Our research
Our research ranges from basic biological questions to applied studies linked to forestry, fishing and hunting. Key themes in our research include biodiversity and the sustainable use of natural resources.
Our courses and programmes
We offer a unique Master's programme in conservation and management of fish and wildlife. You can also take freestanding courses or do your Master's thesis with us.
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News & Events
News
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SLU researchers answer four questions about hantaviruses
Three people have died and several others have fallen ill in a suspected hantavirus outbreak onboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic. Hantaviruses are primarily transmitted to humans through close contact with rodents. Researchers at SLU studies this type of animal-spread diseases, known as zoonoses. -
Sweden’s great moose migrations featured on global UN map
Wildebeest, antelopes and Mongolian gazelles are already included. Now the swimming moose of Junsele are being added to the UN map of ungulate migrations. The aim is to conserve migration worldwide, and researchers at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) are contributing moose data. -
Cocaine pollution alters salmon movement in the wild
Cocaine pollution alters the behaviour and movement patterns of juvenile Atlantic salmon in a large lake. Exposed fish swam up to 1.9 times further per week and travelled up to 12.3 kilometres further across the lake, according to a new study from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. -
The Great Moose Migration: SLU research offers unique insight into the TV moose’s lives
How far do moose migrate? When are calves born, and what challenges do they face? For years, researchers have studied moose in Junsele, where the slow TV program The Great Moose Migration is filmed. Now, new and exciting facts about the “TV moose” will be presented. -
New film will raise awareness about beavers: “Our key nature conservationist”
Beavers can be a troublesome neighbour, but they play a vital role in nature. A film from SLU and the Swedish Forest Agency now offers us unique insights into the life of the beaver. The film presents a smorgasbord from the latest research to the role a royal hat played in the beavers' extinction.
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Research projects
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PharmaBat
The project focuses on how pharmaceutical pollutions spread from aquatic environments and what effects they have on bats, their health and the role bats play in the spread of disease. -
Key Performance Indicators – Biodiversity in Production Forests
The project Key Performance Indicators (KPI) examines how biodiversity in production forests can be effectively measured, evaluated, and monitored through scientifically robust and cost-efficient indicators. -
Zambia Carnivore Programme
We study large carnivores in Zambia using genomic tools for science, education, and conservation. -
Recreating shallow lakebeds – a measure that promotes biodiversity in regulated lakes?
Hydropower is central to Sweden’s fossil-free energy supply but entails major ecological consequences. This project is developing innovative methods to restore shallow lakebeds and investigate whether this can enhance biodiversity and ecosystem function in regulated lakes. -
Continuous cover forestry and its effects on biodiversity and ecosystem services
In this project we investigate how continuous cover forestry methods influence biodiversity and ecosystem services in the short and medium term.