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Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
 
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Research

Test-tube with plants. Photo: Viktor Wrange

Animals, plants and people

SLU has a solid basis of research, aiming for a sustainable development in Sweden as well as internationally. 

A great deal of all biological research in Sweden is conducted at SLU.

Research ranges from cultivation technique, rural development, animal and human health to biotechnology and functional genomics.

News

2012-12-20 -  Tropical studies in Forest Facts from SLU:
Forest response to drought in the Amazon, and forest user strategies in Ethiopia
Read about the possible effects of drought in the Amazon on forest ecosystem function, and the success of various economic strategies for sustainable livelihood of local forest users in Ethiopia!
2012-12-20 -  Local feeds suitable for Striped catfish cultivation in Vietnam
Fishmeal in the feed to Striped Catfish in Vietnamese aquaculture can be replaced with locally produced feedstuffs and by-products without negative effects on production. This is the conclusion in a dissertation...
2012-12-06 -  Food Security Research in SLU-hosted Symposium in Uganda
African and SLU researchers meet in a symposium in Kampala, Uganda, hosted by SLU Global to discuss the outcomes of the Swedish Government initiative “UD40”.
2012-11-15 -  SLU second best among Swedish universities in Leiden ranking
This year’s version of the prestigious Leiden Ranking places SLU among the 200 best universities in the world. Among Swedish universities SLU is second best, or third, depending on the choice of bibliometric...

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Research excellence

Read more about successful research teams, some important grants, individual distinctions, publishing and citations, research collaborations and university rankings:


Popular science

Juniperus. Photo: Nora Adelsköld

  • Read more (Shaping the Future, Findings in Brief, Forest Facts, Currents, etc.)

Fields of interest

Grazing cows. 

SLU's research and environmental monitoring and assessment are reflected by the left hand links. These fields of interest follow SLU's sector branches and other groups of interest in society.  


Page updated: 2012-08-16. Page editor: nora.adelskold@slu.se
 
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