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Faculty of Applied Ecology, Agricultural Sciences and Biotechnology

We offer education programmes from the bachelor to doctoral level, in biomedical laboratory science and biotechnology, agriculture and forestry, wildlife management and applied ecology. The faculty's research focuses on sustainable production, use and management of biological resources, on products and services developed from, and for, biological material, as well as on various human and animal health-related topics through a one-health approach.

Two students are sitting in the lab in front of microscopes. One of them is holding a green plant in her hand and they are both looking at it thoroughly.

Get to know the faculty

The faculty has an international environment, with researchers and students from all over the world. We are located at three different campuses, Evenstad, Blæstad and Hamar.

At Hamar, we offer education programmes and conduct research in biomedical laboratory science and biotechnology, in agriculture at Blæstad, and in applied ecology, wildlife management and forestry at Evenstad.

578 students

116 employees

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Fighting antimicrobial resistance

Rafi Ahmad and his colleagues at the Department of Biotechnology are conducting crucial research: they are developing solutions to combat antimicrobial resistance and save lives.

Studenten Karoline Prøis Kagnes is looking up in the air through a measuring instrument. Forest in the background

The forest – the gold of the future?

Can wood, once used to build houses and make paper, become a solution to our growing dependence on plastic and oil? The forestry industry is on the brink of an exciting transformation.

The faculty’s education programmes are closely linked to research, and students actively participate in many of our research projects. We are internationally oriented in both education and research and participate in a number of international networks.

We host the research school IRSAE (International Research School in Applied Ecology), which consists of 13 partner institutions and a large number of young researchers. We are also a member of the national PhD school Photosyntech that also boasts a broad international network.

We teach and conduct research according to high international standards, even though many of our research topics are regional. Our projects often address international issues at regional levels.

A gloved hand holding up a deep-frozen thread of bull semen.

Researching fertility

With over NOK 60 million, the INN University will try to improve the breeding industry in Norway. Frozen bull semen plays a central role in that.

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Following the trail of the bear's secrets

The bear's winter hibernation is a mystery: how can it lie quietly for six months and come out entirely fresh in the spring? Scientists take bears out of their dens to find answers.

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Departments at ALB

Research at ALB

PhD in Applied Ecology and Biotechnology

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News

In search of answers for conflicts in the wilderness Sep. 30, 2026 3:08 PM
Why are conflicts surrounding carnivores so difficult to resolve in many countries? A mini-documentary from INN University gives viewers an inside look at the work of a major European research project addressing this issue.
Honourable Mention for the book Wildlife Management in the Anthropocene Sep. 9, 2026 12:46 PM
The announcement was made last Thursday by The Wildlife Society. The authors, Scott M. Brainerd and Torstein Storaas, are affiliated with the University of Inland Norway’s Evenstad campus.
Field trip to Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella May 13, 2026 7:59 AM
Ecology students from INN have gone on an excursion to one of Norway's most famous national parks – where Arctic foxes, reindeer and muskoxen can be spotted in the mountains.