For doctoral students
Doctoral students need relevant information about the educational process during their training. Here is a list of web pages of various kinds, including news and events, considered to be of interest to a doctoral student.
This page is a supplement to the page Doctoral student support, on the staff web.
Educational Conference 2025
ld-webb@slu.se Welcome to the 2025 SLU Education Conference with the theme “Learning in changing world” We hope that during the two half-day sessions, you will gain new insights and have the
Forte Webbinarium | Samskapande med samhällsaktörer i forskning
fiona.reid@slu.se Mötesplats Social Innovation arrangerar med Forte ett webbinarium om hur samverkan med samhällsaktörer påverkar forskningens kvalitet, relevans och nytta. Forte är med och
MSCA Presidency Conference 2025 | Attracting and Retaining Research Talent in Europe
fiona.reid@slu.se Are European universities ready to meet the needs of early-career researchers? The 2025 MSCA Presidency Conference explores how academia can attract and retain the brightest minds
European Commission | European Research and Innovation Days 2025
fiona.reid@slu.se The European Research & Innovation Days 2025 will take place on 16–17 September 2025 at The Square in Brussels (and online). The sixth edition of this flagship event of the
Meet GO - Ulf Westerlund
Since 2017, Ulf Westerlund has worked as a Research Coordinator at the SLU Grants Office, helping researchers navigate everything from funding calls to EU bureaucracy. Hej Ulf! Tell us a bit about
SLU Internal Workshop – Identification of Knowledge Gaps within Continuous Cover Forestry
SLU Internal Workshop – Identification of Knowledge Gaps within Continuous Cover Forestry daniel.stjarna@slu.se Join us for a collaborative, researcher-driven workshop focused on improving
Funding Day Umeå
Funding Day Umeå fiona.reid@slu.se Immerse yourself in a day dedicated to funding your research and innovation pursuits through valuable insights, expert guidance, and lively discussions. Whether
Doctoral Education at the NJ faculty
Here you can find information about the organization and procedures of doctoral education at the NJ-faculty. You will also find contact information to persons who can give advise and support. The

Find Funding - Pivot-RP
SLU subscribes to Pivot-RP - a comprehensive global funding opportunities database. What is Pivot-RP? Pivot-RP is the primary source of information on funding opportunities for SLU staff and students
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

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
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