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News

14 June 2023
Horse research aimed at preventing diabetes in children is supported by the Max Stenbeck Charitable Trust
Increased knowledge of insulin regulation in horses can be used to better understand how type 2...
13 June 2023
EU agriculture ministers visited Lövsta
Under a clear blue sky, SLU received 150 guests at Lövsta agricultural research consisting of the...
13 June 2023
Beneficial fungus can save strawberries from grey mould
Grey mould causes great yield losses to strawberry farmers, retailers, and consumers. However, th...
08 June 2023
DKK 60 M for legume innovation to drive future food production
Legume protein will play a major role in future food production, but legumes have long been...

SLU and Sweden's EU presidency

During Sweden's presidency of the EU, SLU participates as a host for events in the official program, organizer of side events, and participant in meetings and conferences.

Knowledge bank

Forest and wood
Awaiting the next summer of fires
SMHI, the Swedish Meteorological Institute, has forecasted that persistent high pressure systems...
Domestic and wild animals
Human-animal interactions during on-farm truck loading of finishing pigs for slaughter transport
Finishing pigs and transport drivers (TDs) interact closely when pigs are loaded for transport,...
Domestic and wild animals
Survival of Campylobacter jejuni in frozen chicken meat and risks associated with handling contaminated chicken in the kitchen
Most Campylobacter infections in humans are sporadic cases, often connected to private households...
Domestic and wild animals
Age, weight and circulating concentrations of total testosterone are associated with the relative prostatic size in adult intact male dogs
Prostatic hyperplasia (PH) is an androgen-dependent condition associated with increased prostatic...

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Events

28 Jun

Meeting with the Swedish and Danish societies for plant diseases
30 Jun

Havets ekonomi, en utopi? Hur påverkar biståndet havet och människor? Ett samtal som fördjupar.
5 Sep

Futures of Agriculture and Multifunctional landscapes: The thematic groups of IDA 22/23 present their findings
5 Sep

Symposium dedicated to millets
5 Sep

SLU takes interdisciplinarity forward
5 Sep

Alumni event in Brussels
19 Sep – 20 Sep

New deadline - Researcher residency at Philipsonska gården

All coming events at SLU

For a better world

The climate affects the water, the forest, the animals, the landscape, and food production. It affects our lives! Read about what SLU does for the climate and to meet the goals in Agenda 2030.

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