11 new professors present their inauguration lectures
On Thursday, 23 April and Friday, 24 April 2026, the new professors of 2026 will deliver popular-science lectures in Ultuna Studio. Six lectures will be given in Swedish and five in English. Join us in Ultuna studio or online!
In search of the eel’s secrets in the Sargasso Sea
A Thünen expedition in the Sargasso Sea is collecting eel larvae to better understand the European eel’s early life and population changes.
A guide for newly admitted students
Newly admitted to SLU? Student ambassador Anam shares practical advice to help you prepare for student life in Sweden. Read the blog to get started.
Short food supply chains can strengthen crisis preparedness
Experiences from the war in Ukraine show how vulnerable large-scale food systems can be. A new SLU project will examine how local solutions can improve preparedness.
Science and Education for Sustainable Life
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News and events
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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. -
Eleven new SLU professors give lectures
From ruminant nutrition and lame horses to the crops, forests and cities of the future. A wide range of topics will be covered when our new professors give their inauguration lectures on April 23–24 in Uppsala. The lectures can also be followed online. -
Ancient seabird guano reveals how climate change may shape future populations
By analysing peat cores, researchers have shown how populations of nesting seabirds have fluctuated on a sub-Antarctic island over 8,000 years. They found that bird numbers rose and fell alongside shifts in climate, offering new clues about how future climate change could impact seabird populations.
Research
Most recently published projects
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Reindeer husbandry in a Globalizing North - resilience, adaptations and pathways for actions (ReiGN)
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Five tons of green fish in the counter
“5 Ton Fisk i Disk” was a major development project involving SLU, the Swedish food industry, the retail sector, and Grythyttan (Örebro University) that focused on the future of environmentally friendly gourmet fish feed based on a circular economy. -
The effect of transport cage size on the welfare of working dogs
The purpose of the project was to evaluate how the size of the transport crates currently used for service dogs by the Police and Customs affects the dogs’ welfare, and to investigate which crate size can be considered most suitable for the various situations the dogs routinely encounter.
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Moore than just moose: Insights from research on the audience of the Great Moose Migration
Minh-Xuan Truong has studied the audience of Den stora älgvandringen (The great moose migration) for a couple of years now. This is what he found. Read his own story! -
Lessons from war – Ukrainian farmers can strengthen Sweden's food security
How is food production affected when a country is at war? A new study gathers experiences from Ukrainian farmers and veterinarians – knowledge that can provide important insights for Sweden's crisis preparedness. -
What does winter feeding mean for reindeer health and welfare?
Reduced availability of natural pasture in reindeer husbandry has made winter feeding more common in Sweden and Norway. But feeding in enclosures is linked to a higher incidence of certain diseases, according to a survey study which has been compiled in a fact sheet.
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