Environmental monitoring and assessment
SLU has a unique role among Swedish universities through its commission to perform environmental monitoring and assessment. This is based on society's needs, as expressed in national environmental targets, international commitments and the overall objective of long-term sustainable development.

Find Funding - Pivot-RP
SLU subscribes to Pivot-RP - a comprehensive global funding opportunities database. What is Pivot-RP? Pivot-RP is the primary source of information on funding opportunities for SLU staff and students
Support and training
Here you can find out how to get help to apply for external funding and manage your granted projects
Proposal and project support
The Grants Office provides support to SLU researchers for external funding by offering key expertise and hands-on guidance to help SLU achieve its vision. Our services target the researchers
Tools and guidelines
Here you can find out what your obligations are when applying for external funding or implementing an externally funded project at SLU.You will also find links to tools and templates to help you.
New checklist for making data from environmental monitoring and assessment open
A new checklist can help those involved in SLU's environmental monitoring and assessment to make data open, well documented and reusable. On behalf of the Council for Environmental Monitoring and

40 års miljöövervakning avslöjar oroande trend i Bottenhavets näringsväv
The Bothnian Sea is under increasing pressure from human activities. Increases in fishing and phosphorus have led to a decline in the health of the open sea food web – which represents a complex

SLU testar trålkamera – för att minska fiskfångsten
By installing a stereo video camera in the trawl, researchers at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences want to reduce the need for trawling in acoustic fish surveys. The technology is now

Proposal writing advice: general tips for good proposals
Writing a winning proposal to secure funding for your research takes time, effort and consideration. However, you can learn and develop this skill throughout your career, and the SLU Grants Office

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

Helpdesk
External funding makes up a large portion of the total funding at SLU, and therefore there are many staff here who work with it to some extent - researchers, department administrators and financial
Proposal writing advice
Tips and advice from the Grants Office on how to write a good and competitive proposal.

Hur mår laxen i Östersjön?
The wild salmon in rivers in Gulf of Bothnia has been somewhat of a success story. Since the crisis in the 1990s, when the river-stocks were close to collapse, the salmon has recovered and shown