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.
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
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
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
VR & SLU Grants Office Webinar | ERC Starting and Consolidator Grant
lars-erik.lindell@slu.se Welcome to an information webinar about the next call for ERC Starting Grant (ERC-2026-StG) and ERC Consolidator Grant (ERC-2026-CoG). The meeting is aimed at researchers
Bio-based Adhesives: Chemistry, Performance and Applications
PhD course: Bio-based Adhesives: Chemistry, Performance and Applications dimitris.athanassiadis@slu.se Historically, adhesives were sourced from natural materials, but by the 20th century, they
Climate conversation June 2025
Communication, imagination, and collaboration in climate response agnes.bondesson@slu.se We welcome researchers, other staff and students within and outside of SLU to this webinar in SLU's series