Forests and Preparedness – Strengthening Sweden’s Resilience
What role do forests play when crisis strikes? In this campaign, researchers at SLU explore how Sweden’s forests can strengthen national preparedness – from wildfires and droughts to storms and beyond.
From individual wetlands to multifunctional wetland landscapes
We need to see wetlands as parts of a larger landscape system, not as isolated units, and continue to follow up on both benefits and side effects. Only then can we optimize their function and create sustainable solutions for the future.
Consumers are positive about new varieties of crops
Most Swedish consumers view new crops developed through crossbreeding positively, according to a new survey conducted by researchers at SLU.
Most recently published projects
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PlantPro+: enhancing functional plant based proteins through genomics and breeding
PlantPro+ aims is to enhance protein quality traits in strategically important crops such as pea, faba bean and oats by combining advanced screening methods with genomics-driven breeding. -
Making Sense of Adaptation: The adaptation practice in a governance perspective
This project investigated how and why Swedish climate adaptation is enacted in particular ways and how inherent governance struggles and choices are thereby handled. -
TRIGEN: triticale resilience and innovation through genomic enhancement
This project aims to optimize the breeding of triticale, a versatile human-made hybrid between rye and wheat, that combines wheat´s yield and quality with rye´s resilience, offering drought tolerance, cold hardiness, and disease resistance.
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New tools to study how plant cells stick together
How can a tree grow several meters tall? The answer lies in the ability of plant cells to attach to each other. This process has long been difficult to study, but PhD student Léa Bogdziewiez has developed methods that make it possible to study the process on a whole new level. -
Winners at ISBE conference!
Congratulations to our researchers who won the prizes "The Best Paper in the Rural Enterprise Track" and "The Alistair Anderson ERD Publication Prize". -
The moose migration on TV soothes the soul and strengthens our connection to nature
A new study from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) reveals that the popular programme ´The great moose migration´ deepens viewers’ relationship with nature. Although it is a digital nature experience, the programme promotes calm, recovery, and emotional closeness to the wild.
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Unique archive provides new opportunities for researchers
An extensive archive of bore core samples was given a new lease of life as a resource for forest researchers. One of the researchers benefiting from the archive is Kelley Bassett. Using the bore cores, she produces new knowledge about forest growth and health. -
What lies hidden beneath the surface?
Recent advances in biosensor technology offer new opportunities to monitor fish welfare in aquaculture. However, before new biosensors can be put to use, their suitability and potential applications must be carefully evaluated. -
How to talk when truth is contested – three strategies for collaborative policy making
Facilitators of collaborative policy making on sustainability issues often face heated debates and conflicting truths. They are on the front lines when facts are contested and emotions run high. A study explores their experiences and presents strategies for navigating post-truth situations.
Use our research infrastructures
Research infrastructures at SLU are also available for researchers at other universities or companies. Maybe we have solutions that suits your research?
Listen to the open lectures by SLU´s honorary doctors 2025
SLU's latest honorary doctors held their lectures on Friday 3 October in Uppsala. The lectures provided exciting insights into topics ranging from forest health to coastal landscapes. Watch the recording of the webcast.