Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

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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

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

History

The university was formed in 1977 by combining three existing separate colleges for veterinary medicine, forestry and agriculture, as well as some smaller units into one organisation in order to improve the efficiency by sharing resources between departments. At the same time, the Veterinary college and Forestry college were moved from Stockholm to Ultuna, which already was the main campus of the Agricultural college. The locations used by the two relocated colleges are today used by the Stockholm University.^{[citation needed]}

These colleges had a long history as separate institutions. The Veterinary Institution in

1. Faculty of Landscape Planning, Horticulture and Agricultural Sciences
2. Faculty of Natural Resources and Agriculture Sciences
3. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science
4. Faculty of Forest Sciences

Rankings

SLU is a small and highly specialized research university which ranks among the world's top universities in many of its areas of focus, most notably in agricultural and veterinary sciences, as well as ecology.

In the 2023 QS World Ranking by Subject, SLU places 3rd in Agriculture and Forestry, 25 in Veterinary Science, and 74 in Environmental Science.^[9]

In the 2023 ARWU Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, SLU places 6th in Ecology, 10th in Agricultural Sciences, 23 in Veterinary Sciences, 44 in Geography, 51-75 in Environmental Science & Engineering, 76-100 in Oceanography, and 76-100 in Water Resources.^[10]

Notable alumni

• Professor Anna Tibaijuka – Tanzanian Minister of Lands, Housing and Human Settlements and former executive director of UN–HABITAT^{[citation needed]}

See also

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• Umeå University
• Uppsala University
• List of universities in Sweden
• List of forestry universities and colleges
• Lund University

References

External links

• Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences – Official site

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