New professors

The professorial inauguration of 2025 will take place 8-9 May. The inauguration of new professors comprise of two events; the lectures and the ceremony. In 2025, 10 professors from Umeå and Uppsala will be inaugurated at SLU Ultuna.

Lectures by new professors

The new professors will give their inauguration lectures on Thursday 8 May and Friday 9 May at SLU's campus in Uppsala. The lectures will then be available by a link on this page. Programme 8-9 May.

Meet our new professors

Anna Bergh

Professor of veterinary nursing

A woman in scrubs walks a dog in a leash indoors, over a series of obstacles.

Sofia Boqvist

Professor of veterinary public health

A woman and three men, all of them wearing suits and nametags, sit on green chairs in a row, smiling into the camera.

Anton Grafström

Professor of forest inventory and sampling

A man in a dark shirt sits in a bright lit office in front of a computer, two screens and a wacom board.

Ingrid Hansson

Professor of veterinary bacteriology

Two persons in white lab coats examine something in a laboratory.

Jonatan Klaminder

Professor of soil science

An outdoorsy person squatting in the forest mounting technical equipment in a piece of moss.

Jens Malmkvist

Professor of applied ethology

A man in overalls stands in a barn, observing piglets in a pen.

Charles Melnyk

Professor of plant physiology

A man and a woman wearing green coats study a small plant in a greenhouse.

Totte Niittylä

Professor of plant physiology

Rubén Valbuena

Professor of forest remote sensing

Two persons sitting in open trunk of a car, holding remote controls, one of the persons are looking at a drone hovering in the air.

Giulia Vico

Professor of ecology

A woman with dark hair sitting in front of her computer programming.

Moderator: Malin von Essen

Malin von Essen is a moderator, facilitator and freelance writer. She earned her degree in forest science from SLU in the 90s and following this trained as a journalist at Stockholm University. For the last 10 years, she has been running her own company focusing on facilitating dialogue on complex societal issues, often with a focus on the management of natural resources. She has previously worked with disseminating research findings in various roles at SLU and Skogforsk.

Photo: Patrik Söderman

Published: 26 March 2025 - Page editor: helena.pennlov@slu.se

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