On Saturday 8 October it was finally time for the Doctoral award ceremony – the first one since the pandemic started. At the ceremony 125 new doctors, 25 jubilee doctors and 8 honorary doctors were conferred their degrees. In addition, the receivers of Vice-Chancellor Mårten Carlsson's award, the SLU Medals for Distinguished Service and the SLU Educational awards were presented.
The students assemble with massed standards led by Procession Marshal (and veterinary student) Agnes Söderqvist.
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Vice-Chancellor Maria Knutson Wedel gave the opening speech.
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2/19
"Climate and environmentally-focused plant breeding for increased food and nutrition security"
Rodomiro Ortiz, professor of Genetics and Plant Breeding, gave the honorary lecture "Climate and environmentally-focused plant breeding for increased food and nutrition security".
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Brenda Bonnett, Honorary doctor of veterinary medicine, was unable to attend and therefore promoted in her absence.
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Shakuntala Thilsted and Madeleine Fogde, both new honorary doctors at the faculty of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences.
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5/19
Three new doctors at the faculty of Faculty of Landscape Architecture, Horticulture and Crop Production Sciences.
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Ida Segesten, chair of Sluss (the collaborative body for the student unions at SLU), gave the student’s speech.
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7/19
Stig Einarsson, jubilee doctor of veterinary medicine, gave the speech from the jubilee doctors.
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8/19
Lenka Kuglerova, recipient of the individual Pedagogical Award 2022
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9/19
The teachers at the department of clinical sciences – veterinary nursing were awarded the group prize of the pedagogical award of 2022. Anja Pedersen, Katrin Lindroth and Anna Bergh represented the group on stage.
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10/19
Philip McCleaf, water resources engineer at Uppsala vatten, was awarded Vice-Chancellor Mårten Carlsson’s award.
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11/19
The recipients of this year’s Medals for Distinguished Service: Researcher Michael Bertram (the silver medal), Associate Professor Rosario García Gil (the smaller Gold Medal) and Professor Harry Blokhuis (the Great Medal).
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12/19
Proud new doctors at the faculty of Forest Sciences.
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13/19
Rune Andersson, one of the new honorary doctors of the faculty of Landscape Architecture, Horticulture and Crop Production Sciences, in front of the SLU main entrance.
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Festive atmosphere at the banquet at Uppsala castle.
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15/19
Mika Berglund – the toastmaster for the evening
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16/19
The a cappella group Riltons Vänner entertained at the banquet.
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17/19
The speech from the honorary doctors was given by Monika Stridsman, honorary doctor of forest sciences.
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Soul Pack entertained the audience through the night.
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