About

Page reviewed:  30/04/2025

Ecology - basics and applications is a research school for PhD students with an interest in basic and applied ecological research.

The post graduate school ”Ecology: basics and applications” aims at providing courses and activites that give PhDs insights and tools to perform research at the front in applied and basic ecology and work with applied questions and tasks of interest to and requested by society and stakeholders.

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Members

Today the research school has 75 members at different departments at SLU as well as other universities.

  • Department of Ecology (45%)
  • Department of Crop Production Ecology (20%),
  • Department of Aquatic Resources (15%)
  • Other SLU departments and universities (20%)

Coordinators

Steering committee

  • Astrid Carlsen, PhD student, Dept. of Aquatic Resources
  • Magnus Huss, Docent, Dept. of Aquatic Resources
  • Brendan McKie, Professor, Dept. of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment,
  • Ellinor Ramberg, PhD student, Dept. of Ecology.
  • Rafaelle Remaux, PhD student, Dept. of Crop Production Ecology
  • René Van Der Wal, Professor, Dept. of Ecology
  • Giulia Vico, Docent, Dept. of Crop Production Ecology
  • Erik Öckinger, Docent, Dept. of Ecology
  • Henrik Andrén, Professor, Dept. of Ecology
  • Robert Glinwood, Docent, Dept. of Crop Production Ecology
  • Maartje Klapwijk, Docent, Dept. of Ecology
  • Carl Lehto, PhD student, Dept. of Ecology
  • Örjan Östman, Docent, Dept. of Aquatic Resources

Contact

  • Research School Ecology: basics and applications

    Åsa Berggren
    Professor at the Department of Ecology                                          
    asa.berggren@slu.se

    Matthew Low
    Researcher at the Department of Ecology
    matt.low@slu.se