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Department of Urban and Rural Development

We are a multi- and trans-disciplinary department. In our research and teaching we focus on the societal aspects of SLU’s areas of responsibility.

From Imagination to Practical Understandings - meaning making in climate change adaptation

New doctoral thesis in Environmental communication by Christoffer Söderlund Kanarp.

Mistra Environmental Communication 2024-2027

Phase two of the research programme up and running - with new focus areas.

Docent lecturer of the year

Docent Lecturer of the year 2023-2024 appointed by the NJ faculty, and Noémi Gonda, researcher at Division of Rural Development, was one of two awardees.

Noemi showing her diploma.

News

18 February 2025
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 Se...
28 January 2025
Assumptions and values influence research on agricultural sustainability
Two major scientific fields that are researching sustainability in agriculture, agroecology and...
11 December 2024
The living lab as a pedagogical approach
‘Working with living labs is highly relevant as a pedagogical approach facilitating students...
02 December 2024
Assumptions and values influence research on agricultural sustainability
Two major scientific fields that are researching sustainability in agriculture, agroecology and...
14 November 2024
SLU’s development research featured in report from the Swedish Research Council
Development research is an important research field for addressing global challenges and fighting...
06 November 2024
Presenting the winners of the student design competition
Malin Almgren and Emma Nygren are the winners of the SLU Urban Futures’ student design competitio...
24 October 2024
SLU Urban Futures – In search for new Hub Coordinator
Are you agile and communicative and want to shape urban futures? Do you thrive in collaboration...

Calendar

Thursday, 27 February

The Goods and Bads of Green Marketing in Food Systems
How are terms like "organic,” “local,” and “eco-friendly” communicated and understood differently...
Tuesday, 11 March

The One Health Breakfast Club #24: Forest restoration for health & well-being: Evidence from South Asia
Welcome to the One Health Breakfast Club 11 March between 8.00 and 9.00. You get a short...
Wednesday, 12 March to Thursday, 13 March

Approaches to Environmental Communication – Storytelling as, and for, Sustainability
Welcome to the Environmental Communication Conference 2025, hosted by the Mistra Environmental...
Thursday, 13 March

Phasing out fossil fuels in agriculture
Welcome to a panel discussion that explores the possibilities of phasing out fossil fuels in...
Wednesday, 23 April

Governance Talk: Adapting climate change – how government authorities in Sweden make sense of adaptation through a network practice
Welcome to listen to Christoffer Söderlund who will talk about: Adapting climate change – how...
Wednesday, 14 May

Governance Talk: Between authority and argumentation: facilitators’ use of power in collaborative governance
Welcome to listen to Martin Westin who will talk about: Between authority and argumentation:...

Published: 03 February 2025 - Page editor: anni.hoffren@slu.se

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