Annual report 2025
Following a year of progress and achievement, we continue to develop our research and enhance the student learning experience.
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Stensjö. Photo: Björn Gunnarson
External research grants awarded in 2025*
| Funding organisation | Name | Project | Total Grant (KSEK) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolin RT4 | Stefano Manzoni | Anslagsfinansiering | 150 |
| FORMAS | Gunhild Rosqvist | How interacting effects of extreme weather can be incorporated into landscape planning: the case of reindeer husbandry in northern Sweden. | 661 |
| SIDA | Regina Lindborg | SUWASAN (Sustainable Water and Sanitation for All) | 792 |
| Trafikverket | Caroline Greiser | MicRoad: Microclimate in road infrastructure and its impact on biodiversity | 283 |
| Riksantikvarieämbetet | Gunhild Rosqvist | The province of Norrland’s water-related cultural environments 2.0: Methods for cultural heritage monitoring | 226 |
| Vetenskapsrådet | Florian Mekhaldi | Decoding five centuries of extreme space weather and near-Earth effects using ice cores | 4 800 |
| Formas | Maria Faticov | Effects of military-induced disturbances on soil microbial diversity and microbial ecophysiological properties | 5 970 |
| Rymdstyrelsen | Saeid Aminjafari | A comprehensive inventory of surface waters in Sweden: Integrating satellite data with machine learning | 4 332 |
| FORMAS | Georgia Destouni | An interdisciplinary laboratory for tracing, understanding and mitigating risks towards a chemically safe future, with a focus on PFAS in the era of climate transition | 5 000 |
| Schmidt Found | Gustaf Hugelius | Rapid Permafrost Thaw Carbon Trajectories | 9 787 |
| Sum | 27 502 |
*Amounts below 100 TSEK have not been included in the report.
Our publications
See our 2025 publications in DiVA
Doctoral theses 2025
Gender in Marine Protected Areas: Implications for conservation and sustainability in a changing ocean
Felicity Pike | Supervisor Maricela de la Torre Castro
Understanding Soil Rewetting Respiration Pulses: From Laboratory-Based Microbial Mechanisms to Field Validation
Xiankun Li | Supervisor: Stefano Manzoni
Muddy waters – Managing drained forested peatlands in northern latitudes for climate change mitigation
Daniel Escobar Carbonari | Supervisor Salim Belyazid
Admitted to the PhD programme
Johanna Wallström | Supervisor Arjen Stroeven
Education
The department educates approximately 1,200 students annually across three bachelor’s programmes and five master’s programmes. Our course offerings also include elective courses, standalone courses and orientation courses.
Bachelor Programmes (180 credits) in
- Biology-Earth Sciences
- Geography
- Earth Sciences
Master Programmes (120 credits) in
- Environmental Management and Physical Planning (paused 2026)
- Geomatics with Remote Sensing and GIS
- Landscape Ecology
- Polar Landscapes and Quaternary Climate
- Water Resources
Department Board
Last updated: 2026-03-08
Source: Department of Geological Sciences