Names & News

New on the SLU Board

Jan Bengtsson, Department of Ecology, has been elected teacher/researcher representative on the SLU Board for the period 1 May 2017 – 30 April 2020. The other teacher/researcher representatives are Ingrid Sarlöv-Herlin and Göran Spong, with Ulf Magnusson as alternate member.

New subject representatives

• Carin Martiin: agrarian history
• Lena Dimberg: food science, bioactive components

See the list of the subject areas at: Subject areas at the NJ Faculty

New professor emeritus

Janken Myrdal has been appointed emeritus professor in agrarian history at the Department of Urban and Rural Development.

New docents

• Carl Brunius in food science
• Mari Jönsson in biology
• Staffan Åkerblom in environmental assessment
• Joep de Leeuw in biology

More information: New docents and a new award

New external collaboration specialist

Örjan Östman has been appointed external collaboration specialist in aquatic ecology.

New chair of Epok

Vice dean Hanna Bergeå has been appointed member and chair of the steering group for the Centre for Organic Food & Farming (Epok).

Recruitment of associate senior lecturers

The Faculty Board has decided to launch the recruitment of associate senior lecturers in soil ecology, plant pathology, structural molecular biology and microbial metabolism.

Steering group for SLU-Future Food

The following members make up the steering group for the Future Food platform as of 1 January 2017 until further notice, but no longer than 31 December 2019: Dean Torleif Härd, NJ Faculty (chair); Vice Dean Margareta Emanuelson (deputy chair), VH Faculty; Pro Vice-Chancellor Erik Fahlbeck; Pro Dean Lena Ekelund Axelson, LTV Faculty; Pro Dean Christer Björkman, S Faculty and Vice Dean Göran Bergkvist, NJ Faculty.

New board members at the NJ Faculty

Faculty Board

Jens Sundström has been elected alternate on the NJ Faculty Board through by-election.

Docent Board

Christina Dixelius has been appointed board member and Brendan Mckie alternate member as of 1 November 2016.

An up-to-date list of members of boards, committees and councils at the NJ Faculty can be found at: Bemanning av nämnder, utskott, kommittéer och råd (only in Swedish)