Excursion 2009 - Uppsala

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Schedule

Saturday 16.05.09 9:00 - 9:00 Travel via train: Munich - Copenhagen - Stockholm, use the time to synthesize what we have read and learned in our preparations and discuss with one another

Sunday 17.05.09 9:00 - 12:00 Visit Swedish Natural History Museum, meet with the curators, explore current research and resources available 12:00 - 13:00 Lunch at a local eatery, trying native specialities 13:00 - 15:00 Guided city tour, lasting 2 hours with a focus on its history

Monday 18.05.09 9:00 - 12:00 Visit Bergius Botanical Garden, including seeing the Victorian greenhouse and Edvard Anderson Mediterranian Conservatory 12:00 -13:00 Lunch 13:00 - 17:00 Visit herbaria, including the Nordic, Regnellian and General herberium. with a tour by Yvonne Arremo

Tuesday 19.05.09 9:00 - 12:00 Travel to Uppsala, arrive at the hostel 12:00 - 13:00 Lunch 13:00 - 17:00 Arrive at Uppsala University, spend the afternoon with the master's students: Give short presentations of Master's research projects (Munich and Uppsala students)

Wednesday 20.05.09 9:00 - 12:00 Meet with Prof. Dr. Jacob Höglund 12:00 - 13:00 Lunch 13:00 - 17:00 Meet with Prof. Dr. Hans Ellegren

Thursday 21.05.09 9:00 - 17:00 Go on a hike accompanied by Master's students from Uppsala University and a guide from the Biozentrum

Friday 22.05.09 9:00 - 12:00 Meet with Prof. Dr. Siv Andersson 12:00 - 13:00 Lunch potentially with Master's students 14:00-15:00 Guided city tour of historic Uppsala

Saturday 23.05.09 9:00 - 9:00 Travel via train: Uppsala - Stockholm - Copenhagen - Munich, use the time together to summarize what we have learned, what connections we have made, what we thought was good and bad about the trip, while writing down suggestions for future trips.