GS-VMAS PhD Courses

Course code: PVG0044

Credits: 4

Course dates: Join continuously

The course has a dual format. One part is to actively participate in two workshops (4 hours per workshop) dealing with both oral and poster presentation techniques and the practical construction of a poster. Another part is to actively participate in >20 seminars given in the course seminar series. The seminar series will have weekly seminars during the spring and autumn semesters.

Course syllabus

Course application via Canvas course page

Course code: PVS0141

Credits: 10

Course dates: 2 Nov 2026 - 17 Jan 2027

The course aims to give the student a solid foundation in the basic methods of bioinformatics. It will cover the theories, algorithms and practical applications of computer-based methods for analysis of DNA sequences and protein structures. The topics to be covered include: - biological databases - homology analysis - sequence analysis (with emphasis on the package EMBOSS and UGENE) - statistics and R introduction - web-based tools for analysis - the Unix operating system - phylogeny - comparative genomics - functional genomics - Next Generation Sequencing (NGS).

Course syllabus

Course application

Note: If you are having trouble accessing the registration page, please try clearing the cookies associated with personalkurser.slu.se in your web browser and then reload the page.

Course code: P000122

Credits: 3

Course dates: 14th Jan – 22nd June 2027 (Lectures and seminars are held once a week every two weeks)

The famous evolutionary biologist Theodore Dobzhansky stated “Nothing in biology make sense except in the light of evolution”. This is certainly true for physiology. In the discipline of comparative physiology we try to understand how animals work and why they work the way they do. The comparative approach, i.e. comparing how different animals solve physiological problems, give us information on how physiological mechanisms have evolved and made adaptation to widely different environments and life styles possible. This gives a deeper understanding of physiological mechanisms, knowledge needed for management of domesticated animals as well as for understanding of the effects of challenges induced by environmental contaminations, global warming etc.

In this course the main focus will be on vertebrates even though we will include examples from invertebrates when appropriate for the understanding of specific physiological mechanisms. The course will consist of several themes including: energy metabolism, biochemical adaptation, respiration, circulatory system, osmoregulation, nervous system and sensory physiology, movement, living in extreme environments (e.g. living without oxygen, low temperature, etc)

Course syllabus

Course application

Note: If you are having trouble accessing the registration page, please try clearing the cookies associated with personalkurser.slu.se in your web browser and then reload the page.

Course code: P000017

Credits: 4

Course dates: 5 April - 9 Sept (obs not full time, see below for exact dates)

This course will give insight in the scientific background for understanding grazing with focus on grazing herbivores (mainly domestic ruminants). The teaching and practical exercises will give practical knowledge in how to use scientific tools for estimating and recording grazing behaviour and herbage intake, feeding behaviour, herbage availability and quality, and animal performance under grazing conditions.

The course has a field-based syllabus, teaching is offered on site (at a farm environment) in a mixture of lectures, excursions demonstrations and practical exercises. The teaching will be offered by a mix of SLU researchers and international experts within the subject area. By the lectures, demonstrations and in field exercises you will obtain skills in how to perform scientific techniques for herbage characterization and grassland/sward evaluation including remote sensing methods.

The course will run in three blocks:

Block A Uppsala, 5 – 9 April 2027 Lectures, Workshop & Journal Club

Block B Umeå, 28 June – 2 July  2027 Field work & Excursions

Block C Examination by ZOOM 9 Sept 2027

Course syllabus: will come soon

Course application

Note: If you are having trouble accessing the registration page, please try clearing the cookies associated with personalkurser.slu.se in your web browser and then reload the page.

These are courses planned for 2026, but their start dates have not yet been determined. We will update the website with confirmed dates as soon as they are available.

Here is an overview of all courses arranged 2022 - 2025

To download/view a high-quality copy