Wild Research Bites

27/04/2020

Social isolation is not doing wonders for our podcast inspiration! 😅 What do you want to hear an episode about? Who would you like us to talk to? Help us with your ideas in the comments 👇

📷 Susanna Bergström

24/02/2020

Have you listened to our latest episode yet?

19/11/2019

Next week I will have reseracher Tim Hofmeester and communicator Susanna Bergström joining me to record an episode about scientific communication and citizen science! 🏡

Tomorrow there is a live seminar by Tim at Umeå were he will talk about the project "Träffa dina vilda grannar" (Meet your wild neighbors), a citizen science project in Umeå municipality using camera traps! 📸

Se direktsänt föredrag om medborgarforskning!

Tim Hofmeester vid SLU Vilt, fisk & miljö leder medborgarforskningsprojektet Träffa dina vilda grannar där vi tillsammans med invånare i Umeå kommun lär oss mer om vilda djur i vår omgivning.
I morgon kommer han att berätta mer om hur han använder teknik för att fler ska kunna uppleva vilda djur och inkluderas i forskning.
Även René Van Der Wal vid Ecology Centre, SLU deltar och pratar om medborgarforskningens ursprung och varför det är viktigt.

Föredraget är på engelska och kommer att livesändas via denna länk kl. 12.10 i morgon, onsdag 20 november. Det går även att titta på i efterhand.
👉 https://www.slu.se/fakulteter/s/samverkan/vart-att-veta/vart-att-veta---direktsandning/

På bilden sätter Tim upp en viltkamera tillsammans med Hugo, en av deltagarna i projektet Träffa dina vilda grannar.
Foto: Susanna Bergström, SLU

21/10/2019

Have you missed our spin off series: Field Bites? We release short episodes from South Africa where Olli is studying the effects of white rhino on the carbon balance in the soil. He is doing his research in the nature reserve of Hluhluwe-iMfolozi in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. Follow the links below to listen!

Olli Hyvärinen, one of the persons behind the podcast Wild Research Bites, is doing fieldwork as a part of his Ph.D. project in South Africa. Of course he is taking the opportunity to record his...

28/07/2019

New episode!!!! Here, we talk about how it is for internationals to move to Sweden to study and work. In this episode we interview two foreign PhD students from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Sabine Pfeffer and Fernanda De Miranda Vasconcelos. They talk about their personal experiences from practical matters of moving to Sweden such as organizing housing and getting a bank account to assimilating into the Swedish culture and working environment.

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5g3tCPrf4Bbt40AHysp6AZ?si=yLZ9SdWlS6GOGY98FfuuOg

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-999355098/episode-8-moving-to-sweden

/ Olli and Emelie

25/06/2019

📡 In this episode, we talk about the king of the forest, Alces alces, moose! With me are professor Göran Ericsson and researcher Wiebke Neumann who both have done a lot of research on moose. The discussion revolves around why we study moose, why they sometimes migrate, the situation in Sweden and Europe, car accidents, climate change, and snoring moose 📡

In the 7th episode of the podcast, we dive into the subject of moose research with researchers Wiebke Neumann and head of department and professor Göran Ericsson. First, we start by discussing the national TV show that recorded the migration of moose over a river in central Sweden using remote came...

31/05/2019

🎙️ On Monday I will interview professor Göran Ericsson and researcher Wiebke Neumann about moose and moose migration in Sweden. What would you like me to ask them? 📸 Photo cred to Tim Hofmeester for this beautiful camera-trap picture from a fire field in northern Sweden!

06/05/2019

What would you like us to talk about in the next episode? Send us your ideas for topics, projects or guests!

03/05/2019

New episode uploaded! Find it on Spotify, iTunes or Soundcloud 😃

In this episode, we discuss the topic of women in science, the importance of female role models and the event Soapbox Science. Judith Felten, associate senior lecturer at UPSC, talks about her experiences as a presenter and Navinder Singh, one of the organizers and associate professor at SLU, tell us about the vision and thoughts that lead to initiating this international event in Umeå.

In this episode, we discuss the topic of women in science, the importance of female role models and the event Soapbox Science. With me is Judith Felten, associate senior lecturer at UPSC, who talks ab

04/04/2019

Check out our official website! https://www.slu.se/wildresearchbites

29/03/2019

🦁 A new episode is now available! Listen to both a teacher and a students perspective on the exciting course in Kruger National Park, South Africa! 🦁

In this episode of Wild Research Bites we interview a Ph.D. student Sabrina Dressel to discuss the ECOS (Ecology and Society research school) Ph.D. course on Global Perspectives on Adaptive Wildlife Management that took place in Kruger National Park in South Africa earlier this year. We discuss the....

04/03/2019

✅ Wild Research Bites - now available on iTunes. Follow and give us a rating there! ✅

27/02/2019

✏️ New episode uploaded on SoundCloud, this time about Master studies. We talk to two students about their experiences doing a master program at and writing a thesis ✏️

In this episode of Wild Research Bites we discuss master studies and thesis work with Anna Widén, current Ph.D. student and Stephanie Higgins, currently writing her master thesis. Both took part in th

14/02/2019

🎧 Wild Research Bites is now avaliable on Spotify! See you there 🙌

A podcast from the Swedish University of Agricultural Science where two Ph.D. students bite into topics regarding research, education, and current forest and wildlife-related news. by Wild Research Bites - a podcast from SLU

11/02/2019

📎 In the next bite-sized episode, we will talk to students about their experience doing master studies and writing their thesis at the Swedish University for Agricultural Sciences.

📎 What would you like us to ask them?

Comment below, send a pm or an email with your questions!

29/01/2019

🔥 Episode 2 - Fire is now uploaded to our SoundCloud page. Follow the link to listen! 🔥

We are working on getting the podcast available on iTunes, Spotify, and other podcast providers.

In this episode, Emelie and Olli are discussing fire in the boreal forest of Fennoscandia while also making comparisons to savanna ecosystems of South Africa. Why does it burn in the forest? What are

10/01/2019

Greetings from the Southern Summer! I am currently on a PhD course called "Global Perspectives on Adaptive Wildlife Management" in the Kruger National Park in South Africa. The course is run by SLU and involves students and teachers from both the northern and southern hemispheres. It has been an amazing learning experience so far, as we have compared and contrasted different wildlife management strategies and spent time talking to researchers and managers alike here in Kruger. There will be an episode coming out in late March about the course in more detail. In the episode we will interview students and course organizers about their thoughts about the course.
Best,
Olli

04/01/2019

In the next episode, we plan to discuss fire 🔥 As a natural disturbance. As a conservation tool. As it might change with a warmer climate 🔥
Do you have any questions around fire in forest ecosystems? Please comment here or send us an email!

19/12/2018

🌿 During our first episode, we explain how our interest in nature began... Tell us how it was for you and how nature is part of your work now! 🌿

14/12/2018

Follow the link to listen to our first episode of the podcast!

In this first episode of Wild Research Bites you will be introduced to the vision for the podcast and a personal story of how two nature interested children became Ph.D. students at the Swedish Univer

05/12/2018

We are just about to start recording our first episode! It will be an introduction to our podcast, our university and also ourselves! The episode will be uploaded as soon as we finish editing it 🙌