Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science

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News

Experimental setup above canopy in an australian eucalyptus forest.

23 Nov 2020 | News

Funding to ecosystem process research

The Swedish Research funding research on soil nutrient cycles and the interaction with carbon dioxide uptake in forest ecosystems. Benjamin Smith and David Wårlind from our department got the funding, as part of a larger research group.

Solar panels. Photo by Jukka Niittymaa, from Pixabay.

26 Feb 2021 | News

“Solar panels in Sahara could boost renewable energy but damage the global climate – here’s why”

Zhengyao Lu, researcher at the department, has published a popular science article on The Conversation website. It's entitled “Solar panels in Sahara could boost renewable energy but damage the global climate – here’s why”.

Digital illustration of a 3d-model of a building.

20 Nov 2020 | News

Thesis about harmonisation of 3D geodata for planning and building

On Friday 20th November Helen Eriksson is defending her thesis with the title "Harmonisation of 3D geodata – a prerequisite for a digital information flow for applications in the planning and building sector"

research plot n Greenland on tundra with mountain in the background.

13 Nov 2020 | News

Starting Grant to research on root dynamics in the Arctic

Grant to research on Modelling root dynamics in arctic tundra ecosystems and quantifying vegetation feedback to regional and global climate change.

Two people nailing a thesis to a tree trunk installed in a library

12 Nov 2020 | News

New thesis: GIS and spatial methods in epidemiology

Augustus Aturinde, PhD candidate, recently nailed his thesis “GIS and Health: Enhancing Disease Surveillance and Intervention through Spatial Epidemiology”.

Calendar

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11 March 2021 13:15 to 14:00 | Online seminar

The Geolibrary in the time of corona