Environmental sciences related to agriculture and land use
Environmental science is an interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physical, biological and information sciences to the study of the environment, and the solution of environmental problems. The subject include research on biodiversity, risks and ethics.
Courses
Within our PhD-courses we offer participating students broad knowledge and insight in the field of sustainable systems of food, energy and biomaterials systems. The courses typically include
Kolbalanser i olika typer av landskap: Stort SLU-samarbete med världsledande klimatforskare ska ge säkrare data
A new EU- funded project aims to improve our understanding of the European greenhouse gas budget through innovative modelling of the land-based carbon cycle. The new models created by the project
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European Research Alliance
The purpose of the Research Alliance is to promote research, support practitioners and guide policy towards effective crop protection with fewer or no chemical pesticides in European agri-food
Disp Björn Bonnet
Development of innovative treatment techniques for infrastructure contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances charlotta.eriksson@slu.se Björn Bonnet defends his thesis "Development of
Fish, crayfish and mussels - test of methodology and usability
Water contains fragments of DNA from fish, crayfish and mussels. Can a water sample show which species live in a lake? We test and develop the eDNA method as a complement to traditional environmental
Diss Jingyao Niu
Ecological and evolutionary consequences of ecosystem warming in fish charlotta.eriksson@slu.se Jingyao Niu defends her thesis "Ecological and evolutionary consequences of ecosystem warming in
Education
The department offers undergraduate courses, at basic and advanced level, in the subjects Environmental science, Landscape architecture, Rural development and Sustainable develoopment. We are
Ongoing Research
Here you find links to ongoing projects in Political Science.
Political Science
Here we present our research - in projects and publications.
Collaboration
At the department of Urban and Rural Development we see collaboration with actors in society as a tool for our coworkers to contribute to a sustainable development, and as a method to conduct and
Governance
The project aims to develop an integrated vision for transition governance that is more likely to be socially accepted and effective. In Sweden as well as globally, societal action to curb climate