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.
Dissertation Ellinor Ramberg
Effectiveness of prescribed burning as a conservation tool in boreal forests : the role of time, weather and site attributes charlotta.bergstrom@slu.se Ellinor Ramberg defends her thesis "
Dissertation Jacob Smeds
Peat properties and mercury methylation in drained and restored boreal peatlands charlotta.bergstrom@slu.se Jacob Smeds defends his thesis "Peat properties and mercury methylation in drained and
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
Need for an integrated risk management strategy for forest fires in the EU
An integrated risk management strategy for Europe, adaptations to face more intense fires, longer fire seasons and increased risks in fire-prone areas were discussed among researchers, policy makers
New checklist for making data from environmental monitoring and assessment open
A new checklist can help those involved in SLU's environmental monitoring and assessment to make data open, well documented and reusable. On behalf of the Council for Environmental Monitoring and
Docent lectures at the Faculty of Forest Sciences now at SLU Play
The lectures that took place on 6-7 May are now available at SLU Play. Here are the links to the lectures: Peter Marhavy: How Plant Roots Sense and Respond to Damage Langning Huo: Remote Sensing for
Webinar: Navigating the data flow – how to make environmental monitoring data openly available
miljodatastod@slu.se Access to open environmental monitoring and assessment data is regulated by law, a prerequisite for management and decision-making, and useful for research. To facilitate this
Licentiate seminar Ester Hertegård
Forest ecosystem services in Europe: policy and perceptions charlotta.bergstrom@slu.se Ester Hertegård defends her thesis "Forest ecosystem services in Europe : policy and perceptions" on June 9
Dissertation Léna Gozé
Making better use of sample data: estimation of plant abundance and associated uncertainties charlotta.bergstrom@slu.se Léna Gozé defends xer thesis "Making better use of sample data: estimation of
Let's talk science! Maps - useful, but sometimes misleading?
annika.mossing@slu.se Participants: Göran Ståhl, professor in forest monitoring, Department for forest resource management. Anton Grafström, professor in forest inventory and sampling, Department
EMA development funds 2026
SLU opens a call for development projects within the twelve environmental monitoring and assessment (EMA) programs for 2026. The last day for applications is 15 September 2025. The call are