Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Education

Last changed: 17 October 2017

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At the department we teach and educate undergraduate students, postgraduate students and offers postdoc positions within our research subject areas spanning from basic process understanding to practical silviculture and forest management. Most of our research deals with the boreal forest but we do research also in other forest such as in the tropical forest.

Education att all levels is based on ongoing research within the seven subject areas the department is responsible for. These are:

Silviculture
Forest soils
Forest landscape biogeochemistry
Forest vegetation ecology
Forest ecophysiology
Forest regeneration.
Forest history

Undergraduate studies

We offer undergraduate courses giving basic knowledge about forest ecosystems as well as more applied knowledge about forest management.

Postgraduate studies

A major share of the research at the department is conducted by postgraduate students. Maybe this is something for you?

Contact

Tommy Mörling
Phone +46 (0)90-786 8516
Cellular +46 (0)70-322 8516

Michael Gundale
Phone +46 (0)90-786 8427

Page editor: gustaf.egnell@slu.se

Department of Forest Ecology and Management

Head of department Hjalmar Laudon, +46-90-786 8584

Deputy Head of department, premises & security Mats Öquist, +46-90-786 8525

Deputy Head of department, undergraduate studies Tommy Mörling, +46-90-786 8516

Deputy Head of department, post graduate studies Michael Gundale, +46-90-786 8427

Deputy Head of department, young researchers Lars Östlund, +46-90-786 8442

Postal address: SLU, Skogens ekologi och skötsel, 901 83 Umeå, Sweden.
Visiting address: Skogsmarksgränd 17, Umeå

Internal workspace for the department