Departments and heads of departments

Last changed: 17 October 2025

The head of the department is responsible for staff, finance and the work environment. The assignment as head of a department is three years. Most of them started their positions on July 1st. 2022.

Department of Biosystems and Technology

Head of department: Lise Lykke Steffensen 
Deputy head of department: Hanna Sassner (until 2025-12-31)

Link to the department's web page.

Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management

Head of department: Ingrid Sarlöv Herlin
Deputy head of department: Kristin Wegren

Link to the department's web page.

Department of People and Society

Head of department: Mats Gyllin
Deputy head of department: Sara Spendrup

Link to the department's web page.

Department of Urban and Rural Development

Head of department: Stina Powell
Deputy head of department: Emma Butler

Link to the department's web page.

Department of Plant Breeding

Head of department: Dennis Eriksson
Deputy head of department: Ramesh Vetukuri

Link to the department's web page.

Department of Plant Protection Biology

Acting head of department: Kristina Karlsson Green (until 2025-12-31)
Deputy head of department: Paul Becher

Link to the department's web page.

Unit for Collaboration and Development

Head of unit: Ida Andersson
Deputy head of unit: Håkan Schroeder (until 2025-12-31)


Contact

Christina Lunner Kolstrup
Dean at the faculty of Landscape Architecture, Horticulture and Crop Production Science

Telephone: +4640415030, +46730881634
E-mail: christina.kolstrup@slu.se