To conduct high-quality research, access to advanced research infrastructure is essential. This term encompasses a wide range of resources, including measuring instruments, laboratories, databases, research stations, experimental livestock facilities, research vessels, collections, and agricultural long-term experiments
Research infrastructure on a smaller scale is often found at the respective department or equivalent, while access to more specialised and large-scale infrastructure is coordinated at SLU level, national level or international level.
The external website contains information about research infrastructures at SLU that are available to both SLU researchers and external users:
Several major infrastructures that are particularly important in view of the areas of responsibility set out in SLU’s regulations are classified as SLU infrastructures of special significance. These infrastructures are included in annual, university-wide strategic discussions to promote coordination and resource efficiency, and ensure long-term access to high-quality research infrastructure and cutting-edge expertise in areas of particular importance to SLU. These facilities are:
Research infrastructures also include digital infrastructures (also known as e-infrastructures). The term encompasses, for example, resources and services for computing, storage, and the provision of data and software.
For information on digital research infrastructure at SLU, contact the Division of IT or SLU's data management support service.
Since 2022, SLU has been a member of EOSC, the European research data collaboration. EOSC stands for the European Open Science Cloud. This initiative aims to link existing infrastructures, services, and tools, making it easier for researchers to manage, analyse, store, and reuse research data. If you have any questions, please contact Hanna Lindroos (hanna.lindroos@slu.se) at the SLU University Library, or read more on the Swedish Research Council’s website: EOSC enables open science in Europe.
On the Swedish Research Council’s website, you can read more about the research infrastructures it funds, which are available to researchers at all Swedish higher education institutions.
The European Commission’s website contains information on further European research infrastructures:
Responsibility for research infrastructure lies primarily with the faculty or department. For university-wide coordination in matters relating to infrastructure, there is the Research Infrastructure Council, Fir. Fir consists of faculty representatives, student representative, chief librarian and IT director, and is chaired by the pro vice-chancellor for research infrastructure.
Fir has developed a research infrastructure policy for SLU, where common principles for the distribution of responsibilities, prioritisation processes, funding and accessibility are set out (only available in Swedish).