School of Forest Sciences - News

Tuulikki Halla transitioned from a long career at Metsähallitus to become a doctoral researcher in Forest Sciences and a project researcher in the UNITE Flagship Programme.

Rector Tapio Määttä has appointed the Heads and Deputy Heads of Departments and Schools of the faculties. The Head and Deputy Heads of UEF Law School was appointed by Vice Rector Jussi Pihlajamäki.

Shaohui Zhang, MSc, studied the feasibility of various modelling approaches and multiple discrete-return ALS datasets for large-area mapping of LAI at both regional and nationwide scales.

The European Commission has awarded a total of 4,632,000 euros in funding to the Erasmus+ Mundus Joint Masters Programme in European Forestry, coordinated by UEF.

European Bioeconomy Scientific Forum discussed global bioeconomy processes, innovation skills, and multi-level collaboration networks.

The Research Council of Finland’s Scientific Council for Biosciences, Health and the Environment has granted 6.6 million euros of funding to five new Academy Research Fellows, one Clinical Researcher and seven new Academy Projects.

Nine Academy Projects and four Academy Research Fellows secured funding.

MSc Yeray Manuel López-Gómez's thesis explores alternatives to conventional wood preservatives by examining bio-based treatments for solid wood and engineered wood products.

MSc Ghasem Ronoud's doctoral research focuses on assessing tree competition and growth using laser scanning technologies, particularly terrestrial laser scanning and low-altitude airborne laser scanning, in boreal forest ecosystems.

Grants were awarded for PhD researchers and postdoctoral researchers for a research period abroad.