Lunch till lunch-möte i Umeå.
18 november
11.00 Registration
11.45 Lunch at Äpplet
13.00 Welcome
13.15 The role of science in an open and democratic society.
Helene Hellmark Knutsson, County Governor of Västerbotten and former Minister for higher education and science, will talk about our need for science.
13.40 Behind the headlines - How science becomes news.
Amina Manzoor, science reporter at the evening newspaper Expressen, and formerly Dagens Nyheter. Amina will explain how news is produced and the difference between news journalism and science journalism. You can expect some helpful hints!
14.40 Fika and mingel
15.20 Food for thought – Northern Sweden as the world’s pantry.
Marie Gidlund, head of the new SLU Norra Livsnoden, a platform that will connect science, education and society to contribute to increased food production and streghtened food security Northern Sweden.
15.50 A musical surprise
16.00 The Faculty Awards and SLU:s and Swedbanks Ägarstiftelse Norrlands joint award for Sustainable Innovations 2026.
16.50 End of day one.
18.00 Mingle at Äpplet, refreshments and snacks.
18.30 Dinner at Äpplet
19 November
08.30 Welcome
08.40 Meet Johan Kuylenstierna and Staffan Norin
They are relatively newly appointed directors general of the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and the Swedish Forest Agency – two of SLU's important government partners. Now they are being interviewed by Daniel Stjärna. What question do you think he should ask?
09.40 Fika and mingel
10.20 Meet the faculty management
Take the opportunity to ask questions directly to vice deans and faculty management within their various areas of responsibility. Choose between:
1) Collaboration, environmental monitoring and assessment, communication and inclusive work environment.
2) Research, strategy and skills supply.
3) Doctoral education, young researchers and undergraduate education.
4) International work and research infrastructure.
5) The needs of support activities and exchange with each other.
11.00 Physical AI in Forestry
Martin Servin is Associate Professor in Physics at Umeå University, leads the research group Digital Physics, and is co-founder of Algoryx. Physical AI – where AI meets mechatronics and simulation – opens new opportunities for the digitalization and automation of forestry. Martin presents current research and reflects on how AI and computational science are transforming research and development.
12.00 Lunch at Äpplet