Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)

About Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)

SLU, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, is a public university focused on science and education for sustainable life. It serves students, researchers, policymakers, and society at large through education, research, environmental analysis, and knowledge sharing in areas that affect animals, nature, and people.

The university positions itself as an internationally top-ranked institution where knowledge and action are combined to create conditions for a sustainable, living, and better world. Its activities span Sweden, with main campuses in Alnarp, Uppsala, and Umeå, and it is environmentally certified according to ISO 14001.

Core Values

• Sustainability: Sustainability is central to SLU’s identity and mission, reflected in its tagline and in its focus on creating a better world through knowledge and action.
• Scientific excellence: SLU presents itself as a university in international top class, emphasizing high-quality research, education, and evidence-based work.
• Impact and relevance: The university highlights work that contributes to real change for animals, nature, and people, linking academic activity to societal benefit.
• Environmental responsibility: SLU is environmentally certified according to ISO 14001, underscoring a formal commitment to environmental management.

Unique Aspects

• Nationwide presence: SLU operates across Sweden, with main locations in Alnarp, Uppsala, and Umeå, giving it a broad geographic footprint.
• Environmental data infrastructure: The university offers access to official statistics, open environmental analysis data, and maps, making it a notable source of public environmental information.
• Large international restoration research initiative: KNOWN NEWS indicates that SLU co-leads a 10-year, 24-project research program with IKEA and Malaysian universities on tropical rainforest restoration, one of SLU’s largest ongoing research initiatives.
• Applied research platform in Sabah: The Living Rainforest Restoration Lab builds on more than 25 years of restoration work in Sabah, translating field experience into methods for broader tropical forest restoration.
• Policy-relevant expertise: KNOWN NEWS also shows SLU being tasked with advising on forest fertilization and contributing analysis relevant to biodiversity, ecosystem services, and EU LULUCF commitments.