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Sniff the stress away – Francesca explores which nature smells could help reduce stress in cities

Measuring people’s brain activity in parking lots and asking them to smell flowers is not unfamiliar to PhD student Francesca Taufer. Her background in cognitive science and close connection to

Sniff the stress away – Francesca explores which nature smells could help reduce stress in cities

Measuring people’s brain activity in parking lots and asking them to smell flowers is not unfamiliar to PhD student Francesca Taufer. Her background in cognitive science and close connection to

Gun Lidestav honoured for research on forest-owning women

Gun Lidestav has been awarded the Brandl Prize for her contributions to research on gender issues in small-scale forestry. The prize is awarded by the International Union for Forest Research IUFRO.

Enkät om tvärvetenskap

How do researchers experience inter- and transdisciplinary research: what helps, what gets in the way, and how does it shape careers? An SLU project is gathering experiences from researchers, and

Food production in Northern climate

Swedish food production is in need of new and more robust knowledge and logistics chains, nationally as well as regionally. Global geopolitical instability with disruptions in trade flows, dependence

Wood ash increases early growth of poplar on productive forest land

There is potential in using forested land and forested arable land for poplar plantations in Sweden, without competing with food and feed production. A new study by PhD student Luca Muraro and his

När havet blir brunare – forskare från SLU ska undersöka hur varmare och mörkare vatten påverkar ekosystemtjänster längs Östersjökusten

How is marine life affected when coastal waters become both browner and warmer? That’s what SLU researcher Magnus Huss, together with colleagues from the Department of Aquatic Resources (SLU Aqua)

Sloping

Farming on sloping lands supports around a billion people, but conventional methods often cause soil erosion and degradation. A new doctoral thesis from the Swedish University of Agricultural

Adding Water to mires Doesn’t Always Boost Carbon Uptake

Adding water to mires does not always boost carbon uptake. New SLU research shows that mineral-rich water can reduce a mire’s ability to store carbon—challenging assumptions about wetland restoration

Ny teknik avslöjar att sillgrisslor föredrar förutsägbara fiskevatten

Common guillemots tend to seek out areas where the availability of fish is stable, even if the amount is small – a strategy that may leave them vulnerable as marine environments change. Using sailing

Climate changes threatens Lake Mälaren's ecosystem

Lake Mälaren’s environmental condition continues to concern researchers. The Focus on Mälaren 2024 report shows that the lake’s surface water temperature continues to increase, which makes it harder

Veterinary seminar

During a seminar at the National Institute of Veterinary Research (NIVR) in Vietnam in April, SLU researchers Sandra Nohrborg and Ulf Magnusson from the Department of Clinical Sciences, presented