We make the world a better place
SLU is a world-class international university with research, education and environmental assessment within the sciences for sustainable life.
Its principal sites are in Alnarp, Umeå and Uppsala, but activities are also conducted at research stations, experimental parks and educational establishments throughout Sweden.
We bring together people who have different perspectives, but they all have one and the same goal: to create the best conditions for a sustainable, thriving and better world.
- SLU is an attractive and stimulating workplace for our current and future employees.
- SLU is an attractive university for students and offers courses and programmes of high quality with societal relevance.
- SLU's researchers have good access to research infrastructure which gives the opportunity for ground-breaking, excellent research.
- SLU's collaboration will benefit society and be appreciated by stakeholders while the quality of our education, research and EMA will be raised.
- Employees and students will have knowledge of and feel commitment to SLU's activities, and take joint responsibility for developing activities.
SLU has a very high position in several international university rankings.
Leiden ranking CWTS
- Place 8 among Swedish universities (2019)
National Taiwan University Rankings
- 12:th place worldwide in the field of Agriculture,
- 7:th place in the subfield of Plant & Animal Science (2019)
QS Rankings
- SLU at Top Three in international ranking. SLU is ranked as the third best university in the world in the fields of Agriculture & Forestry,and number 27 in the field of Veterinary Medicine. (2020-03-04)
Times Higher Education Ranking
- SLU in the new THE World University Rankings. SLU is in the intervall 251-300. (2018-09-26)
- SLU Sweden´s best young university. With a 36th place in the world list with young universitites, SLU is ranked Sweden's best "young university". (2018-06-07)
