Focus on forests: interdisciplinary workshop for early career researchers

This workshop will facilitate interdisciplinary networking and provide an overview of key steps that you can take to initiate interdisciplinary research projects with a focus on forests. This includes all perspectives on forests and the forest sector.

It is designed for early career researchers, such as Postdocs, young researchers, and late-stage PhDs. Workshop includes fika and lunch. Welcome!

Organiser of the workshop is Future Forests.

Registration

Registration form
Please register before 4 September.

Venue

Universitetsklubben at Universum, Umeå Campus.
See digital map here.

Program

8:30–8:45 | Welcome mingling

8:45–10:00 | Introduction: Success stories and “how to” initiate interdisciplinary collaborations.

• Eliza Hasselquist (SLU)
• Carina Keskitalo (UU and UTRI)
• Marie Stenseke (SLU Interdisciplinary Academy, via Zoom)

10:00–10:30 | The funding landscape

• Caroline Grabbe (SLU)
• Irma Olofsson and Stefan Hupperts (Future Forests)

10:30–10:45 | Break

10:45–11:00 | Speed dating

11:00–11:15 | Topic brainstorming

11:15–12:15 | Group activity

12:15–13:30 | Lunch 

Questions?

Contact Irma Olofsson or Stefan Hupperts