Doctoral education
A programme consisting of four years' full-time study and 240 credits, which leads to a doctorate. A licentiate degree consists of 120 credits and two years' full-time study. In order to be accepted for doctoral studies, you must have completed basic university education, with at least one year at second-cycle level. A doctoral student gains a deeper insight into their subject in their doctoral studies. A doctoral thesis constitutes at least 120 credits of doctoral studies (80 for a licentiate degree).
Diss Alice Isibika
Use of pre-treatments and substrate blending to enhance process efficiency in black soldier fly larvae composting of food industry waste charlotta.eriksson@slu.se Alice Isibika defends her thesis
Dissertation Alex Appiah Mensah
Growth trends and site productivity in boreal forests under management and environmental change: insights from long-term surveys and experiments in Sweden charlotta.bergstrom@slu.se Alex Appiah
Diss Karl Adler
Digital soil mapping and portable X-ray fluorescence prediction of cadmium, copper and zinc concentrations as decision support for crop production charlotta.eriksson@slu.se Karl Adler defends his

Plant health and biocontrol in focus at Älvkarleby
A course in plant pathology was arranged in May in Älvkarleby for 22 doctoral students from the Nordic countries. The role of microorganisms in biological control of plant diseases was in focus.
PhD-Course: Watershed Ecology and Biogeochemistry
PhD-Course on Watershed Ecology and Biogeochemistry dimitris.athanassiadis@slu.se This PhD course addresses the foundational concepts and modern challenges within the broad field of watershed
Diss Jasmina Sargac
Forested buffers in agricultural landscapes : mitigation effects on stream–riparian meta-ecosystems charlotta.eriksson@slu.se Jasmina Sargac defends her thesis "Forested buffers in agricultural
Diss Hanna Astner
Exploring entrepreneurial processes in new markets : towards sustainable food systems charlotta.eriksson@slu.se Hanna Astner defends her thesis "Exploring entrepreneurial processes in new markets :
Silva doctoral student conference
SILVA: doctoral student conference dimitris.athanassiadis@slu.se SILVA is happy to welcome you to the 1st doctoral student conference of the Faculty of Forest Sciences that will take place ONSITE
Dissertation David Castro
Who comes first? Implications of the plant-microbiome-soil continuum feedback on plant performance charlotta.bergstrom@slu.se David Castro defends his thesis "Who comes first? Implications of the
Dissertation Mikael Lundbäck
Roadmap for teleoperation and automation of forwarding charlotta.bergstrom@slu.se Mikael Lundbäck defends his thesis "Roadmap for teleoperation and automation of forwarding" May 13 2022.
Dissertation Mostarin Ara
Establishment and early management of young forest in Sweden : stand structure, spatial design and pre-commercial thinning charlotta.bergstrom@slu.se Mostarin Ara Defends her thesis "Establishment
Dissertation Mikolaj Lula
Regeneration methods and long-term production for Scots pine on medium fertile and fertile sites charlotta.bergstrom@slu.se Mikolaj Lula defends his thesis "Regeneration methods and long-term