About the centre

CEES was established as a Norwegian Centre of Excellence (CoE) at the Department of Biosciences in 2007. The 10 year CoE period ended in October 2017, but CEES continues as a centre and section at the Department beyond 2017. Through the years 2007-2017 the CoE funding from RCN constituted approximately 1/10 of the total budget. CEES was Chaired by Professor Nils Chr. Stenseth until September 2018. From September 2018 until January 2026 CEES was Chaired by Kjetill S. Jakobsen. Professor Sanne Boessenkool is now the section leader of CEES.