Folkets hus, Umeå
Join the Faculty Days with the Faculty of Forest Sciences.
18 november
11.00 Registration
12.00 Lunch at Äpplet
13.00 Welcome
13.15 The role of science in an open and democratic society.
Helene Hellmark Knutsson, County Governor of Västerbotten and former Minister for higher education and science, will talk about our need for science.
13.40 Behind the headlines - How science becomes news.
Amina Manzoor, science reporter at the evening newspaper Expressen, and formerly Dagens Nyheter. Amina will explain how news is produced and the difference between news journalism and science journalism. You can expect some helpful hints.
14.40 Fika and mingel
15.20 Food for thought – Northern Sweden as the world’s pantry.
Marie Gidlund, head of the new SLU Norra Livsnoden, a platform that will connect science, education and society to contribute to increased food production and streghtened food security Northern Sweden.
15.50 A musical surprise
16.00 The Faculty Awards and SLU:s and Swedbanks Ägarstiftelse Norrlands joint award for Sustainable Innovations 2026
16.40 End of day one.
18.00 Dinner at Äpplet
19 november
08.30 Welcome
08.40 Meet Johan Kuylenstierna and Staffan Norin.
They are relatively newly appointed directors general of the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and the Swedish Forest Agency – two of SLU's important government partners. Now they are being interviewed by Daniel Stjärna. What question do you think he should ask?
09.40 Fika and mingel
10.20 Meet the faculty management.
Take the opportunity to ask questions directly to vice deans and faculty management within their various areas of responsibility. Choose between:
1) Collaboration, environmental monitoring and assessment, communication and inclusive work environment.
2) Research, strategy and skills supply.
3) Doctoral education, young researchers and undergraduate education.
4) International work and research infrastructure.
5) The needs of support activities and exchange between each other.
11.00 Titel: TBA.
Martin Servin, AI researcher from Umeå University.
12.00 Lunch at Äpplet
Register: https://registration.invajo.com/36e26ebf-bcdf-4ed4-8ced-19e64bdaf9ed
Costs:
The Faculty will cover the cost of travel to the Faculty days on 18-19 November.
Please enter your own reference when booking the trip, as you are responsible for checking that the invoice is correct. The department/unit can then process the invoices internally (or direct the invoice to the Faculty) and clearly state that the invoice concerns the Faculty days.
Elisabeth Nyström, International Officer
Faculty of Forest Sciences, SLU
elisabeth.nystrom@slu.se, +4690 786 82 38
Annika Mossing, Communications Specialist
Faculty of Forest Sciences, SLU
annika.mossing@slu.se, 0727-10 39 44