New professors
The professorial inauguration of 2025 will take place 8-9 May. The inauguration of new professors comprise of two events; the lectures and the ceremony. In 2025, 10 professors from Umeå and Uppsala will be inaugurated at SLU Ultuna.
Lectures by new professors
The new professors will give their inauguration lectures on Thursday 8 May and Friday 9 May at SLU's campus in Uppsala. You are warmly welcome to join us online via the streaming links below or on site at Campus Ultuna, Undervisningshuset, Almas allé 10. No registration is required.
Inauguration lectures SLU Uppsala – live broadcast
Meet our new professors

Moderator: Malin von Essen
Malin von Essen is a moderator, facilitator and freelance writer. She earned her degree in forest science from SLU in the 90s and following this trained as a journalist at Stockholm University. For the last 10 years, she has been running her own company focusing on facilitating dialogue on complex societal issues, often with a focus on the management of natural resources. She has previously worked with disseminating research findings in various roles at SLU and Skogforsk.
Photo: Patrik Söderman