Faculty of Forest Sciences (S)
The Faculty of Forest Sciences has 13 departments and units, over 500 employees, approximately 700 students, and nearly 200 research students. Most of the departments and the faculty management are based in Umeå.
Planned call for EMA development funds
SLU opens a call for development projects within the twelve environmental monitoring and assessment (EMA) programmes for 2025. The last day for applications is 15 September 2024. The call is
Plant cell wall research opens up new opportunities for bioengineering
Secondary cell walls provide the plant with stability and protection against damage and pathogens. PhD student Félix Barbut from Ewa Mellerowicz’s group at UPSC and SLU has been studying the role of
Collaboration on the future use and conservation of forests - challenges for industry and authorities
Collaboration on the future use and conservation of forests – challenges for companies and authorities maria.nordstrom@slu.se The Research School in Future Silviculture invites you to an open
Excursion to Freiburg, Germany
henrik.j.persson@slu.se Join Future Forests’ excursion to Germany for an inspirational knowledge exchange about challenges and opportunities in forestry. What will happen when the weather becomes
Annrose Mwangi
annrose.mwangi@slu.se I am a PhD student in soil science under the Restore4More project. My PhD project aims to improve understanding of the plant-soil-water nexus in the rangelands of East Africa
Excursion: Time for more fast-growing broadleaves in Dalarna?
stina.johannesson@slu.se Trees For Me invites you to an excursion on regeneration and stand management with a focus on fast-growing broadleaf trees (birch, hybrid aspen and poplar). The excursion
Petra Marhava receives the SPPS Early Career Prize
The Scandinavian Plant Physiology Society (SPPS) awards Petra Marhava with the SPPS Early Career Prize. The prize recognises her progress and contributions to plant biology over the past few years
Newly launched Restore4More project seeks to contribute knowledge to guide and scale rangeland restoration in East Africa
The newly launched Restore4More project seeks to contribute knowledge to guide and scale rangeland restoration in East Africa. ”Water and transhumance are often overlooked in restoration research
Site preparation, fungi and dormancy mechanism - what affects the birch?
Site preparation seems to benefit birch seedlings, according to Trees For Me’s PhD student Kinga Stolarek who investigates how to facilitate the initial stages of the birch seedling’s life. Kinga
Dissertation Felix Barbut
Unraveling the Role of Xylan in the Integrity of Secondary Cell Walls : insights from Arabidopsis and Aspen charlotta.bergstrom@slu.se Félix Barbut defends his thesis "Unraveling the Role of Xylan
Art launch with Bildmuseet
May 19, Bildmuseet in collaboration with Future Forests organized an excursion to the forest in Vännforsbäck. The aim was to inaugurate a new, wood-based artwork. “Waste waste waste (Spill spill
Webbinarium: Skogsdata 2024
henrik.j.persson@slu.se Ny statistik och resultat från Riksskogstaxeringens artinriktade inventeringar. Fotograf: Åke Bruhn, SLU. Artinventering i Ydre, Östergötland. SLU Riksskogstaxeringen