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).
Small but mighty – nitrogen fertilisation affects (some) microbial communities in boreal forests
Microbes like bacteria and fungi are all around us, yet we rarely notice them. Tinkara Bizjak-Johansson studied microbial communities in boreal forests and showed that fertilisation shifts fungal
South African forestry – open seminar
South African forestry – open seminar dimitris.athanassiadis@slu.se Warmly welcome to a seminar on forests and forest operations in South Africa! Mueḓanyi Ramantswana, PhD, Lecturer and Forestry
Dissertation Jacob Smeds
Peat properties and mercury methylation in drained and restored boreal peatlands charlotta.bergstrom@slu.se Jacob Smeds defends his thesis "Peat properties and mercury methylation in drained and
Statistics I: Basic Statistics
Statistics I: Basic Statistics felix.ecker@slu.se The course is given in Uppsala September 29th - October 28th. The objective of the course is to give an introduction to basic probability theory
Behavioural Environmental Economics
In this fifth edition of the course, participants will learn how to apply the theory and the methods such as field and laboratory experiments to the environmental issues to discover how individuals
Diss Ida Hansson
Prospects for including indirect genetic effects in dairy cattle breeding programs - monitoring strategies and methodology sofia.webering.ekberg@slu.se Ida Hansson defends her thesis: Prospects for
Dissertation Ellinor Ramberg
Effectiveness of prescribed burning as a conservation tool in boreal forests : the role of time, weather and site attributes charlotta.bergstrom@slu.se Ellinor Ramberg defends her thesis "
Licentiate seminar Ester Hertegård
Forest ecosystem services in Europe: policy and perceptions charlotta.bergstrom@slu.se Ester Hertegård defends her thesis "Forest ecosystem services in Europe : policy and perceptions" on June 9
Dissertation Léna Gozé
Making better use of sample data: estimation of plant abundance and associated uncertainties charlotta.bergstrom@slu.se Léna Gozé defends xer thesis "Making better use of sample data: estimation of
GS-VMAS Planned activities
Here you may find an overview of planned activities such as workshops and seminars within GS-VMAS. Upcoming acitivities are announced via the web, and via mail to doktorand-VH. Seminar/workshop:
PhD course: Behavioural Environmental Economics Course 2025
PhD course: Behavioural Environmental Economics Course 2025, 7.5 ECTS dimitris.athanassiadis@slu.se The course aims to provide understanding of topics in environmental and resource economics from a
Diss Karolin Andersson
Governing agriculture, (re)producing gender Continuity and change of social difference amidst Rwanda’s socio-ecological transformation charlotta.eriksson@slu.se Karolin Andersson defends her