Welcome this autumn’s CEFO seminar series, now as lunch seminars, organized by PhD-students in Uppsala and beyond!
When: See schedule below
Where: Baltic Sea Room, Geocentrum, Villavägen 16
Online: https://uu-se.zoom.us/j/69432204724
CEFO seminar series autumn 2026:
The interdisciplinary seminar takes place Tuesdays 12:15-13:00 once a month during term time in the Baltic Sea Room (Östersjön), at the Department of Earth Sciences, Villavägen 16 and online on Zoom. The last seminar each term includes planning discussions where PhD-students and researchers suggest future activities. The seminar is hosted by affiliated CEFO Members and supported by CEMUS.
| Time | Title and Speaker | Location |
| September 15 12:15-13.00 |
Naima Kraushaar-Friesen, Assistant with doctoral duties, Department of Earth Sciences, Natural Resources and Sustainable Development: Fossilised futures? (Dis)Embedding imaginaries of offshore oil and gas in the United Kingdom | Baltic Sea Room and Zoom |
| October 13 12:15-13.00 |
Charlotte Bunge, Researcher, Department of Earth Sciences, Climate Change Leadership, Uppsala University: Food policies to steer planetary health diets | Baltic Sea Room and Zoom |
| November 10 12:15-13.00 |
Title and speaker to be confirmed | Baltic Sea Room and Zoom |
| December 8 12:15-13.00 |
Emmy Iwarsson, PhD student, Department of Earth Sciences, Natural Resources and Sustainable Development, Uppsala University: Title to be confirmed | Baltic Sea Room and Zoom |
| December 8 13:00-14.00 |
Festive mingle and discussion about CEFO 2027 | Baltic Sea Room and Zoom |
The Center for Environment and Development Studies Research Forum (CEFO) is a transdisciplinary research forum open to researchers and Ph.D. students at Uppsala University, SLU, and other universities in Sweden. CEFO activities focus on environment, development, and sustainability studies. We collaborate with other universities and departments to enrich research education through our transdisciplinary Sustainability Seminars, Ph.D. courses, workshops, lectures, and field trips. CEFO was initiated by Ph.D. students, staff, and students at CEMUS in 2002 as a research school between Uppsala University and Swedish Agricultural University (SLU).
CEFO is mainly driven by Ph.D. students from across Uppsala University, along with senior faculty support. Our affiliated members and other participants are from diverse departments and disciplines, bringing multiple perspectives to the discussions. We encourage conversations framed by problem, not by discipline.
Once per month we host a research seminar series featuring talks and workshops from CEFO members and invited speakers. We have also run skills workshops and organized field trips. In the past, we also initiated and ran student-driven Ph.D. courses in collaboration with faculty. The seminars offer opportunities for getting feedback for your research from a wider audience. We welcome new members from all departments who hope to broaden their horizons. Seminars, workshops, and events are open to any interested Ph.D. students, researchers, master’s students, and the interested public.
Sounds Interesting?
Below you find a schedule of our activities which you are more than welcome to join. We would be happy to send you invites to our activities, by adding you to our sending list. If you are interested in that, please send an e-mail to our coordinator: laila.mendy@geo.uu.se
To become a formally affiliated Ph.D. student see the affiliation agreement and contact the coordinator (Laila Mendy). If you are a master student or researcher we would be happy to include you in our group as a non-affiliated member. The more the merrier!