Nordic Forest Research (SNS) wants...
...forest researchers up north to find each other, meet, exchange knowledge, to share all that can be shared and to develop brilliant ideas together. Similarities between the Nordic countries (nature, people, policy) makes collaboration highly beneficial and strengthens this small, but in a forest perspective, important part of Europe. Furthermore, SNS wants to facilitate interactions between the Nordic research society and their counterparts in other parts of the world. SNS Funding
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Conference: “Local solutions for regional and global forest management challenges”
SNS Growth and Yield Nordic biannual conference is scheduled to take the place in Latvia from June 7-9, 2022. Please save the date! The topic of the meeting is “Local solutions for regional and global forest management challenges”, and it will cover following topics: • growth and yield modeling…
Invitation to grand finale: BioEquality
Welcome to the grand finale and final project meeting for BioEquality (The Digital Bioeconomy – a method handbook for gender equality in the Nordic bioeconomy)! SNS and NKJ have worked together in this project to gather tools for a more gender equal bioeconomy sector in the Nordic countries.…
SNS paves the way for more co-operation in Nordic forest research
Climate change, ash dieback and several other areas in forest research will be the focus of Nordic collaboration in the coming years. For SNS, 2021 was a super-year. We got a whole bunch of new networks that will work for Nordic co-operation in several forest-related areas. Seven new research…
Álfsól Lind is part of the Icelandic reforestation
Álfsól Lind and her colleagues was granted with the SNS and NordGen scholarship in 2020. They went from their nursery on Iceland to a nursery in Norway to see new technology that can make it possible to produce many many more plants in the same area. Something that is crucial…
Scholarship: funding in forest genetics, seeds, plants and regeneration
Svensk text längre ner Is there a smaller project you dream about? A study trip you would really benefit from? Or some costs in relation to you thesis? Apply for a scholarship! Every year, a number of beneficiaries are granted with up to 20 000 NOK to carrie out…
Forest fire prevention is different in a changing climate
Svensk text längre ner In a changing climate, fire prevention has become crucial. SNS is working on a knowledge base about preventive measures to adapt forests to climate conditions and thereby protect them from fires. The climate is changing in the Nordic region, increasing the risk of forest fires.…
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Applying for SNS funding is easy:
1. Find out what kind of funding is relevant for you, and if there are any open calls (if there are, you find them in the menu). Read more about SNS funding
2. Fill in the application form. Find application form here
3. Send the application form to SNS sns@slu.se
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