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Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences

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Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences

Lignins – not so random after all

Lignins – the complex molecules that make plants sturdy and allow them to grow tall – are not as random as once thought. A new international study led by Prof. Edouard Pesquet at Stockholm University uncovers how lignins’ chemistry and structure vary between cell types to meet plants’ physiological needs. The paper, published as a Tansley Review in the journal New Phytologist, highlights how this molecular diversity has been key to plants’ success on land.

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Mesocosm experiments can reveal how warming and animal communities affect greenhouse gas emissions

Creating controlled mini-ecosystems, called mesocosms, is one way for researchers to study factors that influence processes in the sea. This summer, a large experiment of this kind was conducted at the Askö Laboratory, to investigate how emissions of greenhouse gases from shallow coastal bays are affected by global warming and by animal communities in the water and sediment.

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Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences

DEEP seeks Associate Professor in Plant Ecology – apply now!

The Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences (DEEP) at Stockholm University is inviting applications for a tenured Associate Professor position in Plant Ecology. Situated in Sweden’s dynamic capital, the university offers a world-class research environment where education and research thrive together.

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Calendar

4 November

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5 November

Conference

Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences

The Spinach Soup 2025

We are delighted to invite you to this year's departmental retreat, the Spinach Soup. The retreat is a research-focused, 2-day event designed for socializing and mingling as a department in a different setting. This year, we will focus on curiosity—the spark behind science!

Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences

The Spinach Soup 2025

We are delighted to invite you to this year's departmental retreat, the Spinach Soup. The retreat is a research-focused, 2-day event designed for socializing and mingling as a department in a different setting. This year, we will focus on curiosity—the spark behind science!

6

November

Information session

Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences

Welcome to DEEP – Introduction for New Employees and Long-term Guests

We invite all new employees and long term guests from January 2025 until now to an introductory morning – please see the programme in the email from Yvonne Knutsen.

Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences

Welcome to DEEP – Introduction for New Employees and Long-term Guests

We invite all new employees and long term guests from January 2025 until now to an introductory morning – please see the programme in the email from Yvonne Knutsen.

7

November

Seminar

DEEP Advanced Seminar Series (DASS) with Dr. José Cerca

Welcome to the DEEP DASS Seminar with Dr. José Cerca, DDLS fellow at the Swedish Museum of Natural History, who will present: "Plant radiations on oceanic islands: a genomics and natural history approach.”

DEEP Advanced Seminar Series (DASS) with Dr. José Cerca

Welcome to the DEEP DASS Seminar with Dr. José Cerca, DDLS fellow at the Swedish Museum of Natural History, who will present: "Plant radiations on oceanic islands: a genomics and natural history approach.”

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December

Seminar

DEEP Advanced Seminar Series (DASS) with Associate Prof. Jan Hackel

Welcome to the DEEP Advanced Seminar Series (DASS) with Associate Prof. Jan Hackel, who will present a talk titled: “Global biogeographic disjunctions in seed plants"

DEEP Advanced Seminar Series (DASS) with Associate Prof. Jan Hackel

Welcome to the DEEP Advanced Seminar Series (DASS) with Associate Prof. Jan Hackel, who will present a talk titled: “Global biogeographic disjunctions in seed plants"

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