SLU Future forests

Apply for seed money for fall 2024

SLU Future Forests offers seed money for interdisciplinary forest research and sustainable development. Deadline for fall 2024 application is October 6. Summer’s officially over – it’s time to start

Focus on Forests gathered young researchers

Monday’s Focus on Forests saw around 20 young researchers attend a workshop on networking and interdisciplinary research. On Monday September 9, Future Forests held a workshop for early-stage

Climate Conversation for SLU employees and students

How can we produce food throughout Sweden in the shadow of climate change? futurefood@slu.se We welcome researchers, other staff and students at SLU to this internal webinar within SLU's series of

Workshop: The role and importance of LULUCF and EU Forest Policy in Managing the Climate

henrik.j.persson@slu.se A hybrid workshop/conference which aims to discuss the role and importance of LULUCF and EU Forest Policy in Managing the Climate. With the support of the Swedish University

Trees increasingly taller, study shows

Forests are growing faster and trees are getting taller. In a recently published edition of Fakta Skog, researchers explain why. Trees are getting taller. A 50-year-old pine or spruce is, on average,

Thematic course in silviculture: Climate, forest and people

Thematic PhD course in silviculture: Climate, forest and people, 3 ECTS dimitris.athanassiadis@slu.se In this course, we will read, write and discuss the challenges in silviculture for the future,

Urban Forests: The impact of tree origin on urban biodiversity

henrik.j.persson@slu.se Welcome to the first Urban Forests webinar of the fall semester of 2024. This time, we welcome Johan Kjellberg Jensen, Ph. D. and researcher at Lund University's Centre for

Northern forests’ role in security, stability and sustainability

henrik.j.persson@slu.se This hybrid seminar brings together researchers to discuss from different perspectives how forests and security issues are linked, and to lay foundations for future

Save the date: Nordic perspectives on Soil Health - an exploratory interdisciplinary workshop

markmiljo-webb@slu.se The concept of Soil Health is gaining traction in the scientific literature and media coverage as well as in policy discussions. Ways to incorporate this concept into

Deadline for seed money

henrik.j.persson@slu.se Last day to apply for seed money from SLU Future Forests. Photo: Andreas Palmén October 6 2024 is the deadline for seed money applications to SLU Future Forests. Read more

Webinar: History meets breeding - How many genomic selection populations do we need in Scandinavian forest trees?

stina.johannesson@slu.se PhD student Maria Del Pilar Herrera Egoavil presents the latest news from her research project related to how interactions between genotypes and the environment can play a

IDA2 - Inspiration3-eng

The call from the Interdisciplinary Academy at SLU – match making and Q&A session futurefood@slu.se Welcome to a lunch webinar about the the call for new applicants to the Interdisciplinary Academy