Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology

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SLU Food Crisis Preparedness – a new strategic research area at SLU futurefood@slu.se Welcome to join the new research area SLU Food Crisis Preparedness (SLU Livsmedelsberedskap) which aims to

Faculty days with the Faculty of Forest Sciences

annika.mossing@slu.se Join the Faculty Days with the Faculty of Forest Sciences. REGISTRATION is closed. 18 november 11.00 Registration 12.00 Lunch at Äpplet 13.00 Welcome 13.15 The role of

Let's talk science! Whose knowledge shapes the forest?

annika.mossing@slu.se SEMINAR IN ENGLISH. Join us to explore whose knowledge, values and interests gain recognition and influence in forest management, policy, and research - and whose is overlooked

Let's talk science! Devastating flooding events – what causes them?

annika.mossing@slu.se SEMINAR IN ENGLISH When extreme rainfall hit Västernorrland, roads and railway tracks were severely damaged by flooding and erosion. But what drives these extreme flows, and

Get to Know This Year’s Forest Data

annika.mossing@slu.se In a mini-seminar, the Swedish National Forest Inventory will talk about this year's new forest data. Come, learn more about how the Swedish National Forest Inventory's data

Celebrate Pride with SLU

annika.mossing@slu.se This year's Pride Parade in Umeå will take place on Saturday 26 September and for the first time SLU is joining. Take part of activities in the week ahead of the parade. Join

Pride social at the library

bib-webbredaktionen@slu.se Welcome to a Pride social at the library! Come have some fika, do some crafts, and make a sign for the Pride Parade – or just come to hang out. Do you want to join SLU in

Forest management and soil carbon stocks in Swedish boreal forests: Impacts of harvesting, fertilization and tree species choice

henrik.j.persson@slu.se Marcus Larsson defends his dissertation “Forest management and soil carbon stocks in Swedish boreal forests: Impacts of harvesting, fertilization and tree species choice”.

Sara Rydman

sara.rydman@slu.se Bioinformatician at SLU bioinformatics infrastructure (SLUBI) and Umeå Plant Science Centre Bioinformatics Facility (UPSCb). Since Feb 2026         Bioinformatician, Department

Last open call: 12 PhD student projects in WIFORCE Research School

Researchers at the Faculty of Forest Sciences can now apply for PhD student projects focusing on the future sustainable use of forests. Apply no later than September 23. Also those who are not yet

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