Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

What Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences does

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU; legal name Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet) is a Swedish state university founded in 1977 through the merger of three predecessor institutions (Lantbrukshögskolan, Veterinärhögskolan, and Skogshögskolan). Headquartered in Uppsala, SLU operates three main campuses — Alnarp, Umeå, and Uppsala — organized into four faculties: Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences; Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences; Forest Sciences; and Landscape Architecture, Horticulture and Crop Production Science. Its mission is education, research, and continuous environmental analysis supporting Swedish environmental and sustainability policy.

SLU operates twelve environmental analysis programs covering climate, biodiversity, food, water, fisheries, forests, soils, and hazardous substances, and maintains an open Environmental Data Catalog together with the long-running Fakta Skog (Forest Facts) series and the SLU Play multimedia platform. The university runs Sweden's only university animal hospital (Universitetsdjursjukhuset / UDS) and a network of research stations and experimental parks, including Lövsta lantbruksforskning, Europe's most modern facility for farm animal research and teaching. Digitally it provides standard academic services (Canvas LMS, library, student portal) and prospective-student tooling (Goin' Student App).

SLU is a Swedish public authority (statlig myndighet) funded primarily through government appropriations from the Swedish state under the Higher Education Act, with secondary revenue from competitive research grants, donations (e.g., Sällskapsdjursforskningsfonden, Beijerstiftelsen), and applied industry partnerships. Educational services are tuition-regulated by Swedish national rules; commercial pricing is not publicly disclosed. Customer segments include students and researchers (primary), government and authorities requiring environmental data for policy, and broader society and industry partners. SLU holds ISO 14001 environmental certification and is committed to becoming climate-neutral by 2027.

Name

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Legal name

Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet

Website

https://slu.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) is a state university operating across three Swedish campuses, delivering higher education, research, and statutory environmental monitoring in agriculture, forestry, veterinary medicine, and sustainability.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education and Research

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (924)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Research Universities with Major Extension & Outreach Missions (EDAHAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Research Universities with Multi-Campus Systems (EDAHAAAI), Agriculture, Environmental & Earth Sciences (EDAGABAL), Irrigation Systems & Water Management (Ag) (EDAOAOAG)

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Agricultural research
• Environmental monitoring
• Veterinary medicine training
• Forest sciences research

Headquarters

HQ city

Uppsala

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public Higher Education Funding: As a Swedish public university, SLU is primarily funded through government appropriations from the Swedish state for research and education activities.
2. Research Grants and Donations: SLU receives external funding through research grants, donations, and partnerships with organizations such as Sällskapsdjursforskningsfonden (Pet Research Fund) and Beijerstiftelsen for specific research projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) is a public research university that delivers higher education programs (bachelor's, master's, and doctoral) in agricultural sciences, veterinary medicine, forest sciences, and landscape architecture, conducts scientific research across sustainability domains, and performs continuous environmental analysis for Swedish authorities. Operating from three main campuses in Alnarp, Umeå, and Uppsala, it serves as Sweden's statutory provider of environmental monitoring data and policy support.

Product overview

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) is a public university offering educational programs, conducting research, and performing environmental analysis. The institution does not offer commercial technology products or services. Its primary offerings are academic education (bachelor's, master's, doctoral programs), research collaborations, and environmental monitoring services. Student-facing digital services include a learning management system (Canvas), video platform (SLU Play), student portal, library services, and various administrative systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Higher Education Programs (Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral)
• Continuous Environmental Analysis Programs
• SLU Environmental Data Catalog (Miljödatakatalogen)
• Fakta Skog (Forest Facts) Series
• SLU Play Multimedia Platform SLU's dedicated video platform hosting educational content, research presentations, webinars, student stories, and science communication across topics including agriculture, biodiversity, climate, animals, food, forests, and water.
• Universitetsdjursjukhuset (UDS) - University Animal Hospital Sweden's only university animal hospital combining practical veterinary care with research and education, owned and operated by SLU.
• Lövsta Agricultural Research Lövsta lantbruksforskning east of Uppsala, Europe's most modern facility for teaching and research on farm animals, including Lövsta Field Research Station for soil and crop research.
• Sällskapsdjursforskningsfonden (Pet Research Fund) Donation-funded foundation under the protection of Crown Princess Victoria, providing grants for research on diseases affecting dogs and cats. Located at SLU and managed since 2008.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% of climate impact in Swedish egg production comes from feed, which the mycoprotein project aims to reduce through circular feed solutions
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AxfoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 March 2026Axfoundation and SLU launched a collaborative project testing soy-free hen feed using mycoprotein produced from food industry side streams, with the goal of reducing the approximately 80% climate impact that feed represents in Swedish egg production.
• Svenska FodercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 March 2026Swedish feed company that developed and produced the mycoprotein-based soy-free hen feed as part of the Axfoundation-SLU circular feed initiative.
• Seaqure LabscoreTechnology or Integration · 24 March 2026Swedish biotechnology company providing the mycoprotein produced from food industry side streams used in the soy-free hen feed developed by Svenska Foder.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU): The closest analog: a Norwegian state university dedicated to life sciences (agriculture, veterinary, environmental, biotechnology) with multi-campus operations, statutory extension mandates, and similar scale of 5,000+ staff and students. Directly comparable mission, geographic adjacency, and Nordic funding context.
• University of Göttingen - Faculty of Agricultural Sciences: German public university with a dedicated agricultural sciences faculty covering crop science, animal science, forestry, and rural studies. Comparable European agricultural research mandate with similar faculty structure.
• University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU): Austrian public university specializing in agricultural, forestry, environmental, and life sciences with a similar land-grant-style mandate across agricultural and natural-resource disciplines. Comparable in scale, applied-research focus, and environmental monitoring role.
• University of Copenhagen - Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences (Veterinary): Danish public university with the only other Nordic veterinary program comparable to SLU's VH faculty. Directly comparable in veterinary education and clinical research, anchored in a broader multi-faculty structure.
• Aarhus University - Faculty of Technical Sciences: Danish public university with major agricultural and environmental research across agronomy, animal science, and ecology. Comparable Nordic agricultural research focus, similar size scale and government funding model.
• Wageningen University & Research: Dutch public research university specialized in agriculture, food, and environmental sciences with the world's #1 reputation in agricultural research. Directly comparable mission and applied-research orientation, though substantially larger scale and global brand.
• University of Helsinki - Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry: Finnish public university with a dedicated agriculture and forestry faculty covering similar disciplines (forest sciences, agriculture, food, environmental science). Comparable Nordic public-mission structure and overlap on forest sciences research.

Broad incumbents

• Technical University of Munich (TUM) - School of Life Sciences: Major German technical university with a dedicated life-sciences school covering agriculture, forestry, food, and biotechnology. Comparable in agricultural and forestry research but at a larger, broader-institution scale.
• Cornell University - College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS): U.S. land-grant college with statutory extension and applied agricultural, environmental, and life-sciences research mirroring SLU's extension mandate. Directly comparable mandate and faculty structure, but operates within a much larger private Ivy League institution.
• ETH Zurich - Department of Environmental Systems Science: Elite European technical university with a substantially larger scale and broader portfolio, but covers overlapping environmental, agricultural and life-science research. Comparable in environmental analysis capabilities but operates as a broader incumbent rather than a specialized peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/pages/SLU/104902269544771?ref=ts
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/slu
• Instagraminstagram.com/slu.sweden

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Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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