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| | | | Department of Aquatic Resources (SLU Aqua)Newsletter April 2024 | | | | | | | | |
Hi!
You are about to read SLU Aqua's first
newsletter. Many interesting things are happening at the department, and that
is why a newsletter is a positive thing and helps us communicate about all the
exciting things we do. Here you can read more about our newest employees and get
the latest knowledge from our projects. You can also read about the
visitors who come to SLU Aqua to be with us for a limited time. Why not take
the opportunity to meet these people, and maybe apply for money to visit their
university or institute and bring back new experiences to our department.
SLU Aqua is a big department and we run a very
large externally funded operation. As much as 93% of what we do is financed
by external funds, which in 2023 amounted to SEK 275 million. Managing an operation
that is externally funded requires a lot of work in the form of applications, agreements
and reporting. With such a large external funding, we can compete with
Swedish universities and colleges. For example, we are larger than
Mid Sweden University and the colleges in Borås, Halmstad, Dalarna, Väst,
Blekinge, Gävle, Skövde and Kristianstad. Together we do a fantastic job and we should really
be proud of that.
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Wishing you a pleasant read and a nice spring! /Noél Holmgren, Head of Department.
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Teamwork, weather challenges and rare fish finds – join us on a bottom trawl survey in the North Sea
We would like to say a big thank you to Barbara Bland who has recently ended her assignment as expedition leader for IBTS (International Bottom Trawl Survey) on board SLU's research vessel R/V Svea and handed over the assignment to Annelie Hilvarsson.
| | | | | Equality, discrimination, and equal opportunities + Anna Lorenz = true
We welcome Anna Lorenz as the new equal opportunity coordinator (EOC) at SLU Aqua.
| New guidelines for the language at SLU AquaWe are now increasing inclusion and participation by introducing new guidelines for the use of English at SLU Aqua. | The evaluation of SLU Aqua's establishment at Ultuna is here
Read the results of last year's surveys on SLU Aqua's establishment at Ultuna and how we are proceeding with the work. | | | Meet SLU's own marine detective Maria Eggertsen
Maria is back from Hawai'i where she did a postdoc in collaboration with the University of Hawai'i at Manoa.
| Material from the last Department Council meeting now available
Notes and presentations from the latest Department Council (IR) meeting held on 18 April are now available.
| Örjan Östman takes over the role of Director of Studies at SLU Aqua
A big thank you to Andreas Bryhn and a warm welcome to Örjan Östman - new director of studies for undergraduate and graduate education at SLU Aqua.
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Tips from the operational support
Do you visit SLU Aqua's internal web? If not you really should.
You will find information, notes from meetings, guidelines, stories from our divisions and other services that are aimed for everyone at SLU Aqua.
We would especially like to recommend a visit to the page "Economy" where you will find the file FKK - an hour-based budget template for projects. We are currently redesigning the Economy-page and updating the information. If you have suggestions on how to improve the page or feel that there's information missing, you are welcome to contact us: Anneli Hofström (Head of Administration)
Josefine Karlsson (Communications Officer) | SLU Aqua's operational support |
- Anneli
Hofström, Head of Administration
- Catherine
Jakobsson,
Financial Officer
- Franco Castillo,
Financial Officer
- Carina
Ingemanson,
Financial Administrator
- Sophia
Gustavsson Renes,
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Secretary
- Jun Engqvist,
Financial Officer
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- Maria Sundlöf,
Administrator
- Elsie-Marie Jansson, Administrator
- Margareta Dyjak,
Financial Officer
- Catarina Thorvaldsson,
Financial Officer
- Annelie Lysberg,
Financial Officer
- Ida Björestad Sundberg,
Financial Officer
- Jessica Petersson, HR Administrative Officer
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SLU-Aqua in the mediaCurious about what is being said and written about us? We measure the effect of our media work by following up on our media exposure, and compile the number of media clippings every month.
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SLU Aqua in social mediaA very strange tool from the Institute of Freshwater Research has made its way to SLU's social media. Can anyone guess what it is? The post is only in Swedish. | | | |
From A to Z: Everything you are looking for - in alphabetical orderHaving trouble finding what you are looking for? Please use our A-Z where you will find a selection of links to content on SLU Aqua's internal web, employee web, external web and our common Sharepoint. | | | | New colleagues - welcome!
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Joni Riihimaa
PhD student at the Institute of Coastal Research and part of the gear group in Lysekil.
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Ilaria Perriu
PhD student at the Institute of Coastal Research and in the unit Marine conservation and planning.
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Ida Björestad Sundberg
Financial Officer at the Institute of Marine Research.
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Björn Karlsson
Environmental Assessment Assistant at the Institute of Marine Research
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Hello there Joana Reis Vasconcelos
Joana is
a visiting researcher at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC).
She is currently working on otolith shape analysis on cod at the Institute of Coastal Research in Öregrund. She photographs cod otoliths from the Baltic Sea from
time periods of different levels of hypoxia to examine if the otoliths change
shape due to the increasing lack of oxygen in the Baltic Sea. Joana is staying
at SLU Aqua until May 4th.
This
opportunity has been made possible by the Erasmus+ program of the EU.
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Watch Tekniksprånget (the technical leap) on SLU Play
Tekniksprånget is a seminar series organized by SAMSAS (the environmental monitoring and assessment coordination group) and is aimed at everyone at SLU Aqua, regardless of prior knowledge of the subject.
You need to log in to SLU Play to see the movies.
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Article with SLU Aqua involvement published in NatureCongratulations to Christopher Griffiths who recently had an article published in the well-known journal Nature, entitled "Revealing uncertainty in the status of biodiversity change". – This paper has been one hell of an effort by Tom and
the team, taking several years and numerous rounds of review. The reason for
this is that it is such an important topic and the framework proposed and
applied to 10 of the world’s biggest datasets, has major ramifications for the
assessment of global biodiversity change, says Chris. | | | | CalendarHere are some tips on upcoming Aqua-themed activities. | 3 May | Stefan Skoglund's dissertationWelcome to Stefan Skoglund's defense of his thesis "Population regulatory processes in the Baltic salmon (Salmo salar)". When: Friday, May 3rd from 9 am to 12 pm.
Where: Lennart Kennes sal, BioCentrum, Ultuna, Almas allé 5,
Uppsala.
Participate digitally:
Zoom-meeting
Code: 345402 Contact Stefan Skoglund for more information. | | | | 6 May | Master thesis presentation: How big is a perch in Sweden?
Cameron Camillo will present his master thesis project
"How big is a perch in Sweden? - A study of L90 size in Perca fluviatilis. In his thesis Cameron analyse spatial and temporal
variation in the size indicator L90 for perch across three different systems:
Swedish Baltic Sea coast, Swedish Large lakes and Small lakes.
When:
Monday, May 6 at 10 am to 12 pm.
Where: Zoom.
Code: 037427 Contact Jens Olsson for more information. | | | | 6 May | Aqua skill-sharing session: Introduction in Shiny
Welcome to an Aqua skill-sharing session. During this session, Mårten Erlandsson will take us on a trip of a lifetime into the world of Shiny. When: Monday, May 6 at 2 pm.
Where: room A338 at Ultuna in Uppsala (BioCentrum).
Participate digitally:
Participate in Zoom-meeting
Code: 938915 Contact Agnes Olin for more information.
| | | | 15 May | Aqua seminar: Cyanobacteria - Fish interactions in the Baltic Sea
Welcome to an exciting Aqua seminar with Assoc. Prof. Agnes Karlsson
from Stockholm University. When: Wednesday, May 15 at 2 to 3 pm.
Where: room A402 at Ultuna in Uppsala (BioCentrum). Participate digitally:
Participate in Zoom-meeting
Code:
275519
Contact Magnus Huss for more information.
| | | | 30 May | Open seminar: Wriggling out of the eel problem, and global screening techniques for juvenile eelWriggling out of the eel problem – the Northern
Ireland (UK) approach
Presentation given by Dr Derek Evans from
the Agri-Food and BioSciences Institute, Northern Ireland. Global
screening techniques for juvenile eel
Presentation given by PhD-student Jack
Wootton from the Forth Rivers Trust, Scotland. When: Thursday, May 30 at 11 am to 12 pm.
Where: Drottningholm and via Zoom.
Participate digitally
Participate in Zoom-meeting
Code:
111111
Contact Josefin Sundin for more information.
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About the newsletterThis newsletter is aimed at those who are employed at SLU Aqua. The purpose of the newsletter is for you to easily access information from the department. The newsletter is planned to come out once a month. Feedback?Do you have ideas on something you think your colleagues should know or do you have comments on the content? Contact Josefine Karlsson, communications officer at SLU Aqua. | | | | | | |
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