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19 February 2025

A taste of collaboration between SLU and Kazakhstan – from fika to beshbarmak

From molecular sciences to wildlife studies, SLU is building strong partnerships with Kazakhstan....

14 February 2025

Lignin – Not as stable as previously thought

Lignin is a substance found in wood that has long been considered very difficult to break down in...

14 February 2025

SLU researcher recognized as "rising star" in environmental research

Michael Bertram, Assistant Professor at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, has been...

14 February 2025

New model provides better insights into the lobster stock

The lobster stock in Sweden is at biologically sustainable levels, although there is still some...

13 February 2025

Fiskbarometern: The status of Sweden’s fish and shellfish stocks

At Fiskbarometern, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences presents the status and trends...

12 February 2025

She Stress-Tests Trees to Assess Their Resilience to Future Climates

By exposing seedlings to drought and heat in climate chambers, researcher Leonie Schönbeck aims t...

10 February 2025 Press releases

High-yielding rice that greatly reduces methane emissions has been developed at SLU

Field trial in China, with equipment measuring methane levels in the air.

Rice is a staple food for half the world's population, but its cultivation leads to significant...

05 February 2025

New genetic method reveals how perch adapt to different aquatic environments

A team of researchers at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) has developed an...

26 November 2024

Forest of the future in focus – 14 PhD students link research and application

Hand holding a container of planted moss.

Fourteen phd-projects will be realised in a collaboration between SLU and forestry operators. The...

30 January 2025 Press releases

Nanoparticles damage coronavirus in an unexpected way, paving the way for new disinfection technology

A new way to neutralise the coronavirus and other membrane-surrounded viruses has been discovered...

27 January 2025

From California to Sweden: A Tale of Wildfire Preparedness and Policy Gaps

The recent wildfires in the Los Angeles area have once again underscored the increasing frequency...

29 January 2025

How is the situation for Baltic salmon?

The wild salmon in rivers in Gulf of Bothnia has been somewhat of a success story. Since the cris...

28 January 2025

Assumptions and values influence research on agricultural sustainability

Two major scientific fields that are researching sustainability in agriculture, agroecology and...

28 January 2025 Press releases

She wants to protect wheat from a forgotten enemy

Wheat is one of the world's most important food staples, but with climate change, threats to the...

20 January 2025

Seasonal Variations in Pollution in Swedish Watercourses

Larger watercourse surrounded by greenery. Photo.

A new study conducted by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), commissioned by t...

23 January 2025

Species Identification Apps contribute to environmental engagement

Cartoon image of person identifying plant species using the phone.

There are now over 250 apps that can help you identify the plants, birds, mushrooms, insects, and...

23 January 2025

Biological control contributes to a sustainable future

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Over the past year, much has happened in research on biological control at SLU. Among other thing...

09 January 2025 Press releases

Gene-silencing spray to combat cereal disease is safe for the environment

Photo showing Fusarium head blight on treated and untreated wheat spikes

Great hopes are placed on a new way to combat plant diseases, using RNA to turn off genes that th...

03 January 2025

Tracking Drugged Rats: How Human Medicines Are Altering Rodent Behavior

Fearless, aggressive and infectious, rats exposed to human medicines are thought to be causing...

03 January 2025

King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Environmental Professorship Awarded to James Kirchner

King Carl XVI Gustaf's professorship in environmental science has been awarded to James Kirchner....

08 January 2025 Press releases

Hidden symbols in the forest tell of Sami rituals and sacred places

In protected forests in northern Sweden, centuries-old pine trees have unknown patterns carved in...

23 December 2024

Piscivorous herring – a unique fish in the Baltic Sea ecosystem

In the coastal areas of the Baltic Sea, unusually large herring are sometimes caught, which has...

20 December 2024

Limited hours Registry Office Christmas 2024

Registry Office is open 9.00–11.00 on 23, 27, and 30 December 2024.

18 December 2024

Major research initiative for sustainable forests – 15 PhD positions open

Woman examining something on a tree trunk with a magnifying glass.

Biodiversity and the role of forests in combating climate change are pressing global issues that...

17 December 2024 Press releases

Basement cultivation for residents in Rosengård

Residents are transforming the empty basements of Sweden's "Million Program" housing into...

17 December 2024

SLU publishes new sustainability report

During the year, SLU Environment, SLU Global and the Agenda 2030 group have collaborated to produ...

11 December 2023

Dags att söka till sommarens fältinventering i NILS!

Dags att söka för att arbeta med NILS fältinventering under sommaren 2024. Under 2024 kommer...

11 December 2023

Dags att söka till sommarens fältinventering i NILS!

Dags att söka för att arbeta med NILS fältinventering under sommaren 2024. Under 2024 kommer...

16 December 2024

Green dreams and workforce realities

During 2023, Future Forests hosted a series of seminars and workshops where forest researchers me...

16 December 2024

Weevil damage affect planted birch seedlings

Spruce and pine is normally in focus when assessing pine weevil damage. Preliminary results by Ph...

16 December 2024

Critical situation for sharks, rays and chimaeras - new global report shows the way forward

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has released a global report, Global...

13 December 2024

SLU's official forest statistics are now even easier to find – available on Sweden’s and the EU’s data portals!

SLU's official statistics on the state and changes of forests produced by the Swedish National...

11 December 2024

AI simplifies the study of seals’ and cormorants’ diets

Seals and cormorants are top predators that play important roles in the ecosystem, while also...

09 December 2024

Roadside bees and butterflies are affected by both current traffic and historic landscapes

Bumblebee on flower by road where a car is passing.

Roadside verges and power line corridors can become vital habitats for butterflies, bumblebees, a...

06 December 2024

Ramesh Vetukuri gives students freedom to think out of the box

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“Ramesh is one of the best supervisors, known for his knowledge, helpfulness, and friendliness”....

04 December 2024

Three additional PhD projects approved in the WIFORCE research school

In October, 12 PhD projects were approved in an internal call at SLU’s Faculty of Forest Sciences...

03 December 2024

Too few fish, too few offspring: an ignored risk in fisheries management

Small fish stocks are more vulnerable than current management practices often acknowledge. A new...

02 December 2024

New research makes the bread you love healthier without loss in quality

Adding wheat bran to bread makes it more nutritious but also makes bread dense and unappealing. N...

02 December 2024

Assumptions and values influence research on agricultural sustainability

Two major scientific fields that are researching sustainability in agriculture, agroecology and...

02 December 2024 Press releases

Improved forest inventories through 3D remote sensing technology

Data collected with the help of drones, airplanes and satellites can today give us a cost-effecti...

28 November 2024

Award-Winning Idea Could Save Forests from Bark Beetle Infestations

Award Ceremony for SLU Umeå and Sparbanksstiftelsen Norrland's Innovation Prize 2024

Researcher Langning Huo won this year's SLU Umeå and Sparbanksstiftelsen Norrland Innovation Awar...

28 November 2024

ENFIN network becomes formal organisation

For more than 20 years, European forest inventories have collaborated under the ENFIN umbrella. T...

27 November 2024

The National Forest Inventory and the Unit for Forest Field Research awarded a prize for societal collaboration

Ola Langvall and Cornelia Roberge recieving an award from dean Göran Ericsson

26 November 2024

Transforming Forestry: The Launch of the SingleTree Project

Sweden. The SingleTree project has officially launched, representing a significant initiative...

25 November 2024

Ginger scent in the pigsty: Scientists investigate pigs' scent memories

In humans, there is a clear link between smells, emotions and memories. But what about animals,...

21 November 2024

New research highlights the cultural importance of plants for people in Borneo

Tree crown with large hanging beehives under the branches.

Borneo’s nature is rich in unique plant life, which is central to the culture and survival of man...

20 November 2024

Three researchers from SLU among the most cited

Three researchers from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences are on the 2024 list of...

20 November 2024

SLU researchers investigate how climate effects access to nutritious aquatic foods in vulnerable regions

A fisherman in Zanzibar, Tanzania looking at his daily catch.

How will climate change effect people's access to nutritious food from the ocean, especially thos...

19 November 2024 Press releases

The chemical cocktail in the bodies of Swedish young people reflects country of birth, place of residence and gender

Photo of products that may contain chemicals

The number of chemicals is steadily increasing in our environment and also in ourselves. However,...

15 November 2024

SLU has performed well in the 2024 Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities by subject

SLU has been ranked fifth-best university in the world for agriculture in this year’s Shanghai...

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...

14 November 2024

Rethinking fish stock management: new research challenges the "fewer fish, faster growth" paradigm

Traditionally, as the number of fish in a stock increases the individual growth is expected to sl...

14 November 2024

SLU Researcher: Pollinator Monitoring Programme in the EU Must Start Immediately

All EU countries must initiate pollinator monitoring. Now an international team of researchers...

11 November 2024

Severe pine twisting rust in Scots pine increases the probability of Diplodia tip blight

In a new study, SLU researchers has investigated if the fungal disease pine twisting rust makes t...

07 November 2024

Exploring Fall and Winter's Hidden Effects on Forest Biodiversity

In a recent conversation, Associate Professor Per-Ola Hedwall shared insights into the seasonal a...

06 November 2024

Fava bean in transformation - becoming the food of the future in SLU's lab

In a lab at SLU, faba beans from Skåne are crossed with Indonesian food. The aim is to create...

05 November 2024

ERC synergy grant enables mapping of the functions of the plant hormone auxin within plant cells

Photo of Alexander Jones, Stéphanie Robert, Jürgen Kleine-Vehn och Ondřej Novák

A research consortium led by Stéphanie Robert from SLU has been awarded a prestigious Synergy Gra...

05 November 2024

Early insights of forest disturbance with remote sensing – researchers shared knowledge at international workshop

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Researchers from across Europe gathered, focusing on how remote sensing data can be used to...

01 November 2024

More research on mycorrhiza and microbial interactions with the support of the Swedish Research Council

Petra Fransson and Paul Kardol have received grants from the Swedish Research Council to conduct...

30 October 2024

SLU participates in a new major innovation program to accelerate the green transition

A woman walks with a pram on a pedestrianised street in Östersund. Green trees grow along the street and colourful sails are stretched above. Photo.

The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) is part of the new large-scale strategic...

29 October 2024

A new way to prioritize food issues

A person takes an orange to put in a shopping basket. Photo.

Significant changes have occurred in the food system. The old local systems have started to strai...

29 October 2024

12 new PhD projects approved within the WIFORCE research school

To strengthen research on the future of sustainable silviculture, the Wallenberg Initiatives in...

23 October 2024

Environmental DNA estimates the size of Pike Populations

In order to manage a fish population sustainably, reliable information about the population’s siz...

21 October 2024 Press releases

Millions to new butterfly research: "An unknown world to discover"

SLU researcher Mariana Braga has been awarded over 34 million kronor for two different projects....

16 October 2024 Press releases

A Helping Gene for Healthier Plants

Researchers at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) have discovered a new gene...

16 October 2024

How hunters saved the lions: SLU research on coexistence with predators

An unexpected event on the savannah changes SLU researcher Ingela Jansson's life and she decides ...

11 October 2024

Prize for doctoral thesis in chemistry

A former PhD student at the Department of Molecular Sciences, Yan Xue, has received the Adolf...

11 October 2024 Press releases

Dead branches are overlooked in forest carbon accounting

Photo of pines with dead branches on the lower part of the stem

Tree branch mortality has been largely ignored in models and field measurements calculating fores...

10 October 2024

Doctoral award ceremony 2024: celebrating SLU’s new doctors and award winners

On Saturday 5 October, it was time for the Doctoral award ceremony at SLU. During the ceremony 46...

10 October 2024

ADVALUE project visit to SLU

Two men and three women stand in front of Ulls Hus, at SLU, campus ultuna in Uppsala

The ADVALUE Erasmus+ project team from Uganda Christian University, Makerere University, Pwani...

08 October 2024 Press releases

Wheat can control a fungus to get better plant protection

Microscopic image showing sRNA from wheat in fungi

For the first time, scientists have shown that a crop, in this case wheat, can control what a...

03 October 2024

New evidence on how microplastics hit wildlife: ‘Affects whole ecosystems’

Microplastics different shapes. Microscopic picture.

Invertebrates living in waters where microplastics are present have altered growth. This is...

03 October 2024

Blue food gets 40 new million from Formas

A blue bucket with fish feed standing on a pier. Photo.

The Swedish Research Council, Formas, has decided to extend the funding of Blue Food - Centre for...

26 August 2020

New book on animal welfare at slaughter!

Picture:Book cover "The slaughter of farmed animals"

Lotta Berg at the Department of Animal Environment and Health has co-authored one of the chapters...

30 September 2024 Press releases

Lectures by SLU´s new honorary doctors, 2024

SLU warmly welcomes everyone interested to attend the lectures held by SLU´s latest honorary...

30 September 2024

Understanding the role of dead trees in climate change

Scientist in the forest squatting next to a collection of sticks with marks on them.

In forests, dead plants and animals are constantly decomposing, releasing carbon that had been...

25 September 2024

New spectral features constructed from green light to early identify bark beetle-infested trees

Large drone with camera mounted underneath. In the background, grass, forest, and a house. Photo.

A new groundbreaking technique using hyperspectral drone images now enables detection of the...

24 September 2024 Press releases

Taurine-supplemented food could protect many dogs from serious diseases

A deficiency of the amino acid taurine is a known cause of heart and eye disease, primarily in...

23 September 2024

New thesis on addressing climate change in agriculture

Portrait photo of Sandra Makaita Madamombe

On Wednesday, Sandra Makaita Madamombe will defend her doctoral thesis on how smallholder farmers...

03 April 2024

Now it's time to collect samples

Woman emptying mussels from container onboard a boat. Photo.

Because mussels filter water when they feed, algae are part of their diet. This makes mussels ver...

19 September 2024 Press releases

UN and SLU in new collaboration to develop food production and fight hunger

On 18 September, a delegation from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations...

16 September 2024

One year down and four to go for ambitious EU project PROTECT BALTIC

PROTECT BALTIC members at the 1st Annual meeting in Helsinki,

Recently the first annual meeting for the transboundary Horizon EU project “PROTECT BALTIC” took...

16 September 2024

New study reveals how risk of predation and water clarity affect eye size in perch

A person prepares a perch to be photographed on a table

In a new study, researchers reveal how risk of predation, water clarity and fish diet affect the...

12 September 2024

Apply for seed money for fall 2024

SLU Future Forests offers seed money for interdisciplinary forest research and sustainable...

10 September 2024 Press releases

Medals for Distinguished Service awarded to Bill Hansson, Jenny Hedenby and Aida Bargues-Tobella

Each year, SLU awards three Medals for Distinguished Service – the Great Medal, Gold Medal, and...

10 September 2024

More mixed forests needed to support key insects

Paulina Bergmark next to a tree trunk with two aluminum containers attached.

Varied forests with a large amount of deadwood are essential for preserving the different beetle...

06 September 2024

Wastewater reveals increased usage of sweeteners

Woman in laboratory with product samples. Photo.

Analysing wastewater can reveal the usage of artificial sweeteners. A newly published study shows...

06 September 2024

An integrated agroforestry-bioenergy system for improved energy access, food security, and human and ecosystem health

Biomass-fuelled natural draft gasifiers are one of the proposed solutions for improving energy security for rural communities

A new study shows multiple benefits of combining sustainable biomass production in agroforestry...

05 September 2024

Trees increasingly taller, study shows

Forests are growing faster and trees are getting taller. In a recently published edition of Fakta...

02 September 2024

A researcher residency in the spirit of interdisciplinarity

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For the third year, SLU's Future Platforms invited SLU researchers to a research residency to...

02 September 2024

Call for short-term monitoring projects

The SLU Forest Damage Centre announces a call with focus on monitoring of forest damage. The call...

30 August 2024

Wetlands return after the dam disaster in Ukraine

The explosion of the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine is a humanitarian, economic and ecological disaster....

30 August 2024

New international students are welcomed to SLU

Orientation week for new international students at SLU is currently underway. It's an opportunity...

29 August 2024

Selecting the right tree species a possible key to sustainable forestry in the tropics

Arvid Lindh holding a tree sapling of the species Bornean Ironwood, Eusideroxylon zwageri or Belian as it is locally named.

Rainforests on Borneo have experienced large scale losses because of both unsustainable forestry...

29 August 2024

SLU provides scientific advice to the World Bank

Methane is a major greenhouse gas that contributes significantly to climate change. The Global...

29 August 2024

More action required to protect eels in Sweden's inland waters

The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences has published an updated assessment of the status...

21 August 2024

SLU and the Swedish Anglers' Association in new collaboration - the Big Fish Register becomes a research resource

Through a new collaboration with the Swedish Anglers' Association (Sportfiskarna), the Department...

13 August 2024

Exploring Land Restoration: My Journey with Restore4More

Caroline Bark, MSc student from the “Sociotechnical Systems Engineering” program at Uppsala...

08 August 2024

New policy brief on CCF

It's important to understand the opportunities and challenges that come with continuous cover...

16 July 2024

Congratulations Svea – five years in the service of the sea!

After a long-planned month at the shipyard in Falkenberg, R/V Svea is now out on an expedition...