Faculty of Forest Sciences (S)

Master's thesis

You can write your master’s thesis at the Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre in the subject of forest science or biology. The following list outlines some of the fields in which you can do your

Docentföreläsningar S-fak

Docent lectures at the S Faculty 23 April louise.tetting@slu.se Welcome to this spring's docent lectures at the S Faculty 23 April. Schedule 9.30 Dr. Back Tomas Ersson in the subject of forest

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SLU takes interdisciplinarity forward futurefood@slu.se Save the date: Welcome to discuss how SLU as a university can be strengthened through interdisciplinarity in research and education. How

Calls

Call to attend conferences related to breeding The SLU Breeding Network announces a special call to support SLU researchers and students in attending conferences related to animal or plant breeding

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IDA: Interdisciplinarity for better natural resource management and food production in rooftop greenhouses futurefood@slu.se Save the date: Welcome to an inspiring day about interdisciplinary

Wind damages expected to increase in a warmer climate

In spite of elks, spruce beetles and pathogenic fungi, wind is probably the largest cause of economic loss for European forestry. A number of reports in recent years investigates how the risk of wind

Dissertation Petter Öhrn

Carbon castles vs. beetle-fungus armies: phenology of the spruce bark beetle and Norway spruce resistance in times of climate change charlotta.bergstrom@slu.se Petter Öhrn defends his thesis "

Valuable tree planting can help preserve natural forests in Borneo

By planting indigenous trees into logged forests, Borneo can have valuable timber production without rainforest losses. This is one of the findings in a study where SLU-researchers calculated the

Ancient pine trees tell unexpected tale of ice and fire

Forest fires were more prevalent in the early post glacial forests in northern Sweden than previously anticipated. In unearthing three pines which had been buried for almost 10 000 years in

Webinar: Transition for more broadleaves in Swedish forests

stina.johannesson@slu.se An increase in broadleaves in Swedish forests requires a transition in policy and institutions, organizations, businesses and practice. This is due to a favoring of spruce

To save plants motivated her to do her PhD in forest regeneration

The choice of the planting position can determine if a tree seedling survives or not. Bodil Häggström always cared about the fate of seedlings which motivated her to investigate in her PhD the effect

Webinar: Creating Value with Fast-growing Broadleaf Trees: Innovations, Strategies and Protection Mechanisms

stina.johannesson@slu.se How do firms create value from fast-growing broadleaf trees, how are different policy instruments used to support these processes, and what challenges and opportunities do