Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet | |
| Motto | Science and Education for Sustainable Life |
|---|---|
| Type | Public university |
| Established | 1977 (1775) |
| Chairman | Rolf Brennerfelt |
| Vice-Chancellor | Maria Knutson Wedel |
Academic staff | 1.602 |
Administrative staff | 1.459 |
| Students | 4.434 |
| Undergraduates | 2.570 |
| Postgraduates | 1.280 |
| 528 | |
| Location | , |
| Colors | Dark crimson and deep turquoise |
| Nickname | SLU |
| Website | http://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 (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.
SLU is a founding member of the Euroleague for Life Sciences (ELLS), established in 2001.