SLU Global

SLU Global is a unit at the Division of Planning and Research Support that supports SLU’s work for global development to contribute to Agenda 2030.

SLU publications and Agenda 2030

SLU researchers publish scholarly works related to the Sustainable Development Goals. Here you can find publication lists and visualisations outputs for all the goals.

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SLU and Agenda 2030

Education, research and environmental monitoring and assessment produce knowledge that contributes to achieving the goals for sustainable development, both in Sweden and globally.

International fieldwork scholarships

Are you an SLU student? Do you want to do field work in a low- or middle-income country for your thesis? The purpose is to spark greater interest in and provide meaningful experiences of science for sustainable global development. Apply for our stipend for international thesis work. Deadline is 30 October.

Agri4D 2025

The Agri4D conference 2025, took place on 23-25 September with the theme "Nurturing regenerative food systems in a changing climate". We thank all who made Agri4D 2025 such a success. Read the day by day summaries by our talented Master's student Loukas, and see the recordings in the online platform Invajo.

SLU Global blogs

Here you will find blog posts from students, researchers and others connected to SLU. The blog has a focus on themes related to low- and middle income countries.

Global news

  • 2025-10-23

    "Stop talking about waste – point to the value instead"

    The quote is from Jón Jónasson, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Iceland, during a side event on innovative solutions for a sustainable future, addressing food insecurity, climate change, and waste management. The event took place during the 53rd Plenary Session of the Committee on World Food Security.
  • 2025-10-23

    PhD students design nature-based solutions for a resilient future

    Four groups completed the GCUA 2030 course "Climate Action Challenge" this year, designing nature-based solutions for climate change mitigation and resilience while tackling societal challenges throughout the continent of Africa.
  • 2025-10-17

    FAO honours global network that includes SLU's research farms

    The Global Farm Platform (GFP), a network of research farms on six continents, has received prestigious technical recognition from the UN agency FAO. The farms, three of which are at SLU, contribute to more sustainable livestock production through experiments and demonstrations.

Global calendar - internal and external events

World map for co-publications

Interactive world map over SLU co-publishing for SLU and researchers based in countries all over the world. Explore and see the publications by clicking on a specific country.

Examples of global development collaborations at SLU

GCUA 2030

Global Challenges University Alliance is a network of universities with a common vision of contributing to a global sustainable world.

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 countries. We synthesise and translate existing science into policy and practice, and develop capacity to achieve this.