Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
MottoScience and Education for Sustainable Life
TypePublic university
Established1977 (1775)
ChairmanRolf Brennerfelt
Vice-ChancellorMaria Knutson Wedel
Academic staff
1.602
Administrative staff
1.459
Students4.434
Undergraduates2.570
Postgraduates1.280
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Location,
Colors    Dark crimson and deep turquoise
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 (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.