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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

UPSC Seminar with Stefanie Rosa

UPSC Seminar with Stefanie Rosa anne.honsel@slu.se Scientific seminar organised by Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC) Speaker: Stefanie Rosa Department of Plant Biology, SLU Uppsala Title: DNA

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

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

Orientation programme autumn 2025

Orientation programme autumn 2025 utb-webb@slu.se SLU organises an Orientation programme for all new international students 25-29 August. The Orientation Programme for international students

Forest Growth Is Rebounding, According to the Swedish National Forest Inventory

The growth rate of Swedish forests is increasing again after a period of decline. Harvest levels are decreasing following record highs, Scots pine continues to increase in volume while Norway spruce

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

Dissertation Tinkara Bizjak-Johansson

Some aspects on boreal forest microbiotas and nitrogen charlotta.bergstrom@slu.se Tinkara Bizjak-Johansson defends her thesis "Some aspects on boreal forest microbiotas and nitrogen" on June 5 2025

New professors inaugurated

On May 9 ten new professors were inaugurated at SLU in Uppsala. The ceremony took place in the auditorium of Undervisningshuset on campus Ultuna and was followed by dinner and dancing. The new

PhD courses

The Department offers courses all year round. Behavioral Economics Please email this address if you have questions: phd-economics@slu.se