Doctoral education
A programme consisting of four years' full-time study and 240 credits, which leads to a doctorate. A licentiate degree consists of 120 credits and two years' full-time study. In order to be accepted for doctoral studies, you must have completed basic university education, with at least one year at second-cycle level. A doctoral student gains a deeper insight into their subject in their doctoral studies. A doctoral thesis constitutes at least 120 credits of doctoral studies (80 for a licentiate degree).
Ecophysiological concepts and applications in forests
SILVA PhD course: Ecophysiological concepts and applications in forests, 7.5 ECTS dimitris.athanassiadis@slu.se Ecophysiology explores how organisms interact with their environment, focusing on the
Dissertation Paulina Bergmark
From dead trees to landscapes : the role of multifunctional forests in supporting deadwood-dependent biodiversity charlotta.bergstrom@slu.se Paulina Bergmark defends her thesis "From dead trees to
Diss Louis J.P. Dufour
Carbon dynamics in soils – Does the diversity of organic inputs matter? A bioenergetics approach charlotta.eriksson@slu.se Louis J.P. Dufour defends his thesis "Carbon dynamics in soils – Does the
Courses
Within our PhD-courses we offer participating students broad knowledge and insight in the field of sustainable systems of food, energy and biomaterials systems. The courses typically include
Diss Sidhant Chaudhary
Plant genotype-dependent biocontrol of wheat diseases charlotta.eriksson@slu.se SidhantChaudhary defends his thesis "Plant genotype-dependent biocontrol of wheat diseases" on 09th of May 2025 All
Licentiate seminar Aleksandra Holmlund
Voluntary biodiversity credits : emerging concepts in managed forests charlotta.bergstrom@slu.se Aleksandra Holmlund defends her thesis "Voluntary biodiversity credits : emerging concepts in
GS-VMAS Course organiser guide
What do you as a course organiser need to do before/after the course? Who to address in different matters? Who handles what? Here is a guide to what you need to know. (för guide på svenska, byt språk
phd-course-advances-LCA-2025
Advances in life cycle assessment, 7,5 ECTS (P000135) agnes.soto@slu.se This course gives an in-depth orientation into current advances in life cycle assessment (LCA). It includes a broad range of
SILVA 4th doctoral student conference
SILVA 4th doctoral student conference dimitris.athanassiadis@slu.se The conference is exclusively for doctoral students that work in the departments that belong to the faculty of Forest Sciences.
SILVA PhD course: Scientific Writing
SILVA PhD course: Scientific Writing dimitris.athanassiadis@slu.se This course on scientific writing ensures that you a PhD student get better equipped to communicate your research effectively,
Dissertation Ulrika Roos
Ground lichen development and consultation between reindeer husbandry and forestry : the past, present and future of samråd in Sweden charlotta.bergstrom@slu.se Ulrika Roos defends her thesis "
Statistics III: Regression analysis
Statistics III: Regression analysis felix.ecker@slu.se The course will be given online. The course will cover the following topics: • Simple linear regression. • Multiple linear regression. •