Potential degree projects
Below is a list of potential degree projects from the Department of Ecology and Environmental Science. Please contact the contact person/supervisor for each project for more information. You can also contact a researcher in your area of interest to discuss project ideas.
- Bugs that Build: Why do caddisfly use seeds in their cases?
- Cascading priority effects
- Decomposition
- Effects of decomposition on soil functioning/respiration
- Effects of fertilization on ecosystem resilience
- Thesis projects in plant ecology
- Factors terminating the subarctic spring bloom
- Temperature sensitivity of plankton respiration coupled to resource supply
- Effects of invasive plants on native flora and fauna in shallow coastal bays in the northern Baltic Sea
- Quantifying edible insect harvests using nighttime satellite imagery
- Mapping degrading palsas
Degree projects in plant physiology and bioinformatics
Students on programmes at the Department of Ecology and Environmental Science can also apply to do degree projects in plant physiology and bioinformatics linked to the Department of Plant Physiology. Suggestions for projects can be found through the link below.
To be considered for a degree project in plant physiology, a passing grade is required on the courses Physiology and Cell Biology, 15 credits and Fundamentals of Chemistry, 15 credits or equivalent courses. In addition to the courses above, in order to be considered for a degree project in bioinformatics, a passing grade of the course Analysis of Field Data, 15 credits and Molecular Ecology and Evolution, 15 credits or equivalent, is required. If a degree project in plant physiology or bioinformatics becomes relevant, course coordinators for degree projects at the Department of Ecology and Environmental Science must approve the choice of project.
Contact at Department of Plant Physiology

Finished degree theses
Look for already completed degree theses in the Digital Scientific Archive, DiVA, a search tool and a repository for research publications and student theses. Take a look at a list of degree theses published at the Department of Ecology and Environmental Science from 2014 and onwards. Some of the theses can be downloaded in full text and you can extend or limit the search to fit your scope.