens and mosses on Kebnekaise, the highest mountain in Sweden (lichen curator M. Westberg and researcher M. Svensson, in collaboration with the Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm)
Recent Expeditions & Fieldwork
July 2023. Discovering giant ichtyosaur fossils in Timor-Leste
(paleontology curator B. Kear, collaboration with the University of Timor-Leste)
July 2023. Looking for pre-Cambrian fossils in Luobakte, Torneträske, northern Sweden, part of the Digermulen Early Life Reasearch Group (DELRG) (paleontology curator J.-O. Ebbestad, collaboration with the University of Helsinki, Findland).
July 2023. Exploring reef sponges from the East coast of Sri Lanka
(zoology curator P. Cárdenas, collaboration with the University of Columbo, Sri Lanka).
July 2023. Lichen diversity in suboceanic habitats in western Jämtland (lichen curator M. Westberg, researcher M. Svensson).
August 2023. Collecting alpine lichens and mosses in northernmost Sweden (lichen curator M. Westberg, collaboration with the Swedish Museum of Natural History)
June 2024. Exploring the lichen flora in Skuleskogen National Park, Sweden (lichen curator M. Westberg).
August 2024. Lichen diversity in old-growth forests in western Jämtland (lichen curator M. Westberg, researcher M. Svensson).
October 2024. Diversity and taxonomy of the lichen genus Rinodina on limestone alvar on Öland, Sweden (researcher M. Svensson, lichen curator M. Westberg, senior curator S. Ekman).
October 2024. Exploring the famous Ordovician deposits of the Zagora area in southern Morocco. Part of ongoing research collaboration into the Ordovician deposits around the world (paleontology curator J.-O. Ebbestad).
