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Doctoral award ceremony 2024: celebrating SLU’s new doctors and award winners
Published: 10 October 2024
On Saturday 5 October, it was time for the Doctoral award ceremony at SLU. During the ceremony 46 new doctors, four jubilee doctors and six honorary doctors received their degrees. The Vice-Chancellor Mårten Carlsson’s Award, the SLU Medals for Distinguished Service and the SLU Educational awards were also presented.
The doctoral award ceremony is SLU’s largest annual celebration. As always, the day was a magnificent white tie occasion, accompanied by processions and majestic music.
In her welcome speech, Vice-Chancellor Maria Knutson Wedel commented on the importance of diversity – not just biodiversity – but also diversity in the academic world. Nature is home to an array of highly specialised and rare species, which the vice-chancellor compared to those with doctorates. There are certainly plenty of doctors within academia, yet in society as a whole, those with doctorates are incredibly rare. With their diversity and ability to analyse complex problems, they can quite simply be SLU’s most significant contribution to a sustainable future.
This year’s honorary lecture was given by Professor Renée Båge on the theme of ancient philosophies and future fertility research. Renée Båge discussed how philosophers and researchers have been interested in the origin of life for as long as we can remember. Throughout the lecture, she shared examples of the latest fertility research at SLU, linking it to earlier theories on the origin of life.
The doctoral degrees were conferred by faculty. The SLU medals for distinguished service, educational awards, and the Vice-Chancellor Mårten Carlsson’s Award were also presented.
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The students with their massed standards assemble. Procession Marshal and veterinary student Albin Ingstedt leads the group. Photo: Jenny Svennås-Gillner
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Vice-Chancellor Maria Knutson Wedel gives her opening speech. Photo: Jenny Svennås-Gillner
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Renée Båge, Professor of Domestic Animal Reproduction at the Department of Clinical Sciences holds the honorary lecture on ancient philosophies and future fertility research. Photo: Jenny Svennås-Gillner
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The 2024 honorary doctors and SLU vice-chancellor. From left: Kenneth Alness, Delia Grace Randolph, Tom Hobbs, Vice-Chancellor Maria Knutson Wedel, Hans Lindberg, Antonia Ax:son Johnson and Mats Karström. Photo: Jenny Svennås-Gillner
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Ingemar Hansson, one of 2024’s jubilee doctors. Photo: Jenny Svennås-Gillner
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Three of the new doctors at the Faculty of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences. Photo: Jenny Svennås-Gillner
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One of the new doctors at the Faculty of Forest Sciences. Photo: Jenny Svennås-Gillner
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The Educational Awards of 2024 were awarded to Senior Lecturer Monika Johansson and researcher Linus Rosén. Unfortunately, Linus Rosén was unable to attend the ceremony. He will receive his award later in 2024. Photo: Jenny Svennås-Gillner
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Chair of the SLU Board Joakim Stymne presents Professor Bill Hansson with the great SLU Medal for Distinguished Service. Pictured left: Medal recipients, researcher Aida Bargues-Tobella (silver), and veterinarian Jenny Hedenby (gold). Photo: Jenny Svennås-Gillner
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Research Group Leader Håkan Schroeder is the final recipient of the Vice-Chancellor Mårten Carlsson's Award. Pictured here with Mårten Carlsson, former SLU Vice-Chancellor between 1982 and 1994. Photo: Jenny Svennås-Gillner
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Cheerful new doctors leaving the auditorium. Photo: Jenny Svennås-Gillner
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Guests gather around the table for the banquet at Uppsala Castle. The menu included pâté of crayfish and Arctic char, herb crusted venison and chocolate panna cotta. Photo: Jenny Svennås-Gillner
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Head Marshal and veterinary student Albin Ingstedt. Albin presided over the banquet as toastmaster. Photo: Jenny Svennås-Gillner
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Soprano Åsa Jäger entertains the banquet guests. Photo: Jenny Svennås-Gillner
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Honorary Doctor of Agronomy Antonia Ax:son Johnson gives a speech on behalf of the honorary doctors. Photo: Jenny Svennås-Gillner
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Guests dance to Sthlm JukeBox who provided the evening’s entertainment at Uppsala Castle. Photo: Jenny Svennås-Gillner
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