Mon. 19 Jan, 2026 - Sun. 25 Jan, 2026
Mon. 19 Jan, 2026
UPSC Monday Seminar 2026
Mon. 19 Jan, 2026 15:00 - 16:00
15:00 Marcus Larsson
Title: Inherent litter properties influence decomposition rates to a greater degree than local soil environment
Supervisor: Annika Nordin
15:30 Long Tran Thien
Title: Seedless by design: microprotein-regulated parthenocarpy in tomato
Supervisor: Stephan Wenkel
Place: KB.E3.01 Lilla Hörsalen
Time: 15:00-16:00
Contact: Thomas Dobrenel, Anne Honsel
Wed. 21 Jan, 2026
WIFORCE Annual Meeting
Wed. 21 Jan, 2026 9:30 - 18:30
This is the first annual meeting for the Wallenberg Initiatives in Forest Sciences - WIFORCE.
The 2-day meeting takes place at Elite Hotel Mimer, downtown Umeå for invited WIFORCE participants only. More information on WIFORCE and the finalized programme (by the end of December) can be found at www.slu.se/en/wiforce
The WIFORCE Initiative consists of:
WIFORCE Research School
WIFORCE Forest Biology and Biotechnology & newly recruited WIFORCE group leaders
WIFORCE Future Silviculture & newly recruited WIFORCE group leaders
WIFORCE Arena and Computing Centre
The Wallenberg Initiatives in Forest Research (WIFORCE) is a basic science research programme that aims to deepen our understanding of the processes behind forest growth, survival, and biodiversity. The knowledge can contribute to sustainable forestry, new management practices, and climate-adapted trees.
Thu. 22 Jan, 2026
WIFORCE Annual Meeting
Thu. 22 Jan, 2026 8:30 - 13:30
This is the first annual meeting for the Wallenberg Initiatives in Forest Sciences - WIFORCE.
The 2-day meeting takes place at Elite Hotel Mimer, downtown Umeå for invited WIFORCE participants only. More information on WIFORCE and the finalized programme (by the end of December) can be found at www.slu.se/en/wiforce
The WIFORCE Initiative consists of:
WIFORCE Research School
WIFORCE Forest Biology and Biotechnology & newly recruited WIFORCE group leaders
WIFORCE Future Silviculture & newly recruited WIFORCE group leaders
WIFORCE Arena and Computing Centre
The Wallenberg Initiatives in Forest Research (WIFORCE) is a basic science research programme that aims to deepen our understanding of the processes behind forest growth, survival, and biodiversity. The knowledge can contribute to sustainable forestry, new management practices, and climate-adapted trees.
UPSCtech Seminar: Growing Through Conflicts
Thu. 22 Jan, 2026 14:00 - 15:30
UPSC technical seminar (UPSCtech)
The speaker will be Mengrou Li (Master's Student in Management, Umeå University) who will talk about:
Growth Through Conflicts: Understanding Causes and Building Effective Solutions
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: Isabell Rosenkranz (
Fri. 23 Jan, 2026
Wallenberg Wood Science Centre Workshop
Fri. 23 Jan, 2026 10:00 - 12:00
Wallenberg Wood Science Centre (WWSC) Meeting
Lars Berglund. KTH/Linköping University. “Aspen – unique characteristics for new materials”
Eva Malmström. KTH. “Introduction to Wallenberg Wood Science Centre”
Short presentations from UPSC PIs working on wood.
The workshop is open to everyone