Department of Ecology
Bees, Apiculture and Pollination
The course covers a range of topics on bees from their unique biology, ecology, and behaviors to pollination ecology, to management of honey bees for honey production, and the challenges they face
Grass snake winter survival decreased in warmer climate
Swedish grass snakes are the northernmost egg-laying reptiles in the world. A 68-year data sampling shows that grass snakes are benefiting from longer and warmer summers, but their winter survival
Are pests adapting to the push-pull system?
Ecologically intensified farms in Kenya, where biodiversity is carefully managed, maintain successful pest control over time. That is the result of a research study published in 2023. The idea of
Department of Ecology
How can we manage forests and land without threating biodiversity and ruining ecosystem services? These divergent goals require a broad understanding of ecological interactions in nature.
A Resilient and Sustainable Food System
A Resilient and Sustainable Food System markmiljo-webb@slu.se How are we working on sustainable food systems in Sweden? How do we ensure fertile farmland? During Sweden Innovation Days 2024, Jennie
BSSC Eng
Interested in the Baltic Sea? Discover all about it at the Baltic Sea Science Center (BSSC) at Skansen, Stockholm, or join our digital events. SLU proudly contributes to the content of the
Kvinnomaraton - Symposium for women in research
markmiljo-webb@slu.se Are you a female researcher interested in meeting other female researchers to network and discuss common interests? Welcome to The Society of Women Researchers annual event
Unique landscape experiment for sustainable food production and biodiversity
The Kamprad family's foundation finances a new project at the Swedish University of Agriculture's research facility,Lövsta outside Uppsala. The project focuses on the reintegration of crop production
Dark fungi in the roots can be important players in the forest ecosystem
Among the roots of trees, fungi and bacteria live in a complex web of different types of interactions. In the roots, we find fungi with dark-coloured hyphae that appear to play an important,
Not an effective climate strategy to leave fallow agricultural land on drained peat
Agriculture on drained peatlands results in significant carbon dioxide emissions. Under the EU Common Agricultural Policy, direct payments are offered to farms that set aside (leave fallow)
utlysningen IDA3 tillfalle2_eng
The call from the Interdisciplinary Academy – Q&A session and match making futurefood@slu.se Welcome to a lunch webinar about the call for new applicants to the Interdisciplinary Academy (IDA) at
utlysningen IDA3 tillfalle1_eng
The call from the Interdisciplinary Academy – Q&A session and match making futurefood@slu.se Welcome to a lunch webinar about the call for new applicants to the Interdisciplinary Academy (IDA) at