Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

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Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Motto	Science and Education for Sustainable Life
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]
Doctoral students	528[2]
Location	Uppsala, Alnarp, Skara, Umeå , Sweden
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.