Lectures by the new honorary doctors

Welcome to attend the open lectures by the honorary doctors of 2025; in the studio or online. Some lectures are held in Swedish and some in English; see programme.

Date: 3 October 2025

Time: 08:50

Venue: Ultuna Studio (Teaching Building), Almas allé 10, Ultuna, Uppsala

Location: Online, Uppsala

Programme

08.50 Welcome address by Vice-Chancellor Maria Knutsson Wedel

09.00 Licensed dentist Torbjörn Lundström

The Oral Cavity, a fascinating part of the body

09.40 Professor Olli Peltoniemi

One Health and animal reproduction

10.10 COFFEE/TEA 

10.40 Entrepreneur Josef Nygren

Från rom till lappländsk fjällröding - att skapa hållbara värden i svenska Lappland

11.20 Professor Michael J. Wingfield

Decades of discovery: Science behind a hidden tree killer

12.00 LUNCH BREAK

13.30 Professor Maggie Roe

Stories of changing landscapes: Collaborative, creative research in coastal and delta landscapes

14.10 Agriculture entrepreneur Erik O.R. Bengtsson

Hur man skriver en affärsplan 

14.50 Agronomist Per Modig

Udda baljväxter till mat - en resa från experiment mot hållbara odlingssystem

Outerwear and large bags must be left in the cloakroom. The studio has a limited number of seats, and the lectures are streamed to the adjacent hall. Between each lecture there will be a 10 min pause – the doors are kept closed during the lecture.

@ Contact

  • The Academy Stewards, Vice-Chancellor's Office

    Helena Pennlöv, Academy Steward
    helena.pennlov@slu.se, +46-18-67 15 42

    Ida Hast, Protocol Administrator
    ida.hast@slu.se, +46-18-67 10 74