Society – rural and cities

At SLU, we develop knowledge on green issues that affect both rural areas and urban society. Interested in rural development, environmental communication, sustainable cities, circularity, landscape planning, urban environment, health or recreation? Find your way into SLU’s work in this field.

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Contact an expert or find a collaboration partner

SLU has a number of experts with a special mandate to collaborate with society in various areas. Find your contact here!

Knowledge bank: Society

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Research: Society

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Departments: Society

  • Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management

    LAPF is Sweden’s leading academic institution for education and research in the field of landscape architecture and a part of SLU Landscape.

  • Department of People and Society

    We work on solving societal challenges. At the intersection of research, teaching and practice, we bring together environmental psychology, business management and advisory services. Our purpose is to create conditions for sustainable living and working environments in rural and urban areas.

  • Department of Urban and Rural Development

    Sustainable transformations require not only new ideas but also knowledge meeting practice. We combine education, research and collaboration to contribute to the societal change needed to meet challenges such as the biodiversity and climate crises.

  • Department of Economics

    At the Department of Economics, we conduct research and teaching in business administration and economics with applications to sustainability, food, agriculture, and natural resources.

  • Department of Energy and Technology

    The Department of Energy and Technology conducts research and education on agriculture’s role in a sustainable society. Our expertise includes technologies and systems for sustainable food and bioenergy production, optimal nutrient cycles, and logistics systems.

Collaborative centers: Society

  • 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.

  • Swedish Centre for Nature Interpretation, SCNI

    - a meeting place, a centre for development and a competence resource for all nature interpreters in Sweden.

  • Higher education institutions' climate network

    Together we work for a better climate

  • 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 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 Swedish Biodiversity Centre, CBM

    A centre for research on biodiversity as a critical issue for societal development. We initiate, conduct, and coordinate research, investigations, and communication activities aimed at conserving, restoring, and sustainably using biodiversity.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • AgriFoSe2030

    The AgriFoSe2030 programme targets the UN Sustainable Development Goal 2 - "End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture" in low-income contexts. AgriFoSe2030 synthesise and translate existing science into policy and practice, and develop capacity to achieve this.
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