March, the month when SLU
goes looking for its future
Göran Ericsson, Dean
When I visit other leading universities in the
world, I see that first-year students straight away meet the most renowned
names, or those working on the most topical issues in society. We, on the other
hand, tend to tuck them away until students are ready to start their degree
projects. But what if, by then, our top students have already left us for a
more exciting university? Those of us who hold higher teaching positions need
to have a think about how we handle our teaching duties.
[...]
March is a
month of hope and optimism for the future, for future students and our
researchers. The future of research has a lot to do with freely choosing our
methods and interpreting our findings. In March, this becomes particularly
evident for SLU researchers. Intense thinking and writing are in progress. What
problems need solving for a better, more sustainable world? Research councils
and other funding bodies have launched their calls and are waiting for our
first-rate solutions. As researchers, we have an idea of what we believe
Sweden, and the world, need to learn more about and to make this happen, we
spend spring applying for grants, in competition with others.
The goal of the project is to attract and connect various competences in the Nordic-Baltic (NB) region in order to promote boosted RDI activities in the transition to forest based bioeconomy.
The 22-24 of August, a conference is being held in Umeå. Welcome with your contribution.
Nominate candidates for the 2023 Medals for Distinguished Servicer
All employees can nominate. Nominations must be received by 1 May.
Great interest from
SLU for in-congress excursions
- It has
been a good response, not least from the departments at SLU, but also from The
Forestry Research Institute, The Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and
Forestry, and The Hunters association. We would like to convey as broad
coverage of Swedish forest cutting-edge research as possible during the
excursion day, says Raymond Wide, Coordinator for the excursions during IUFRO
World Congress 2024.
Second Call for applications for support to PhD positions – extension of
deadline for applications with external financial model
Reminder: The SLU Forest Damage Centre Research School had a second call
for applications which closed on the 15th of January 2023. It is now being
prolonged for the external financial model, i.e. for doctoral student projects
that will be co-financed by external partners. Deadline for applications for
doctoral projects in collaboration with external partners is June 20th.
Informal meeting of EU chief plant health officers – May 23
SLU Forest
Damage Centre assists the Swedish Board of Agriculture in its planning for this
meeting. The meeting will discuss issues of a strategic nature with the aim of
preventing the introduction and spread of plant pests of covered by the Plant
Protection Act and which may lead to unacceptable economic, social and
environmental consequences if no effective measures are put in place.
The SLU Future Forests platform is inviting Uppsala campus researchers to a
lunch meeting to learn about the platform and engage in roundtable discussions
about campus infrastructure and networking. The meeting will be held in
English, you need to register for participation.
The four SLU Future platforms invite senior as well as junior SLU researchers
to join us for two days’ discussions on transdisciplinary research. Focus will
be on transdisciplinary research on sustainability combined with forestry, food
production, urban landscapes and one health. Last day to send in your
application is May 2th.
The next newsletter will be published on April 26 2022.
In the faculty's newsletter you can read about current events relevant to you as an employee at the Faculty of Forest Sciences. Deputy Dean Pernilla Christensen is responsible for the content. The newsletter is produced in cooperation with the internal editorial team at the Division of Communication.
