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Mission statement
SLU develops the understanding
and sustainable use of
biological natural resources.
This is achieved through research,
education and environmental monitoring and
assessment.
SLU in Sweden
» SLU has national
responsibility
» for research and education in
» veterinary medicine, forestry,
» and landscape planning.
» SLU’s main campuses are
» located in Umeå, Uppsala,
» Skara, and Alnarp.
Vision
SLU’s vision is to be a worldleading Life Sciences university,
characterized by:
» top-ranked research and
educational quality and creativity
» creativity and leadership within
environmental monitoring and assessment
» attractiveness as an innovative partner
in the green sector
Altered environments
require new knowledge
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Climate change
– greenhouse gases, fossil fuels, land use, water
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Global sustainability
– public health, protection against infections
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Agrarian industry on an international market
– population growth and a rising standard of living, increased demand for
food and changing consumption patterns
– new eco-cyclical, climate-neutral products, more specialized raw-material
and food production
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Urbanization
– nature and contact with animals for human well-being
– land as a source of recreation, rehabilitation
and adventure tourism
– rural development
SLU’s Strengths
and Profile Areas
» Genetic Resources and Biotechnology
» Animal and Human Health
» Climate and Ecosystem Change
» Sustainable Production Systems and
the Management of Natural Resources
» Quality in the Food Chain
» Community Planning and Sustainable Development
in Urban and Rural Environments
Genetic Resources
and Biotechnology
Animal and
Human Health
Climate and
Ecosystem Change
Sustainable Production
Systems and the
Management of
Natural Resources
Quality in the
Food Chain
Community Planning and
Sustainable Development
in Urban and
Rural Environments
Strategic Focus Research
at SLU 2009-2012
» Consequences of Climate Change for the Environment and Production
» Agriculture and Forestry, contributing to slowing the Greenhouse Effect
» Genetic Resources and Biotechnology
» Animal Health and Animal Welfare
» Natural Resource Management
» Rural Areas, Agrarian Industry and Industrial Development
» Landscape Architecture
Organization
Percentage of
university activities
Environmental monitoring
and assessment 9 %
Undergraduate
education 22 %
Research and
postgraduate
education 69 %
Turnover: 2 508 MSEK
Source: Annual Report 2008
Income
Turnover 2 508 MSEK
2% Financial
18% Operating income
55% Government grants
25% External grants
Källa: SLU:s Årsredovisning 2008
Expenditure
Total expenditure 2 586 MSEK
26% Other operational expenses
60% Staff
10,5% Premises
3% Depreciation
0.5% Financial
Källa: SLU:s Årsredovisning 2008
Staff
Total number of employees: 2 670
Technical
Staff/Administration
50%*
Education and
Research 38%
Postgraduate
Students 12%
*Note that staff not belonging to the groups Education and Research or
Postgraduate Students may be involved in teaching and research.
Source: Annual Report 2008
Strategic goals
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SLU’s activities shall be characterized by a
strong link between education and research of
high international standards, and these activities
shall take place in close collaboration
with interested parties in the sectors concerned.
Strategic goals – research
» SLU’s aim is to have a strategic foundation of front-line basic
research to use both in developing its areas of responsibility
and in its cooperation with other universities. This implies a
basic knowledge development common to the areas of
responsibility within, for example, biology, soil science,
technology, and economics.
» SLU shall aim at problem-oriented applied research with
strong relevance to its five areas of responsibility.
» SLU shall through its extended and improved research
coooperation with industry and society, create the necessary
conditions and knowledge for the development of innovations
and new industries.
Strategic goals – education
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SLU shall offer undergraduate and postgraduate educations that
– are attractive to students
– meet high-level scientific standards
– match society’s demand for vocational education
» In addition, SLU shall be a leader within its sectors in supplying
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further and commissioned education aimed at developing life-long
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learning.
Research
Advances in the six strength and profile
areas are based on a bank of knowledge
in basic disciplines such as biology, soil
science, technology, and economics.
» 214 Professors
» 701 PhD students
SLU’s participation in EU’s research
programmes is extensive. In 2007 SLU
participated in 65 projects.
Source: Annual Report 2008
Education
SLU has 3 531 full-time undergraduate
students and 701 PhD students
» Professional degree programmes
» 26 MSc, BSc, and UD programmes
» 450 single subject courses
» Course packages
» Supplementary education
» PhD programmes
» Continuing education
Education
» 1.4 student/instructor
» Close connection to research
» High employability
» Student influence
» External national and
international evaluations
Programme structure
Examples of
Master’s Programmes
» Agricultural Economics and Management
» Animal Science
» Biotechnology
» Ecology
» Environmental Economics and Management
» Forests as a Natural Resource
» Soil and Water Management
» Sustainable Development
» Plant and Forest Biotechnology
Courses
SLU offers 450 single subject courses
Major subjects
» Animal Care Science
» Animal Science
» Biology
» Business Administration
» Chemistry
» Economics
» Equine Studies
» Food Science
» Forest Management
» Landscape Planning
» Soil Sciences
» Technology
Environmental monitoring
and assessment
Environmental monitoring
and assessment
The Swedish government has given SLU
responsibility for environmental monitoring
and assessment.
SLU monitors the country’s forests, farmland,
lakes and other watercourses, as well as animal
and plant species, analyzing environmental
trends and providing information to serve as a
basis for environmental measures in a number
of areas.
Internationalization
SLU welcomes
» an increased presence of foreign researchers
and teachers in the activities at SLU
» more collaborative projects with foreign institutions
and universities in areas of common interest
» an increased exchange of students, at the
undergraduate as well as the graduate levels
» better opportunities for SLU researchers and teachers to
spend time at foreign institutions
Student exchange
SLU has co-operation agreements with 120 foreign universities.
Source: Annual Report 2008
Four faculties
Umeå
Faculty of Forest Sciences
Uppsala
Faculty of Natural Resources
and Agricultural Sciences
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
and Animal Science
Alnarp
Faculty of Landscape Planning,
Horticulture and Agricultural Science
Faculty of
Forest Sciences
» Turnover 466 MSEK
» 457 employees
» 48 professors
» 158 PhD students
» 752 undergraduate students
» 9 departments
» 2 educational programmes
» 3 Master’s programmes
Source: SLU’s Annual Report 2007
Research areas
» Forestry, forest management
and silviculture
» Forest biotechnology
» Management of mountain
region resources
» Forest ecology
and environment
» Forest economy
» Fish and wildlife
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Umeå
Forest Ecology and Management
Forest Economics
Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology
Forest Resource Management
Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies
Unit for Field-Based Forest Research
» Uppsala
» Forest Products
» Alnarp
» Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre
» Skinnskatteberg
» School for Forest Engineers
Departments/units
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Centres
Centre of Biostochastics
Centre for Image Analysis (CBA)
Center for Fish and Wildlife Research (CFW)
» Umeå Centre for Tropical Research and Education (UCTREE)
» Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC)
» UPSC Centre for Forest Biotechnology (UCFB)
Education
» MSc in Forestry
» BSc in Forest Management
Faculty of
Natural Resources and
Agricultural Sciences
» Turnover 960 MSEK
» 905 employees
» 88 professors
» 305 PhD students
» 1 081 undergraduate students
» 18 departments
» 14 educational programmes
» 12 two-year Master’s programmes,
and 2 one-year Master’s programmes
Källa: SLU:s Årsredovisning 2007
Research areas
» Ecology and crop production
» Soil, water and environment
» Landscape and society
» Bio sciences
Departments/units
» Agricultural Research for
Northern Sweden
» Biomass Technology and
Chemistry (Unit)
» Chemistry
» Crop Production Ecology
» Food Science
» Forest Mycology and Pathology
» Forest Soils
» Microbiology
» Molecular Biology
» Economics
» Plant Biology and Forest
Genetics
» Soil Sciences
» Energy and Technology
» Urban and Rural Development
» Environmental
Assessment
» Unit for Applied Statistics and
Mathematics
» Ecology
» Field Research Unit
» Food in Sweden (Unit)
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Centres
Centre of Biostochastics
Centre for Environment and Development Studies (Cemus)
Centre for Fish and Wildlife Research (CFW)
Centre for Sustainable Agriculture (CUL)
Competence Centre for Chemical Pesticides (CKB)
Swedish Biodiversity Centre (CBM)
Swedish EIA Centre
Swedish Species Information Centre
The Phytotron
Uppsala Food and Nutrition Centre (ULC)
Uppsala Water Centre (UVC)
Education
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BSc
Biology and Environmental Science
Biotechnology
Computer and Systems Sciences – the environment
Economics and Management
Food and Health
Rural Change
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MSc
Agriculture
– Economics, Rural Development, Food, Soil/Plants
Aquatic and Environmental Engineering
Energy Systems Engineering
Landscape Architecture
Veterinary Medicine
and Animal Science
Faculty of
» Turnover 486 MSEK
» 399 employees
» 50 professors
» 166 PhD students
» 1 016 undergraduate students
» 8 departments
» 6 educational programmes
» 2 Master’s programmes
Källa: SLU:s Årsredovisning 2007
Research Areas
» Animal Health
» Animal Management
» Animal Welfare
» Food Security
» Public Health
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Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry
Animal Breeding and Genetics
Animal Environment and Health – Skara
Animal Nutrition and Management
Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health
Clinical Sciences
Equine Studies
Reindeer Husbandry Unit
» Centres
» Centre for Reproductive Biology in Uppsala (CRU)
» Centre for fish and Wildlife Research (CFW)
Education
» University Diploma
» Animal Nursing
» Equine Studies
» BSc
» Ethology and Animal Welfare
» Animal Science
» MSc
» Agriculture - animals
» Veterinary Medicine
Faculty of
Landscape Planning, Horticulture
and Agricultural Science
» Turnover 272 MSEK
» 245 employees
» 23 professors
» 43 PhD students
» 784 undergraduate students
» 8 areas
» 6 educational programmes
» 3 two-year Master’s programmes,
1 one-year Master’s programme
Källa: SLU:s Årsredovisning 2007
Research areas
» Agriculture
» Horticulture
» Landscape
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Plant Breeding and Biotechnology
Plant Protection Biology
Horticulture
Agriculture – Farming Systems,
Technology and Product Quality
Rural Buildings and Animal Husbandry
Landscape Architecture
Landscape Management, Design and Construction
Work Science, Business Economics and Environmental
Psychology
Omvärld Alnarp with
Movium
Partnership Alnarp
Commissioned education
Innovation support etc.
Education
» BSc programme
» Countryside Management
» Vocational programmes
» Horticulture
» Landscape Architecture
» Landscape Construction and Management
» Agricultural and Rural Management
» Horticultural Management