News for SLU staff

Professorial inauguration 2026

helena.pennlov@slu.se 12 new professors from Alnarp, Umeå och Uppsala will be inaugurated in 2026. The professsorial lectures will be held 23-24 April in the Studio, the Teaching Building. Schedule

Christmas Greetings from the Vice-Chancellor

Dear staff and students, The semester has, as so often, gone by quickly. This year's Christmas calendar on television is called “The Time Thief” and maybe many of you are, as me, suddenly realizing

docent lectures on play 2025

From now on and for about three weeks to come, the autumn docent lectures are available on SLU Play. The autumn docent lectures are available on SLU Play under the channel SLU Docent Lectures until

Continued support for elite sports students – SLU proposed to retain its status

The Swedish Sports Federation has proposed that SLU retain its status as an elite sports-friendly university for the period 2026–2030 – a decision that will enable SLU to continue strengthening its

ELLS2025

About 400 students and staff from the 13 ELLS member universities gathered for the 2025 ELLS Scientific Student Conference and the General Assembly and Forum at SLU in Uppsala. From a record number

Award ceremony for SLU Alumnus of the Year 2025

The 2025 SLU Alumnus of the year, Åsa Domeij, has now been honoured during an award ceremony at Ultuna. The event featured mingling, a summary of her life’s work, and a panel discussion on her key

tree relocation

The archaeological monitoring in preparation for the tree relocation has now been completed. The remaining trees can now be moved. The archaeological results are being compiled and will be reported

Buses to and from Lövsta

SLU has arranged bus services running every weekday, twice a day, between Ultuna and Lövsta. This service is provided to make it easier for students and staff to travel between the campuses for

The future of student recruitment

SLU faces major challenges in recruiting and retaining students. This inquiry now presents proposals on how we, together, can strengthen our attractiveness, modernise our degree programmes and create

Cybersäkerhet

1 October marks the start of European Cybersecurity Month. Cybersecurity Month is an EU campaign to raise awareness of cybersecurity issues among both the public and organisations. The Security Unit

treerelocation news

Hello there, Johan Lindersson, project manager for the tree relocation at Ultuna campus… How has the move gone so far? – Very well! We’ve already been able to relocate over 90 trees and the work has

treerelocation

On 15 September, the contractor VEAB will set up on the Ultuna campus, after which the tree relocation can commence. Around 150 oak trees will be moved from Ulls väg due to the construction of a new