SLU Future One Health
SLU Future One Health focuses on health and quality of life of animals, as well as the interface between people, animals and nature. It also covers the importance of animals and nature for the health and well-being of humans.
Centre of Excellence in Animal Welfare Science
The Centre of Excellence in Animal Welfare Science is a Swedish network for researchers in natural and social sciences - establishing scientific excellence to improve animal welfare. The network is

Futuring in practice – Rosengård's farming project takes the next step
Future work, or futuring, is about imagining and planning for potential future scenarios. But more than defining the most accurate future, it is about creating a common understanding and a common
Researcher residency at Philipsonska gården in Strängnäs
Researcher residency at Philipssonska gården Researcher residency – transdisciplinary discussions at Ekenäs futureonehealth@slu.se For the fourth time, SLU Future One Health invite senior as well
Masterclass Urban Futuring
catherine.kihlstrom@slu.se Moving towards more sustainable and just cities requires radical change. But current visions of future cities remain dominated by techno-utopias such as ‘smart cities’.
Climate conversation June 2025
Communication, imagination, and collaboration in climate response agnes.bondesson@slu.se We welcome researchers, other staff and students within and outside of SLU to this webinar in SLU's series
IDA kick out
Beyond restoration: Interdisciplinary exploration of restoration for present and future generations futurefood@slu.se Last year, the EU Nature Restoration Law was adopted, highlighting the growing

SLU utser sju nya hedersdoktorer 2025
Seven individuals have been appointed honorary doctors at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences this year. Among them are practitioners from agriculture and aquaculture, as well as experts

Extreme heat in cities – a growing threat to public health
Rising temperatures in urban areas pose a serious threat to public health – especially for the most heat-sensitive groups in society. During the third webinar in the series “Venue: Urban Landscapes,”

Focusing on the root causes of pollinator decline
Europe’s bees, hoverflies and butterflies are under threat – not only from pesticides and habitat loss, but also from deeper, systemic issues such as reluctance to change, silo-thinking and limited

Healthy forests in a changing climate – the path to resilient conifers
In her doctoral thesis, Matilda Stein Åslund has studied genetic and environmental factors that affect diseases in conifers. This is an important step toward preserving our forests in the ongoing

Algernas färger visar vägen till smartare vattenbruk
Inspired by nature's own warning systems, researchers at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) are investigating whether the colours of

Challenges in restoring Sweden's urban ecosystems
From 2027, Sweden will work according to a national restoration plan for our nature, which includes urban ecosystems. At the webinar Meeting place: Urban ecosystems, organized by SLU Urban Futures