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The application period for international students is 18 October 2021 to 17 January 2022 for studies starting in the autumn semester 2022.
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
SLU among the world's best universities
In international comparisons, SLU is assessed of a 'very high quality'. In QS World University Rankings SLU is ranked as the third best university in the world in the fields of Agriculture & Forestry, and number 27 in the field of Veterinary Medicine.
Food Systems at SLU
During 2021, the world makes a joint effort to discuss and plan for sustainable food systems. The food system is a complex web of activities involving the production, processing, transport, and consumption of food. On this theme page, we gather current information from SLU concerning research, knowledge, collaborations and dialogues about how we can achieve a sustainable global food system.
SLU and the coronavirus
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News from SLU
- 18 October 2021 Researchers identify strong biases in our understanding of how megaherbivores affect earth system functioning The earth's megaherbivores, large plant-eating mammals weighing at least a ton as an adult, are...
- 15 October 2021 Agri4D – a digital success towards sustainable and just food systems More than 500 participants from over 80 countries engaged in this year’s theme “Food Systems for...
- 14 October 2021 Continued funding for the Swedish Infrastructure for Ecosystem Science (SITES) The Swedish Infrastructure for Ecosystem Science (SITES) has been awarded continued funding for...
- 13 October 2021 Deficient sanitation increases the risk of animal spread diseases in slums Over a billion people around the world live in slums in large cities. In a study in Brazilian...
- 11 October 2021 ECLAS 2021 gathered 700 participants from 52 countries This year's ECLAS conference (ECLAS European Council of Landscape Architect Schools) was organise...
Knowledge bank
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Domestic and wild animals
Ozon wastewater treatment potentiate pharmaceutical toxicity
Sewage effluent ozonation can reduce concentrations of chemical pollutants including pharmaceutic...
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Agriculture
Food and health
Factors behind variation in raw milk quality and its impact on cheese making properties
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Domestic and wild animals
Topical ophthalmic atropine in horses, pharmacokinetics and effect on intestinal motility
Topical ophthalmic atropine sulfate is an important part of the treatment protocol in equine...
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Domestic and wild animals
Faecal bacterial composition in horses with and without free faecal liquid
Free faecal liquid (FFL) is a condition in horses which manifests as differential defecation of...
SLU events
- 20 Oct LARK 50 years - Round table: “What will be the landscape architect's role and societal mission in 50 years?
- 22 Oct From field to genetics. Anthelmintic resistance in the equine roundworm Parascaris univalens
- 29 Oct Weed seed predation : a promising ecosystem service in agriculture
- 3 Nov Wetland creation and restoration for biodiversity : outcomes of conservation initiatives to benefit birds, amphibians and occasionally fish
- 5 Nov Epidemiology of Brucella infection and cost of reproductive disorders in dairy animals in Assam and Bihar, India
Of special interest at SLU
Water is essential to life. At SLU more than 400 researchers and experts work with water-related issues. Read also about what SLU does for the climate and about our work to fulfil the goals in Agenda 2030.
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