Umeå Plant Science Centre

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A centre of excellence for experimental plant research and forest biotechnology in Northern Sweden that belongs to Umea University and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Summer flowers in bloom in front of the entrance to Umeå Plant Science Centre on a sunny day.
Portrait photo of a woman with long, dark hair in a lab wearing a lab coat.
Decorative image
Close up of a small flower arrangement with people sitting in large room in the back talking together.
Portrait of a woman with long brown hair and black clothes who is sitting next to a microscope
Arabidopsis plant with mostly green leaves and two yellow ageing leaves.
Portrait of a man with dark hair, a beard and glasses, he is wearing a black sweater.
A man is presenting in front of a group sitting in rows.
A group of people is spread in a lecture room working with laptops.
A woman wearing a white labcoat is sitting in a lab holding a pen in her hand and smiling to the camera.
People are sitting in a large room discussing in several small groups.
Two men and a women are standing in a large facility with trees. The men in front is showing towards something.
A woman with medium-length brown hair sits in front of a computer screen connected to an advanced microscope.
Matchmaking: Small groups of people are sitting in room spread over several tables, discussing.
An older boreal forest on the left side and a clear cut site on the right side of the photo where trees started to regrow, coloured in autumn colours.
Two men (Stéphane Verger (right) and his PhD student Özer Erguvan (left)) at a huge microscope, one is sitting in front and one is standing next to him, both are looking into the camera.
llustration of the molecular structure of photosystem II showing green, blue and yellow areas.
A greenhouse on top of a yellowish building with a scaffold around and leafless trees in front.
A man sitting in a laboratory, wearing a lab coat and gloves. He has long dark hair and a beard.
Forest image covered with a green gradient that gets more transparent towards the top; on the image is information about the PhD course on Quantitative Genetics and Genomic Breeding in Forest Trees displayed together with the logotype of Umeå Plant Science Centre and the Swedish University of Agricultural Siences.
A man with a red beard and glasses, wearing a cap and a hiking backpack, is looking into the camera. Half of his face is in shadow from the cap. There is blue sky visible in the background.
A greenhouse on top of a yellowish building with snow-covered trees and a snow mountain in front
PhD students at the UPSC Retreat in September 2025 - A group of people is sitting at group tables working. In the front of the room, is a presentation projected.
A woman with a striped shirt, long brown hair and glasses is standing on a gangway inside a building. A green wall is visible in the left back.
Close-up of a closed aspen bud in front of a black background. Photo: Aswin Nair
A woman with long brown hair wearing a white shirt is holding a book with a brown-red cover in her hand. She stands in front of a red wall.
Winter forest scene with snow-covered trees and a small stream, sunlight shining through the trees. The image includes the text “Happy Holidays!” and the logo of Umeå Plant Science Centre, with logos of Umeå University and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) at the bottom.
Image on a computer screen illustrating with biological data
A women with a blue cardigan and blond hair is standing in front of a technical platform where aspen trees are growing in white pots fixed in blue holders. She is looking into the camera and smiling.
A man and three women are standing in a line next to each other, all looking into the camera. The second women from the right is holding a diploma in her hands.
A women with short brown hair is smiling into the camera. She wears a white jacket and a colourful scarf. Her hair is brightened up by some sunshine.
Collage of two photos. Left: A flowering plant with rosette leaves and a long stalk with flowers. Right: The green bud of a young aspen plant.
At the prize ceromony in Stockholm (from left to right): Stefan Jansson, Carl Jan Granqvist (award presenter and board member, Måltidsakademien), Emil Åreng (winner of Best book, all categories) and Roland von Bothmer (editor and main author). Emil Åreng and Roland von Bothmer are holding a certificate in their hands. All four men are looking into the camera.
Video film advertising the UPSC Symposium for Early Career Plant Scientist 2026 with written text on it without spoken voice but just background music
A women with a white sweater, glasses and red-brown hair is holding an award in her hands and is smiling into the camera.
A man wearing a white labcoat is sitting in a lab holding a pipette in his hand. He is looking into the camera and smiling.
A women with glasses and long brown hair is standing at a water front. She is wearing a hat and a warm jacket.
Three individual portrait photos aligned next to each other: a man with glasses on the left, a women with shoulder-long blond curly hair in the middle and a man with short hair and beard on the right.
A yellowish building with a greenhouse on top and red coloured trees in front and a parking lot.
A room with methal shelfs that are filled with jars with small green hybrid aspen trees. On each shelf lights are installed.
Video presenting how one can study the interaction between two proteins and why this is important for plant nutrition.
A women wearing a white lab coat is sitting in a lab holding a pipette in her hands. Her blond hair is tied back.
A women standing behind a speaker's desk presenting a welcoming slide.
A blond women is standing next to a birch tree with yellow leaves wearing a brown coat and holding a booklet in her hands.
A women wearing a white lab coat is standing in front of a large glas wall on which the name and logo of the institute is written. She has fold her arms and smiles to the camera. Photo credit: Oxel Urra.
Two men at a huge microscope, one is sitting in front and one is standing next to him, both are looking into the camera.
A women with red coloured curly hair is looking straigt into the camera and smiling. She is wearing a whit top and stands in front of pink flowering cherry trees.
Three man and one women wearing blue labcoats are standing in front of aspen trees in a greenhouse. They are all smiling into the camera.
A group of people sitting in a large room with wooden ceiling listening to a men standing in front behind a podest talking.
Figure illustrating the annual growth cycle in a juvenile aspen tree made by Domenique André.
A women with a mask is standing behind some trees in front of a wooden wall
Eleven pale seedlings grown next to each other in a row with their yellowish tip bend downwards. Photo: Qian Ma
A short-haired men in a white labcoat is pipetting something into a large, black machine. Photo credit: Mattias Pettersson, Umeå University
Two men, Totte Niittylä (left) and Wei Wang (right) with shirts are standing next to each smiling into the camera; both have short hair and glasses. In the background, parts of a green tree are visible. Photo credit: Rebecca Forsberg
A men and two women are standing next to each other looking into the camera. The middle woman is holding a prize in her hand. In the background is the logo of IPNC2025 visible. Credit: International Plant Nutrition Council
Vasilina Akulova, a tall blond women, is holding a microphone talking to three persons left of her. On her right side is another man standing looking at her. Photo credit: Anne Honsel
A large group of people is standing in front of green trees and a small lake. Some small tables with chairs are visible in front of them. Photo credit: Anne Honsel