New talkshow: Coffee Chats with researchers in environmental communication
Through Coffee Chats, we share stories behind the research at the division of environmental communication. In the first episode, you will meet Teresa Sarasa Nagore, a PhD student researching the role of crop biotechnology in South African smallholder farming.
New podcast about how control of farmland can drive the rise of authoritarian politics
The podcast 'Fields of Power' explores how ownership of agricultural land shapes democracy and how the loss of this land can lead to authoritarian politics. While rooted in Hungary, the story speaks to broader global patterns of power, inequality, democratic erosion and the rise of the far right.
Local Voices Uncover Hidden Needs in Ukraine’s Post-War Recovery
When Ukrainians rebuild their lives after liberation from Russian occupation, some restoration efforts matter more than others. By visiting villages, SLU researchers found that actions such as restoring gardens and demining forest are crucial for people’s well-being – yet they are often overlooked.
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New talkshow: Coffee Chats with researchers in environmental communication
Through Coffee Chats, we share stories behind the research within the division of environmental communication at SLU. -
A Practical Guide to Interdisciplinary Biodiversity Research
Despite widespread calls for interdisciplinarity, biodiversity research still struggles to integrate social and natural sciences. A new article offers practical advice for moving from ambition to action. -
Movium and SLU Urban Futures appoint a joint head of operations
As of the turn of the year, SLU Movium Think Tank and SLU Urban Futures appointed a joint head of operations, with the aim of gradually integrating the two units and bringing them closer to the core activities of the organisation. -
New podcast about how control of farmland can drive the rise of authoritarian politics
The podcast 'Fields of Power' explores how ownership of agricultural land shapes democracy and how the loss of this land can lead to authoritarian politics. While rooted in Hungary, the story speaks to broader global patterns of power, inequality, democratic erosion and the rise of the far right. -
Local Voices Uncover Hidden Needs in Ukraine’s Post-War Recovery
When Ukrainians rebuild their lives after liberation from Russian occupation, some restoration efforts matter more than others. By visiting villages, SLU researchers found that actions such as restoring gardens and demining forest are crucial for people’s well-being – yet they are often overlooked. -
Tracking climate shocks to build future resilience
What can past climate extremes teach us about resilience? Researchers at SLU’s Interdisciplinary Academy (IDA) are studying long-term data on climate, farming, soils, and society to uncover patterns that could help us adapt to future challenges.
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Health Promoting Forests
Providing practical advices for urban forest landowners, through action on how to manage forests for the human best.
Sami Natural Resource Use from year 1550 to 1800
The project investigates how Indigenous peoples manage the transition from a foraging to a food-producing economy and how that change affects people.
Include2Restore
The project develops inclusive meeting places where people together find solutions for the restoration of pastures in the Karamoja border area between Uganda and Kenya.
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Agrarian History
Agrarian history is a broad discipline examining people in the rural society, their social and economic conditions, and their relationship with nature, the landscape and wider society, as well as agricultural production and technological development. -
Landscape Architecture - Design
Landscape Architecture – Design is the field in which design-related questions in landscape architecture are central. We work from three complementary perspectives, where research, education, and collaboration generate knowledge ABOUT, FOR, and THROUGH design. -
Landscape Architecture - Urban Ecology
The subject area has an interdisciplinary approach that combines ecology, biodiversity, human well-being with the management, design and planning of urban green and blue areas. -
Landscape, Planning and Society
The subject group studies the landscape as an arena for sustainable and just societal transformation. -
Political Science
Political science is the scientific study of politics. Central to this are issues of democracy, power, politics, governance, and public administration at different levels.