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11 April 2024
Johan Folkesson is the SLU alumnus of the year 2024
Johan Folkesson, chief architect at Trafikverket (the Swedish Transport Administration) got his...
11 April 2024
New forms of collaboration and learning are being tested in Malmö
At the Botildenborg site, situated on the outskirts of Rosengård in Malmö, the Botildenborg...
11 April 2024
SLU at top four in international ranking by QS
The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024 has recently been released, revealing the top...
04 April 2024
Wildlife responses to the Covid-19 pandemic
Covid-19 not only changed human behaviors but also those of wildlife. When communities shut down...

11 new professors will be inaugurated

On Friday 19 April professors from our four faculties will be inaugurated at SLU Ultuna. On Thursday 18 April there are lectures from the new professors, online or on site in Ultuna.

Knowledge bank

Climate and bioenergy Forest and wood
Wind damages expected to increase in a warmer climate
In spite of elks, spruce beetles and pathogenic fungi, wind is probably the largest cause of...
Forest and wood
Phytophthora in Sweden
Species from the genus Phytophthora are predicted to cause increasing problems related to plant...
Water and fish
Mussels and yeast - alternative feed raw materials for arctic char
Domestic feed raw materials that do not compete with our own food production are crucial for...
Water and fish
Fish stunning methods fail!
In two studies, we evaluated existing and alternative stunning methods for farmed fish. We studie...

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Events

Thursday, 18 April to Friday, 19 April

Professorial inauguration - lectures
Thursday, 18 April to Friday, 19 April

Professorial inauguration – lectures
Friday, 19 April

Carbon castles vs. beetle-fungus armies: phenology of the spruce bark beetle and Norway spruce resistance in times of climate change
Friday, 19 April

Webinar: Creating Value with Fast-growing Broadleaf Trees: Innovations, Strategies and Protection Mechanisms
Monday, 22 April to Tuesday, 23 April

Interpreting, learning and being with natureculture
Tuesday, 23 April

Docent lectures at the S Faculty 23 April
Tuesday, 23 April

Building a more locally responsive restoration paradigm - for multiple human and environmental goals

All coming events at SLU

For a better world

The climate affects our water, forests, animals, landscape and food production. It affects our lives. Find out about SLU's work with climate issues and towards meeting the sustainable development goals of Agenda 2030.

SLU and the climate SLU and Agenda 2030 SLU Water Forum SLU's Future platforms Ask a researcher

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