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Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet | |
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Motto | Science and Education for Sustainable Life |
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Type | Public university |
Established | 1977 (1775) |
Chairman | Rolf Brennerfelt[1] |
Vice-Chancellor | Maria Knutson Wedel[1] |
Academic staff | 1.602[2] |
Administrative staff | 1.459[2] |
Students | 4.434[2] |
Undergraduates | 2.570[2] |
Postgraduates | 1.280[2] |
528[2] | |
Location | , |
Colors | Dark crimson and deep turquoise[3] |
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[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.