19 June 2023

ASFORCLIC is organizing a Workshop focused on Gender balance in forestry education and science in Central Europe

Issues of genderbalance and inequality in forestry have moved up on the agenda. Higher education in forestry can play a key role in tackling outdated practices, traditions and sentiments in science and practice. 

 

9 June 2023

ASFORCLIC is organizing a Literature seminar for young researchers. 

Literature reading and writing are the epitome of science. Especially for young researchers, a literature seminar can help to get routine in reading and discussing scientific articles, English language and presentation routine.

 

2 June 2023

ASFORCLIC is organizing a Literature seminar for young researchers. 

The topic of seminar: Ground-based measurements of leaf area index: a review of methods, instruments and current controversies

 

23 May 2023

 ASFORCLIC is organizing WG3 workshop. The workshop will discuss the possibility of using lesser known wood species and will focus on adaptation strategies in forestry and their impact on the forestry and timber sector. 

 

 4 May 2023

ASFORCLIC is organizing Workshop: Stakeholders perceptions of opportunities and constraints for the use of selected tree species

Discussion with key stakeholders (forest owners, forest nurseries, owners of agricultural lands, wood producers, wood processing, other wood industry entities, wood market, policymakers)

 

 21 April 2023

 ASFORCLIC is organizing a Literature seminar for young researchers. 

 Topic of seminar: Laser diffraction analysis of aggregate stability and disintegration in forest and grassland soils of northern Minnesota, USA

   

13 April 2023

BOKU and Wood K plus visit at Josef Ressel Research Centre in Útěchov, MENDELU. Tour of the composite materials, wood protection, acoustics, modification laboratories, mechanical laboratories and many others.

  

24 March 2023

The 4th ASFORCLIC consortium meeting will be held as an online event on 24 March 2023. The conducted progress within working packages will be discussed.

 

7 - 9 February 2023

ASFORCLIC is organizing an extended course on how to write a research text under the leadership of Igor Drobyshev from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.

 

14 - 16 November 2022

          

ASFORCLIC hosted 2nd Workshop focused on lesser used wood species. Together with all advanced partners from AT,DE,SE and SI the potential use of lesser used wood species was discussed.

 

 4 October 2022

         

ASFORCLIC Consortium meeting - the 3rd project meeting 

  

  26 - 28 April 2022

 

 Gabriele Ehmcke, the scientific partner from the Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute - Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries, THUENEN, has visited Mendel University in Brno last week (26 – 28 April 2022) in the frame of the ASFORCLIC project activities. MENDELU's colleagues had the chance to exchange ideas about new research topics on wood modification, wood protection and material durability with Gabriele in dedicated meetings.ASFORCLIC offered the opportunity to the MENDELU master's students and academics to attend Gabi's lecture on the wood anatomy and properties of softwoods and hardwoods. She also demonstrated the MacroHOLZdata interactive application to identify common trade timbers & information on the wood properties, processing and utilisation. The lecture was realised in a hybrid way, allowing remote attendees to interact.

During her short stay, Gabi visited as well, the Josef Ressel Research Centre premises to see timber research in practice and discuss with her colleagues from the Department of Wood Science and Technology prospects and possibilities for future collaborations. We also showed Gabi the University Training Enterprise Masaryk Forest in Křtiny to allow her to learn more about our forestry activities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

17 December 2021 

The new course "Project management in practise" for bachelor's and master's students is to be open at the Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology Mendel University in Brno in the summer semester of 2021/2022. Training provided by ASFORCLIC helped to shape the course content.

The course aims to acquaint students with the basics of project management and the practical side of project implementation. Students will be provided with knowledge covering drafting of the project application, fundamental risk analysis, project implementation and communication with stakeholders.

Further information here

 

 

 

 

 26 November 2021

 ASFORCLIC as the partner of the SilvaNet-WoodNet conference.

Conference proceeding here

Further information here

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement N°952314.