Academic ceremonies

By upholding the traditional academic ceremonies, we create a sense of continuity and community within the university. At the same time, through these ceremonies we highlight the continual renewal of knowledge represented by the new doctors and new professors who are awarded their honours each year.

Doctoral Award Ceremony 2023 New professors 2023

Our ceremonies and traditions:

Doctoral award ceremony Honorary doctors Professorial inauguration Other ceremonies Official visits

New professors at SLU Umeå

A short video showing our new professors at SLU in Umeå.

Some of our new professors in 2022

A short film showing some of our new professors and their exciting research. A visual interpretation will be published in the video description on Youtube shortly.

Calendar

8 Oct

Doctoral award ceremony 2022
After two years of cancelled celebrations it is finally time for the doctoral award ceremony again!
17 Mar

Professorial inauguration, SLU Uppsala 2023
New professors at SLU Uppsala will be inaugurated at a ceremony on Friday, 17 March.
12 May

Professorial inauguration SLU Alnarp 2023
New professors at SLU Alnarp will be inaugurated at a ceremony on Friday, 12 May.

Traditions & symbols

Academic ceremonies signify both tradition and renewal, which are framed through different ceremonial symbols. The doctoral award ceremony is the largest academic ceremony at SLU.

Marshals

An important part of the academic ceremonies at SLU is the participation of students as marshals. The marshals are coordinated and guided by a head marshal.

Medals & awards

In conjunction with the doctoral award ceremony, the SLU Medal for Distinguished Service, the Educational Award and the vice-chancellor Mårten Carlsson's Award are conferred.