The third ”Outstanding Doctoral Research Award” in a row, to the Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology at UPSC

The award 2010 will be given to Finnvid Prescher for his thesis “Seed orchards – Genetic considerations on function, management and seed procurement”.

UPSC researchers receive SEK 20 millions for strategic research on "Parasite resistant trees"

The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research announces its decisions for distributing SEK 400 millions to strategic research in biosciences. Among the 4 prioritized areas, a research team led by Professor Stefan Jansson receive a grant in the field of "Parasite resistance in trees and crops".

UPSC have received 9 two-year post-doctoral fellowships from the Kempe Foundation

UPSC have received 9 two-year post-doctoral fellowships from the Kempe Foundation as a continuation of the internationalization project initiated three years ago.

Scientists receive SEK 75 millions to map the genes of Sweden's most important plant: Norway spruce

Take a good look at your Christmas tree - it has seven times more genetic material (DNA) than yourself! It is not known why but now, Swedish Scientists will sequence the Norway spruce genome.

Birger Lindberg Møller named honorary doctor at Umeå University

Professor Birger Lindberg Møller, Copenhagen University, is a prominent plant scientist who is well known to the scientists of Umeå Plant Science Centre. 

UPSC visited by the French minister of research and universities

The French minister of research and universities, Valérie Pécresse, visited UPSC on the 16th of october, to discuss with french scientists, after she attended the informal meeting of the Competitiveness Ministers that was held in Umeå on 14-16 October.

Strong research environment granted UPSC researchers

The Swedish Research Council Formas has chosen a UPSC-lead research consortium as one of the seven new "Strong Research Environments". The consortium, which consists of 11 scientists from Umeå University and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, will share 25 miljon SEK during the five years' period 2010-2014. The project is called "Bioimprove-Improved biomass and bioprocessing properties of wood", and it is lead by Hannele Tuominen.

Higher efficiency in balanced tree breeding

UPSC researcher, Professor Dag Lindgren, have found that balance among grandparents is more important than balance among parents .

Mark Stitt named honorary doctor at Umeå University

For his contributions to the development of UPSC Professor Mark Stitt has been named honorary doctor at the faculty of science and technology at Umeå University. He will formally receive the high honour at the annual ceremony on 18 October.

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Researcher at UPSC has been awarded Research Fellows position from Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

Åsa Strand has been awarded a Research Fellows position from The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. This year the Academy offered 12 research fellow posts. The aim of this initiative is to create the best possible conditions for exceptionally gifted researches to carry out their research in Sweden.

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