Welcome to the inaugural workshop of Plant science for a sustainable green transformation of the subarctic; one of the three prioritized research areas at Umeå University.
The aim of Plant science for a sustainable green transformation of the subarctic area is to strengthen existing research, expand it towards new applications and establish new collaborations with research groups at other departments at Umeå University and beyond. The research area ranges from basic to applied research and integrates expertise from all faculties, including social sciences (for example, economics, food and nutrition, political science) and art and humanities. The purpose is to foster a transition towards sustainable forestry and food production and consumption in the European Arctic (subarctic).
This is an opportunity to learn more about plans, visions and current research relevant to the area, get to know researchers and other stakeholders interested in the value chain from plant to food. The program includes short presentations from the different disciplines (before lunch) and submitted presentations in a lightning talk session.
Submissions for the lightning talks are welcome from junior or senior researchers at Umeå university that would like to present how their research could contribute to the prioritized area. Submit a brief abstract, maximum 1 A4 page to stefan.jansson@umu.se or sofia.lundberg@umu.se before October 20, 2024. We may have to prioritize among the submissions
We also of course welcome you to participate without a presentation.
Please contact us if you have any questions.
Looking forward to seeing you on November 4!
Stefan and Sofia (area coordinators)
8:30 Check in and coffee
9:00 Welcome; Ongoing and future activities (Stefan Jansson and Sofia Lundberg)
9:30 Plants and breeding (Stefan Jansson)
10:00 Coffee
10:30 Economics and Business (Sofia Lundberg)
11:00 Governance and Policy (Camilla Sandström)
11:30 Health and nutrition (Armando Perez Cueto Eulert)
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Partner session, business partners and public sector (to be announced)
13:45 Lightning Talks (10 minutes + 5 minutes Q&A)
14.30 Coffee
15.00 Lightning Talks
16:00 Open discussion feature opportunities
16:20 Closing of the day