About the VH faculty

Page reviewed:  26/05/2025

At the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences we work with most aspects of our animal's lives and health, including farm animals as well as sports animals and pets.

Our thematic breadth is extensive, from animal husbandry, animal health and welfare, food safety and quality well to public health. In all these areas, we do resaerch and educate at undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate levels.

Most of our deparments and units, as well as the faculty office, are located in Uppsala, although important work is also done in Umeå, Skara, Flyinge, Strömsholm and Wången.

Activities at the VH faculty

The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science offers education with focus on animals. The faculty offers programmes and courses on Bachelor's, Master's and doctoral level. Many of them are among the most popular in Sweden.

Programmes

We are currently offering two Master's programmes taught in English:

  • Animal Science: Location Uppsala, 120 credits, two years of studies at second-cycle level.
  • Veterinary Nursing: Location Uppsala, 120 credits, two years of studies at second-cycle level.

More information about education at SLU.

Courses

  • Search for courses at Bachelor's or Master's level

Course packages

  • Bioinformatics

Research schools

The VH faculty runs one of SLU's research schools, the Graduate School for Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences (GS-VMAS), which includes all doctoral students within the faculty.

Doctoral education at SLU

The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) is one of Sweden’s top research universities, with an extensive range of research degrees on offer.  As a doctoral candidate, you will be a part of a supportive research community and an exciting and challenging research culture.

Doctoral education at SLU

Research at the VH facultu

The faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science is considered one the most prominent in the world, regarding research within animal science and veterinary medicine.

Our research is focused on health and sickness among farming animals, horses or companion animals as well as animal management, animal welfare and animal health and the important ethic issues. 

SLU's Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (EMA) meets society's need for decision support, including support for Sweden's national environmental objectives and international environmental cooperation.

EMA works in twelve programmes. One of them, A Non-Toxic Environment, is organized within the VH Faculty.

Collaboration with industry, authorities and organisations is a natural part of SLU activities. The university contributes with knowledge and competence in various collaboration projects.

Read more about collaboration at the VH faculty.

Resources at the VH faculty