Climate research
Climatology or climate research is the study of climate, scientifically defined as weather conditions averaged over a period of time. This modern field of study is regarded as a branch of the atmospheric sciences and a subfield of physical geography, which is one of the Earth sciences.
Seed systems Policy brief
A new policy brief highlights the importance of social capital in facilitating smallholder farmers’ access to seeds that are adapted to local climatic contexts. Focus is on the structure of farmers’
SLU launches large-scale climate experiment in Swedish forest
Forest growth in Sweden has slowed down. Climate change is believed to play a key role – but exactly how remains unknown. Now, SLU is launching one of the largest field experiments of its kind to
Kolbalanser i olika typer av landskap: Stort SLU-samarbete med världsledande klimatforskare ska ge säkrare data
A new EU- funded project aims to improve our understanding of the European greenhouse gas budget through innovative modelling of the land-based carbon cycle. The new models created by the project
Diss Sandra Makaita Madamombe
Climate-smart agriculture options on coarse-textured soils for improved food security in semi-arid areas charlotta.eriksson@slu.se Sandra Makaita Madamombe defends her thesis "Climate-smart
Brendan McKie – new Professor of Freshwater Ecology
How much impact from human activities can a freshwater ecosystem absorb before species disappear and key ecosystem services are threatened? And how does biodiversity loss interact with other
TRACE conference
TRACE 2025 - Tree Rings in Archaeology, Climatology and Ecology anne.honsel@slu.se Join us for TRACE 2025 on June 15-20 in Umeå, Sweden! We are excited to invite you to this international
Sarah Muniz Nardeli
sarah.nardeli@slu.se Almost all protein-coding genes and many long non-coding RNA genes are transcribed by RNA polymerase II (RNA Pol II), and its transcriptional speed, or elongation rate, is a
Chuxian Li
chuxian.li@slu.se I am a geochemist and paleoclimatologist, working on developing geochemical tools to reconstruct past climate change, explore paleo-biodiversity, and identify historical metal
Nathaniel Nutsugah
nathaniel.nutsugah@slu.se Doctoral student at the department of Applied Animal Science and Welfare. SLU Research interest in sustainable animal production and nutrition with focus on poulry and
Diss Louise Malmquist
Water balance in agricultural catchments amidst climate and land use changes in Sweden charlotta.eriksson@slu.se Louise Malmquist defends her thesis "Water balance in agricultural catchments
Diss Jingyao Niu
Ecological and evolutionary consequences of ecosystem warming in fish charlotta.eriksson@slu.se Jingyao Niu defends her thesis "Ecological and evolutionary consequences of ecosystem warming in
Kristin Persson
kristin.persson@slu.se Senior lecturer, Associate Professor If we know how different environmental factors vary in time and space, and how our crops respond to this variation, we can better adapt