Mats Larsbo

Presentation

Mats Larsbo, researcher at the Department of Soil and Environment. At SLU since 2007.

Basic education

• Aquatic and environmental engineering at Uppsala University

Recent positions and professional assignments:

• Researcher at the Department of Soil and Environment (2013-)
• Assistant professor at the Department of Soil and Environment (2007-2013)
• Associate professor (Docent) in soil science (2015)
• Leader for the program ‘Chemical pesticides in soils and losses to the aquatic environment’ at the SLU Centre for pesticides in the environment (CKB) 2013-.
• Course leader for ‘Soil science for environmental engineering students’

Important future issues for the faculty and how I can contribute:

• To provide researchers and teachers with opportunities to develop their research and teaching according to their own ideas
• Recruit employees who are competent teachers and give teachers better conditions for developing existing and new courses

I have many years of experience in research, environmental monitoring and teaching. These areas are equally important and, if possible, I hope to contribute to the development of all three.

Personal reflections

Researchers, teachers and specialists in environmental monitoring and assessment are the ones who know best which activities that can lead to interesting and important insights. The most important task of the management, at all levels, is to facilitate, not to steer.