About us

Page reviewed:  08/05/2025

The department has around 100 employees from about ten different countries. We are part of SLU's Faculty of Forest Sciences. Our base is in Umeå but we conduct activities all over Sweden and abroad.

The department's overall responsibility is to conduct research, education and ongoing environmental analysis. We are also responsible for collaboration in the field of wildlife ecology.

Our research is divided into four subject areas: restoration ecology, aquatic ecology, molecular ecology and animal ecology.

The department offers the Master's programme Conservation and Management of Fish and Wildlife and also has stand-alone courses. Lectures are given by world-leading researchers and attract both Swedish and foreign students.

Our environmental analyses include environmental monitoring of small rodents.


Organisation

Head of department: Anders Alanärä +46 (0)90-786 8215

Assistant head of department: Anne-Maarit Hekkala +46(0)90-786 83 70

Financial Officer: Oskar Thurén +46(0)90-786 8742

Financial administrator: Lina Holm +46 (0)90-786 8643

Financial administrator: Murtaza Kaleem +46 (0)90-786 8415

Department Administrator: Charlotta Åström +46 (0)90-786 8686

Department Assistant: Kicki Lindefrost +46 (0)90-786 8190

Communications officer: Frida Wengberg +46 (0)90-786 81 73

Master thesis coordinator: Therese Löfroth 46 (0)90-786 8384

Undergraduate studies coordinator: Therese Löfroth +46 (0)90-786 8384

PhD coordinator: Anne-Maarit Hekkala +46(0)90-786 83 70

Masterprogram coordinator: Hussein Khalil +46(0)70-786 8290

Address

Postal address: Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Environmental Studies, SE-901 83 Umeå, Sweden
Visiting address: Skogsmarksgränd, SE-907 36, Umeå, Sweden
Invoice address: SLU Fakturamottagning Box 7090, SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden

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