Royal visit as SLU presents Outstanding Veterinary Research Award
Under solemn and celebratory circumstances, the newly established Award for Outstanding Research in Veterinary Medicine was presented on 26 November 2025.
A global project offers new insights into biodiversity
Fieldwork for the ambitious Lifeplan project has now been completed. Over six years, teams across the world have collected vast amounts of data on life on Earth.
Chantal is making crop production more sustainable in Rwanda
“Sweden is opening my eyes from different angles,” says Chantal Uwituze, a PhD student from the University of Rwanda currently visiting SLU.
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News and events
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Trees repurpose flowering gene toolkit to control winter growth stop
Deciduous trees and annual plants rely on the same ancestral genes, but evolution has assigned them different tasks. Now researchers from Sweden and China show that aspen trees use flowering-related genes to stop growth as winter approaches - yet in the opposite way compared to annual plants. -
Get Beautiful with Spruce Bark – Turning Forest Residue into Skincare Innovation
Researchers have found out how extracts from spruce bark, a sawmill by-product, could become a natural ingredient in future cosmetics. -
SLU among the forest sector’s most attractive employers
The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) ranks third in Naturvetarna’s 2025 survey of the most attractive employers in Sweden’s forest sector. Over 4,000 natural science professionals in the sector took part. -
Heavy machinery jeopardises the promises of conservation agriculture
Conservation agriculture is a system where the aim is to disturb the soil as little as possible. It involves sowing directly into the residues from the previous crop without tillage. Now researchers are warning that the benefits that are sought may be jeopardized by the use of heavy machinery.
Research
Most recently published projects
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Germ-free Artemia test system, an in vivo toolbox for aquaculture and cross-disciplinary research
In a germ-free animal, nutritional processes can be studied without interference from the microorganisms commonly inhabiting the gut in a conventional environment. The extent to which that process is modified by microbial action can then be examined by introducing a known microflora. -
Calm as a cow – breeding for improved temperament in dairy cattle
Temperament and behavior is important both cow welfare and working environment for the stable staff. This study aims to improve the breeding evaluation for temperament in dairy cows by utilizing different types of data that are automatically recorded on-farm, via, for example, the milking machine. -
Germ-free and germ-associated experimental set-ups for rainbow trout larvae for nutraceuticals-gut microbiota interaction studies and beyond (TroLar)
The aim of this project is to develop a standardized germ-free and germ-associated rainbow trout larval model systems as a means to understand the interplay among novel nutraceuticals, defense system and gut microbiota with a focus to improve larval quality.
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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.
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Search for and official statistics, open data and maps from SLU's environmental monitoring and assessment.
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