About SLU Aquaculture

Last changed: 08 May 2025

SLU Aquaculture is a platform to promote and coordinate aquaculture research and education at SLU. Aquaculture-related research is taking place at all four faculties at SLU.

Mission

The vice chancellor has given the platform, SLU Aquaculture, the mission and funding to promote and coordinate aquaculture research and education at SLU.

Aim

- to consolidate and develop aquaculture research and education at SLU,
- to strengthen the interdisciplinary cooperation and coordination of research, education and environmental analysis within aquaculture at SLU,
- to visualise SLU's aquaculture activities internally and externally.

Steering committee

The platform is led by a steering committee with representatives from all four faculties, with the VH faculty as organizationally responsible. 

Committee members

Albin Gräns, Chairman, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science

Örjan Östman, Representative for the Faculty of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences 

Malin Hultberg, Representative for the Faculty of Landscape Architecture, Horticulture and Crop Production Science 

Karin Nilsson, Representative for the Faculty of Forest Sciences

Kartik Baruah, Representative for the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science