Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
MottoScience and Education for Sustainable Life
TypePublic university
Established1977 (1775)
ChairmanRolf Brennerfelt[1]
Vice-ChancellorMaria Knutson Wedel[1]
Academic staff
1.602[2]
Administrative staff
1.459[2]
Students4.434[2]
Undergraduates2.570[2]
Postgraduates1.280[2]
528[2]
Location,
Colors    Dark crimson and deep turquoise[3]
NicknameSLU
Websitehttp://www.slu.se/

The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, or Swedish Agricultural University (Swedish: Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet, SLU) is a public research university in Sweden. Although its main campus and head office is located in Ultuna, Uppsala, the university has several campuses in different parts of Sweden; the other main facilities being Alnarp in Lomma Municipality, Skara, and Umeå.

Unlike other state-owned universities in Sweden, SLU is funded through the budget for the Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation[4] (previously the Ministry for Rural Affairs). In 2020, the university had 3,155 full-time staff, 4,216 full-time students, 559 research students and 191 professors.[5]

SLU is a founding member of the Euroleague for Life Sciences (ELLS), established in 2001.

  1. ^ a b "University Board". SLU.SE. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Facts and figures". SLU.SE. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  3. ^ "SLU's identity colours". SLU.SE. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Organisationsschema" (in Swedish). Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.
  5. ^ "Facts and figures". SLU.SE. Retrieved 27 April 2021.