School of Forest Sciences - News

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.

MSc Marina Peris Llopis's research focuses on fire risk, particularly in Mediterranean forests.

Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland conducted a systematic review of 99 scientific publications that compared the flora or fauna of old-growth forests, managed forests and clearcut sites in boreal Europe.

Researcher Marta Cortina-Escribano of the Natural Resources Institute of Finland (Luke) was the first to study Finnish strains of Ganoderma lucidum in her doctoral thesis.

The assessment of forests' structural biodiversity is a timely topic as forests play a significant role in biodiversity-related decision-making, says Janne Toivonen, MSc (Agr & For).