Professional Activities
Conference Roles
- International Conference, by Invitation (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2009)
- Holocene history of beech and spruce, by Invitation (University of Marburg, 2009)
- The Holocene history of Beech, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (International Union of Forest Research Organisations, 2008)
- Global change and challenges for genetic and ecological research of forest ecosystems, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Zvolen Technical University, Slovakia, 2007)
- Keynote speaker, by Invitation (QUEST and IGCP, 2006)
- Expert advisor, by Invitation (European Union, UNEP and IUCN, 2006)
- Invited Keynote Speaker at International Conference, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Nordic Council of Science, 2005)
- Bulgarian Academy of Science, Sofia, by Invitation (Bulgarian Academy of Science, 2004)
- Invited Keynote Speaker at International Conference, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (European Commission, 2003)
- Invited Keynote Speaker at International Conference, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (European Commission, 2002)
- Invited Keynote Speaker at International Conference, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Mountain Forest Ecology Group, ETH Zurich, 2001)
- Invited Speaker at sponsored symposium in honour of Prof. M.B. Davis , by Invitation (Ecological Society of America, 2001)
Editorships
- Journal of Ecology (Associate Editor, 2007 - present)
- Grana (Editorial Board Member, 2005 - present)
- Encyclopaedia of Quaternary Science (Section Editor, 2005 - 2006)
Examination Roles
- Edge Hill, PhD (2009)
- Southampton University, PhD (2005)
- University of Uppsala (Sweden), PhD (2005)
- University of Uppsala (Sweden), PhD (2004)
- University of Bergen, PhD (2004)
- University of Montpellier (France), PhD (2002)
- University of Joensuu (Finland), PhD (2000)
Organisations I have been associated with
- Academic host and organiser (2010 - present)
- Meeting host (2009 - present)
- Presented a lecture and lead debate (2009 - present)
Professional Body Memberships
- NERC Peer Review College (Member, 2006 - 2009)
- European Science Foundation (Sub-committee member, 2005 - 2008)
- Finnish Society of Sciences & Letters (Expert, 1998 - 2002)