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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Save the date for a seminar: Soil as a carbon sink
November 26th 2020 We would like to welcome you to the first event in the Nordic Seminar Series on Soil as a Carbon Sink. This first seminar will focus on the current state of knowledge in the field. Confirmed speakers thus far are Prof Katarina Hedlund from Lund University and Prof emeritus Johan…
BioEquality project will change the Nordic bioeconomy
Our new BioEquality project started stage one of the work for a gender balanced, digitalised bioeconomy in the Nordic region, in a meeting October 12. Based on the discussions during the project’s start-up meeting on September 24 the definition of the aim of the network was specified: The project…
Meet the woman in lead of the Swedish forest entrepreneurs
Anna Furness is the CEO of the Swedish organisation Skogsentreprenörerna. She is a female boss in an industry that consists of almost only men. Or? (Swedish translation below) – Everyone knows that there are very few women who drive forest machines. However, the female entrepreneur is in most cases…
Women an untapped potential in forestry
The Nordic forest industry is in huge need of labor, but the proportion of female forest workers is minimal. Women are a large, wasted resource in Nordic forestry, according to Nordic Forest Research (SNS), whom is now launching a report on gender equality in the Nordic forests. About half…
Successful digital matchmaking – in the time of corona
According to a study from Stanford University in 2017, 39% of all couples found their partners on the internet, and only 20% “through friends”. What works for people who search for love should also work for those looking for a research collaborator. And in an ongoing pandemic, the internet is…
Reindeer husbandry in focus for the next matchmaking day
NKJ and SNS jointly invite researchers and stakeholders interested in reindeer husbandry to a matchmaking day online, August 25, 2020. We have invited prominent people to share their knowledge and resent research in reindeer husbandry. All participants will have the opportunity to add information and discuss, for an interesting…
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Applying for SNS funding is easy:
1. Find out what kind of funding is relevant for you. 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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