Please spread the word about this course to any PhD-students you think would be interested. As ‘keynote’ we have the pleasure to start the course with Jem Woods from the Imperial College London.
Are you working with research question related to biomass production systems?
Would you like to broaden your viewpoint and put your system in a wider context?
Welcome to the PhD course
Sustainability and environmental aspects
in biomass production systems, 3 ECTS
Aim and scope
This course will give you an overall understanding of the environmental issues related to different types of biomass production and outtake from forestry and agriculture, in a Swedish and global perspective. In addition, environmental legislation, sustainability standards and certification, the role of political ecology, sustainability in biomass production, and impacts on biodiversity, soil quality, site productivity and water resources in agricultural and forest ecosystems will be addressed.
Content
The course consists of one full week with lectures and literature discussions, November 11-15, 2019. Plus one additional day for presentations of student assignments and a study trip, to be decided during course start.
Course location: SLU Uppsala (Ultuna campus), Ecology centre (Ullsväg 16)
For further information and to sign up contact the course organizer
Lina Widenfalk (lina.ahlback@slu.se)
The course application should be sent no later than 30th September, stating:
· name, affiliation, full address, e-mail and phone number
· name and affiliation of PhD supervisor
· short description of PhD project (0,5-1 page)
The course is arranged by the SLU Research School ‘Sustainable Biomass Systems’ https://www.slu.se/en/graduate-schools/biomass/
Lina A. Widenfalk
PhD, dep of Ecology
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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