Facts:
The Department was formed in 2008 through an amalgamation of the Department of Soil Science and the Department of Forest Soils. We moved into our premises in the new state-of-the-art Soil-Water-Environment building at Ultuna, Uppsala in 2011.
About the Department of Soil and Environment
Last changed: 30 March 2023
The Department of Soil and Environment is part of the Soil-Water-Environment cluster at SLU and belongs to both the Faculty of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences and the Faculty of Forest Sciences. It is located in Uppsala, Sweden.
Our research seeks knowledge about the interaction between man, soil, plant and the surrounding environment in forest and agricultural landscapes as well as urban environments.
We teach at several of SLU’s undergraduate programs and run two masters programs. Our post-graduate training involves around thirty PhD candidates. On behalf of Swedish authorities, we collect, analyze and report data on the state of the environment.
Do you need answers to specific questions? Take a look at our collaboration page.
Organisation
Head of department
Johan Stendahl
Johan.Stendahl@slu.se, 018-67 38 01
Deputy head of department
Mattias Lundblad
mattias.lundblad@slu.se, 018-67 22 26
Assistant heads of department
Mattias Lundblad
mattias.lundblad@slu.se, 018-67 22 26
Areas: Agricultural Water Management, Soil Biology
Karin Blombäck
karin.blomback@slu.se, 018-67 12 63
Areas: Soil Nutrient Turnover in the Soil (Skara and Uppsala), Lanna Research Station
Geert Cornelis
geert.cornelis@slu.se, 018-67 12 68
Areas: Biochemistry of forest soils, Soil Mechanics and Management
Helena Aronsson
helena.aronsson@slu.se, 018-67 24 66
Areas: Soil and Environmental Physics, Soil Chemistry
Economy, administration and communication
Head of administration
Britta Lästh, britta.lasth@slu.se, 018-67 25 56
Finance
David Törling, david.torling@slu.se, 018-67 22 76
Martina Camitz Trowald, martina.camitz.trowald@slu.se, 018-67 27 52
Ellinor Norman, ellinor.norman@slu.se, 018-67 14 33
Sofia Johansson, sofia.johansson@slu.se, 018-67 33 18
HR-administration
Sara Wassén, sara.wassen@slu.se, 018-67 24 85, 0738-04 39 81
Student Service
Josefine Agrell, mark-kurssekretariat@slu.se, 018-67 15 94
Communictions Officer
Amanda Öberg, amanda.oberg@slu.se, 018-67 30 43
Teaching & laboratories
Directors of Undergraduate Studies:
Magnus Simonsson, magnus.simonsson@slu.se, 018-67 12 72
Katharina Meurer, katharina.meurer@slu.se, 018 67 24 76
Director of Postgraduate Studies:
Elisabet Lewan, lisbet.lewan@slu.se, 018-67 26 29
Laboratory Manager
Cecilia Bandh, cecilia.bandh@slu.se, 018-67 34 03
Other contacts
Environmental Coordinator
Cecilia Bandh, cecilia.bandh@slu.se, 018-67 34 03
The Department of Soil and Environment is environmentally certified.
Find us
Visiting address in Uppsala: Lennart Hjelms väg 9, Uppsala
Buses to SLU Ultuna
From the Central station in Uppsala, you can take bus 4, 100. 101 or 188 to Campus Ultuna. The bus company no longer accepts cash on buses in Uppsala, they do however take credit cards. You can find more information regarding timetables and tickets at the Upplands Lokaltrafik web site.
Mailing address
Department of Soil and Environment
Box 7014
750 07 Uppsala
Billing address
SLU Fakturamottagning
Box 7090
750 07 Uppsala
Delivery address
Department of Soil and Environment
Gerda Nilssons väg 5
756 51 Uppsala
Telephone: +46(0)18-67 30 05
Opening hours: 08.30-15.00 (closed for lunch 11.30-12.30)
Skara
Department of Soil and Environment
Box 234
SE-532 23 Skara
Telephone: +46(0)511-67 000
Visiting address: Gråbrödragatan 19, 532 31 Skara
Lidköping
Lanna försöksstation
SE-531 93 Lidköping
Telephone: 0510-530005
Contact
Johan Stendahl
Head of Department and Researcher, Department of Soil and Environment
+4618673801
johan.stendahl@slu.se