3 Oct

Ultuna studio, Undervisningshuset, Almas allé 10, Ultuna, Uppsala + online

Lectures by the new honorary doctors

Welcome to attend the open lectures by the honorary doctors of 2025; in the studio or online. Some lectures are held in Swedish and some in English; see programme.

Programme

08.50 Welcome address by Vice-Chancellor Maria Knutson Wedel

09.00 Licensed dentist Torbjörn Lundström, Honorary Doctor of Veterinary Medicine 
The Oral Cavity, a fascinating part of the body

09.40 Professor Olli Peltoniemi, Honorary Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
One Health and animal reproduction

10.10 COFFEE/TEA 

10.40 Entrepreneur Josef Nygren, Honorary Doctor of Forest Sciences
Från rom till lappländsk fjällröding - att skapa hållbara värden i svenska Lappland

11.20 Professor Michael J. Wingfield, Honorary Doctor of Forest Sciences
Decades of discovery: Science behind a hidden tree killer

12.00 LUNCH BREAK

13.30 Professor Maggie Roe, Honorary Doctor of Agricultural Sciences
Stories of changing landscapes: Collaborative, creative research in coastal and delta landscapes

14.10 Agriculture entrepreneur Erik O.R. Bengtsson, Honorary Doctor of Agricultural Sciences
Hur man skriver en affärsplan 

14.50 Agronomist Per Modig, Honorary Doctor of Agricultural Sciences
Udda baljväxter till mat - en resa från experiment mot hållbara odlingssystem

Facts

Time: 2025-10-03
City: Uppsala + online
Location: Ultuna studio, Undervisningshuset, Almas allé 10, Ultuna
Organiser: SLU
Additional info:

Outerwear and large bags must be left in the cloakroom. The studio has a limited number of seats, and the lectures are streamed to the adjacent hall. Between each lecture there will be a 10 min pause – the doors are kept closed during the lecture.

Read more about the honorary doctors and the Doctoral Award Ceremony