Collaborative centres

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  • Cross-institutional
  • Knowledge development and collaboration - for the benefit of society

collaborative centres

  • Agrifood

    The AgriFood Economics Centre provides economic expertise in the fields of food, agriculture, fishing and rural development. The Centre, which consists of SLU and Lund University, is a platform for applied research. The aim is to supply government bodies with a solid foundation supporting strategic and long- term policy choices.

  • Biogas Solutions Research Center

    BSRC is a centre of excellence at Linköping University and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. The centre aims to build a strong national knowledge base resulting in industrially and societally motivated research into, and development of, biogas solutions.

  • Centre for Reproductive Biology in Uppsala (CRU)

    The CRU is a joint body between the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Uppsala University.

  • Centre for Statistics

    The Centre for Statistics (Statistics@SLU) is a resource available to the entire university and a joint platform for statisticians working at SLU. The center in its current form was founded in 2011 to contribute to quality assurance of research at SLU through statistical support and consultancy The centre offers:

  • High Performance Computing Center North

    High Performance Computing Center North, HPC2N, is a collaboration between universities and research institutes that forms a competence network for high-performance computing (HPC), scientific visualisation, and virtual reality (VR) in northern Sweden.

  • Max Planck Centre next Generation Insect Chemical Ecology

    Max Planck Centre next Generation Insect Chemical Ecology, NGICE, is a high-level collaboration between the Max Planck Society, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU, Alnarp), and Lund University. The purpose is to allocate complimentary resources – such as scientific expertise, techniques, and equipment – to an urgent research field over five years.

  • PlantLink

    Plant Link is a research network in the area of plant sciences in the south of Sweden. PlantLink was formed in 2011 as an alliance between Lund University and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Alnarp (SLU Alnarp) with financial support from the Skåne Regional Council (Region Skåne).

  • Regional agricultural research for northern Sweden (RJN)

    Information about RJN is only available in Swedish.

  • SLU Aquaculture

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

  • SLU Breeding Network

    The SLU Breeding Network is a collaboration between all four faculties at SLU and aims to strengthen and highlight current research in the field at SLU and to increase the interaction between research and education.

  • SLU Centre for Biological Control

    We contribute to the development of new knowledge concerning the use of living organisms to control pests and diseases.

  • SLU Centre for Organic Food and Farming

    SLU Centre for Organic Food and Farming at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences works with collaboration, coordination and information on organic agriculture research in a Swedish, Nordic and international perspective. Epok is a resource for the entire SLU for communications with the outside world and to coordinate and initiate research and education.

  • SLU Centre for Pesticides in the Environment

    CKB is a partnership forum within the area of chemical pesticides for researchers at SLU and interested parties outside the university. The Centre focuses mainly on fate and effects in the environment of pesticides used within agriculture.

  • SLU Forest Damage Centre

    We produce and collect knowledge and competence for the health of the forest

  • SLU Fältforsk

    SLU Fältforsk is a joint body between the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and external stakeholders in the agricultural sector. SLU Fältforsk's main tasks are to coordinate the planning of national field research and the processing of results, as well as to ensure the quality of methods and techniques used both in the field and in laboratories.

  • SLU Grogrund - Centre for Breeding of Food Crops

    SLU Grogrund joins forces from academia, society and the business sector to develop competence within plant breeding. We want to secure access to resilient crop varieties adapted to Swedish growing conditions, and contribute to a sustainable and competitive agricultural and horticultural production throughout Sweden.

  • SLU Landscape

    A cross-institutional platform for collaboration and joint profiling of the landscape subject within SLU. We are one of the largest environments for research and teaching in landscape architecture in Europe.

  • SLU Movium

    All information about Movium is given in Swedish.

  • SLU Partnership Alnarp

    SLU Partnership Alnarp is a collaborative organisation connecting SLU with businesses, government agencies, and industry organisations in southern Sweden. We create opportunities for knowledge exchange and development within the fields of agriculture, horticulture, and forestry.

  • SLU Plant Protection Network

    We explore how to protect crops and trees from diseases, pests, weather damage, weeds and invasive species, and how to create healthy environments for plants. The network connects SLU researchers and external stakeholders and is a platform to share our groundbreaking plant protection research.

  • SLU Risk Assessment of Plant Pests

    The risk that non-indigenous plant pests establish in Sweden is increasing with climate warming and an increasing global trade. We perform independent analyses which will provide support to the Swedish Board of Agriculture in their effort to counter the damage of non-indigenous pests. The pests may be for example, insects, nematodes, mites, fungi, bacteria or virus. 

  • SLU Water Hub

    SLU Water Hub is a unit coordinating SLU departments involved in catchment scale modelling and assessment of water quality. The focus is on developing, managing and applying models for calculation of leaching, transport, retention, and source apportionment of nitrogen and phosphorus.

  • Swedish Centre for Agricultural Business Management

    The Swedish Centre for Agricultural Business Management (SCABM) links the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) with the green industry. The purpose of the centre is to develop business management within the sector and to find successful, profitable and sustainable companies. More information is available on the Swedish version of this page.

  • Swedish Centre for Animal Welfare, SCAW

    SCAW is a center formation at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) working with animal welfare issues. We are part of national and international collaborations focusing on animal welfare. SCAW is also the National Contact Point (NCP) for slaughter and provides administrative support to the Scientific Council for Animal Welfare.

  • Trees and Crops for the Future

    Trees and Crops for the Future (TC4F) is a Strategic Research Area (SRA) at SLU with Umeå University and the Forestry Research Institute (SkogForsk) as collaborative partners. TC4F develops knowledge on sustainable plant production and plant-based product development with the main objective to support the development of the new circular bioeconomy in Sweden. TC4F consists of two parts, T4F focusing on trees and C4F focusing on crops.

  • Umeå Plant Science Centre

    Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC) is a centre for experimental plant biology and forest biotechnology in Umeå that belongs to Umeå University and SLU. Our mission is to perform excellent and innovative basic research and generate knowledge that benefits forestry, agriculture, environment and society.