November 2025
Fri. 7 Nov, 2025
UPSC Seminar: Abdul Kareem Valiya Kadavu
Fri. 7 Nov, 2025 9:00 - 10:00
UPSC Seminar
Abdul Kareem Valiya Kadavu
Department of Plant Biology, Linnean Center for Plant Biology, SLU, Uppsala, Sweden
Title: How plants regenerate: Molecular mechanisms, fate decisions, and lessons for plant development
Host: Ove Nilsson
Tue. 11 Nov, 2025
KBC Days 2025
All day
Since 2009, KBC is organising the KBC DAYS, an annual interdisciplinary conference with presentations from the different departments affiliated with KBC and from scientific infrastructures.
KBC DAYS 2025, with the main scientific theme "Bridging Scales: from Quantum to Cosmos", will take place on 11-12 November 2025 - save the date!
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Wed. 12 Nov, 2025
KBC Days 2025
All day
Since 2009, KBC is organising the KBC DAYS, an annual interdisciplinary conference with presentations from the different departments affiliated with KBC and from scientific infrastructures.
KBC DAYS 2025, with the main scientific theme "Bridging Scales: from Quantum to Cosmos", will take place on 11-12 November 2025 - save the date!
Contact:
Wed. 19 Nov, 2025
UPSC Wednesday Seminar 2025
Wed. 19 Nov, 2025 15:00 - 16:00
15:00 Thomas Wieloch
Title: Developing robust indicators of forest ecosystem health and resilience
Supervisor: Totte Niittylä
15:30 Naveen Shankar Alanga
Title: MicroProteins in the cold: All roads lead to SVP
Supervisor: Stephan Wenkel
Place: UPSC Lunch room
Time: 15:00-16:00
Contact: Thomas Dobrenel, Anne Honsel
Thu. 20 Nov, 2025
UPSC Welcome Meeting for Newcomers_November 2025
Thu. 20 Nov, 2025 13:00 - 14:00
Are you new at UPSC?
We invite every newcomer at UPSC to participate in the Welcome Meeting. This meeting will be held twice per semester, four times per year and gives you important information about UPSC, how it is organised, who are your contact persons and will help you to find your way around at UPSC.
Please make sure to attend at least one meeting after your arrival at UPSC. We will serve fika for everyone participating.
We are looking forward to meeting you!
Johannes Hanson (Head of Department, UMU), Totte Niittylä (Head of Department, SLU), Ove Nilsson (Director of UPSC)
Tue. 25 Nov, 2025
Workshop: Potato production to meet future sustainability needs!
Tue. 25 Nov, 2025 13:00 - 16:00
In an era shaped by climate change, environmental challenges, and geopolitical uncertainty, potato cultivation is emerging as a strategic component of sustainable food systems. This workshop brings together experts to explore the future of potato production.
From low-pest seed cultivation and PFAS contamination to crisis preparedness and biotechnological innovation, the program offers a rich blend of scientific insight and practical perspectives. Join us to exchange ideas, build collaborations, and help shape a resilient and sustainable future for potato farming.
Read more about the workshop and sign up here
UPSCtech Seminar: Deploying web applications to the Swedish Science Cloud
Tue. 25 Nov, 2025 14:00 - 15:30
UPSC technical seminar (UPSCtech)
The speaker will be Jamie McCann who will talk about:
Deploying web applications to the Swedish Science Cloud.
The UPSCtech seminar series is an internal series organised by PhD students and Postdocs at UPSC to exchange knowledge about different methods and techniques used in plant science.
Contacts: Lucija Lisica (
Wed. 26 Nov, 2025
UPSC Wednesday Seminar 2025
Wed. 26 Nov, 2025 15:00 - 16:00
15:00 tba
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Supervisor: tba
15:30 tba
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Supervisor: tba
Place: UPSC Lunch room
Time: 15:00-16:00
Contact: Thomas Dobrenel, Anne Honsel
Fri. 28 Nov, 2025
UPSC Seminar: Wanfeng Li
Fri. 28 Nov, 2025 14:00 - 15:00
Wanfeng Li
State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
Title: Time regulation of larch life-cycle progression
Host: Jian-Feng Mao