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IDA grantees 2025-2026

The fourth round of the Interdisciplinary Academy (IDA) at SLU starts on September 1, 2025. Two groups of five researchers each will spend eight months delving into and exploring interdisciplinary

New book explores the interface between landscape and planning

From floods in New Orleans to forest fires in Västmanland. In a new book, researchers from a range of disciplines come together to examine how contemporary social and environmental changes are

Utlysning projektstöd för kortsiktiga övervakningsprojekt

The SLU Forest Damage Centre announces a call with focus on monitoring of forest damage. The call is for short-term monitoring projects that focus on method development and will be carried out in

Ten new SLU professors give lectures

From grafting, earthworms and public health to forest monitoring and animal rehabilitation. A wide range of topics will be covered when our new professors give their inauguration lectures on Thursday

IPS Annual Convention 2025

IPS Annual Convention 2025 "Peatlands for Environment, Economy and Society" in Gysinge/Färnebofjärden National Park markmiljo-webb@slu.se Peatlands contain large amounts of carbon and are important

Marcus Wallin new director of the research infrastructure SITES

Marcus Wallin, researcher at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), has been appointed as the new director of the national research infrastructure SITES (Swedish Infrastructure for

Urban farming opens up for conversation about the future

What do people in Rosengård think about the future and how can you grow plants indoors in a basement in a good way? Nina Vogel, program director at SLU Urban Futures, is one of the researchers

SLU Digital Agriculture Symposium 2025

agnes.soto@slu.se #AgriTech #DigitalFarming #SmartAgriculture #Innovation #FutureofFarming The SLU Digital Agriculture Symposium 2025 will bring together researchers, start-ups, and industry

IPCC calls for nominations

There is now an opportunity open for those of you who have a broad knowledge of climate change and related issues to register your interest to contribute to the working groups for the IPCC's seventh

Brendan McKie – new Professor of Freshwater Ecology

How much impact from human activities can a freshwater ecosystem absorb before species disappear and key ecosystem services are threatened? And how does biodiversity loss interact with other

SLU Urban Futures joins the Zoöp of Bauhaus of the Sea Sails Malmö

SLU Urban Futures is now part of a new phase for the Bauhaus of the Seas Sails project and the Sea Forum in Malmö. In this new phase, the members of the Sea Forum will start a new form of

Join the discussion!

When we practice dialogue, we actively listen to each other - an approach that helps us better understand different perspectives. SLU Future Food strives to stimulate and facilitate dialogues on