Faculty of Forest Sciences (S)
The Faculty of Forest Sciences has 13 departments and units, over 500 employees, approximately 700 students, and nearly 200 research students. Most of the departments and the faculty management are based in Umeå.
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
TvärvetenskapSLU2024_eng
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