Symposium: 50 years of Wildlife Research and 55 years of Wildlife Monitoring – Registration is now open!
To celebrate 50 years of Wildlife Research and 55 years of Wildlife Monitoring in Umeå, we welcome you to a symposium on the 9th-10th of December 2026. Register now!
Start date: 9 December 2026
End date: 10 December 2026
Venue: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Umeå
Organiser: Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Environmental Studies
Location: Umeå
Broadcast online: Link to broadcast
Objectives: Jointly explore the past, present and future directions in Wildlife Research and Monitoring
Goal: Knowledge sharing, networking, and new ideas on Wildlife Research and Monitoring
Practicalities: 1.5 days with day 1 being in English and day 2 in Swedish (day 1 will be broadcasted online too).
Registration link for the at place participation in Umeå: https://registration.invajo.com/65abd90a-172f-46a6-a1bc-75cb4e08f501
Participation fee: 500 sek
Deadline for registration to attend in person: 9 November, 2026
Accommodation: There are plenty of hotels in Umeå in different price ranges. The symposium and dinner are on campus, address: Skogmarksgränd 17.
Zoom webinar link (Only day one is available online): https://slu-se.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HAK1Hn0WSlKZGnxpP6N4fQ
Program
Wednesday 9 December 2026, 08:30-17:00
Preliminary Program
In English, on-site and broadcasted online, P-O Bäckström aula, Umeå
08:30 Registration
09:00-09:30 Welcome and opening of the symposium by the Dean Professor Göran Ericsson
09:30-12:15 Value of monitoring & long-term research in the light of environmental change
Frauke Ecke: 55 years of small mammal monitoring: Looking back to understand the future
Fredrik Widemo: Monitoring in ungulate management and research
Göran Spong: From Molecules to Management
Wiebke Neumann: 35 years of Moose Research
Joris Cromsigt: Megafauna - ecosystem interactions in Southern Africa
12:15 LUNCH
13:15-17:00 Networking activity and speed talks on ongoing wildlife research by early careers in Umeå
17:30 DINNER
Thursday 10 December 2026, 08:30-12:15
In Swedish, enbart på plats, P-O Bäckströms aula.
Workshop för att utforska framtida inriktningar inom viltforskning och övervakning med hänsyn till vetenskap och praktik.
12:15 LUNCH & closing