Boards and committees

Last changed: 19 August 2024

The faculty's decision-making body is the faculty board. The board is supported by several advisory and preparatory committees.

Members of the faculty board are elected by the electoral assembly, while members of the other committees are appointed by the faculty board or dean. See the faculty´s delegation of authority.

The committees are the faculty's coordinating body for their different areas of responsibility.

Faculty Board

Term of office from 1st January 2022 to 31st December 2024.

Torleif Härd
Dean
018-67 10 50
dekanus.nj@slu.se

Sara Hallin
Deputy Dean
018-67 32 09
sara.hallin@slu.se

Members

Jon Petter Gustafsson, Department of Soil and Environment
Tomas Pärt, Department of Ecology
Hanna Bergeå, Department of Urban and Rural Development
Jens Olsson, Department of Aquatic Resources
Karin Hamnér, Department of Soil and Environment
Stina Drakare, Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment

Deputy

Helena Hansson, Department of Economics

Student representatives

Tova Franzén, Chair, Ultuna Student Union (ULS)
Fredrik Karlsson, Chair, the Union for Students of Agricultural and Rural Management (LMK)
Emma Bromark, graduate student representative

Deputy deans

  • Göran Bergkvist, Vice Dean of Agricultural Sciences Infrastructure and Collaboration
  • Johanna Bergman Lodin, Vice Dean of Gender Equality and Equal Opportunities
  • Petra Fransson, Vice Dean of Doctoral Studies
  • Jon Petter Gustafsson, Vice Dean of First and Second cycle Education
  • Helena Hansson, Vice Dean of Interdisciplinary Development
  • Brendan McKie, Vice Dean for the Docent Board
  • Jens Olsson, Vice Dean of Environmental Monitoring

Other boards

The Docent Appointment Board

1st April 2022 to 31st March 2025

Brendan McKie, Deputy Dean, Chair, brendan.mckie@slu.se
Anna Schnürer
Anke Fisher
Riccardo Bommarco

Group deputies
Elisabet Lewan
Theo Verwijst
Pia Nilsson
Dietrich von Rosen

In addition, the committee includes one member appointed by Sluss, as well as a personal substitute for this member.

Contact: Eva Enström, eva.enstrom@slu.se

The Academic Appointment Board

1st July 2022 to 30th June 2025

Torleif Härd, Chair, torleif.hard@slu.se
Robert Hart
Seema Arora Jonsson
Sara Hallin

Group deputies
Tomas Pärt
Anna Gårdmark
Björn Lindahl

In addition, the committee includes one member appointed by Sluss, as well as a personal substitute for this member.

Contact: Kristine Koch, kristine.koch@slu.se, Sarah Hedenskog, sarah.hedenskog@slu.se, Eva Enström, eva.enstrom@slu.se

The PhD Education Board  

1st April 2022 to 31st March 2025

Petra Fransson, ordförande
Magnus Huss
Jesper Larsson
Cecilia Sundberg
Ingrid Öborn

Deputy
Gordana Manevska Tasevska

In addition, the committee includes one member appointed by Sluss.

Contact: Sabine Sampels, sabine.sampels@slu.se

Programme board  

1st April 2022 to 31st March 2025

Jon Petter Gustafsson, Chair, jon-petter.gustafsson@slu.se
Student representative LMK
Two student representatives ULS
Örjan Bartholdson, member (NJ)
Karin Hakelius, member (NJ)
Monika Johansson, member (NJ)
David Ljungberg, member (NJ)
Georg Carlsson, member (LTV)
Anders Roos, member (S)
Cecilia Kronqvist, member (VH)

Group deputies
Ida Kollberg
Mattias Jonsson

NJ:s representative in the LTV Faculty's programme board
Karin Blombäck

NJ:s representative in the S Faculty's programme board

Sara Säll

NJ:s representative in the VH Faculty's programme board
Anders Sandström

Contact: Zsuzsanna Sundström, zsuzsanna.sundstrom@slu.se

The Environmental monitoring and assessment board

1st April 2022 to 31st March 2025

Jens Olsson, Chair, jens.olsson@slu.se
Maria Viketoft
Lena Tranvik
Joahn Dannewitz
Pia Geranmayeh

In addition, the committee includes one member appointed by Sluss.

Contact: Kristine Koch, kristine.koch@slu.se

Samverkansnämnden

Pending a future decision by the Vice Chancellor regarding a new collaboration organization at SLU, the collaboration committee is currently dormant.

Contact: Kristine Koch, kristine.koch@slu.se

Committees

Faculty board working committee

1st April 2022 to 31st March 2025

Torleif Härd, Chair, Torleif.Hard@slu.se
Sara Hallin, Deputy Dean
Johanna Bergman Lodin, Vice Dean
Jon Petter Gustafsson, Vice Dean
Brendan McKie, Vice Dean
Jens Olsson, Vice Dean
Petra Fransson, Vice Dean
Helena Hansson, Vice Dean
Göran Bergkvist, Vice Dean

Student representative: Tova Franzén, Chair of Ultuna Students Union (ULS)

Contact: Marie Forsberg, marie.forsberg@slu.se

Global development committee  

1st April 2022 to 31st March 2025

Willem Goedkoop, ordförande, willem.goedkoop@slu.se
Linley Chiwona Karltun
Åsa Berggren
Monika Johansson
Patrik Oskarsson
Jens Rommel

Kontakt: Kristine Koch, kristine.koch@slu.se

Gender equality and equal opportunites committee

1st April 2022 to 31st March 2025

Johanna Bergman Lodin, Chair, johanna.bergman.lodin@slu.se

Linley Chiwona Karltun
Karin Eklöf
Matthey Low
Aurélien Saghai
In addition, the committee includes one member appointed by Sluss.

Steering group SLU FältForsk

1st April 2022 to 31st March 2025

Göran Bergkvist, Chair, goran.bergkvist@slu.se
Karin Hamnér,
Anna Larsson, Swedish Board of Agriculture
Pär-Johan Lööf, Lantmännen
Jonas Bodenhem, Hushållningssällskapet
Mattias Norrby, Stiftelsen lantbruksforskning (SLF)

Contact: Pär Aronsson, par.aronsson@slu.se

Scholarship committee

1st April 2022 to 31st March 2025

Anders Larsolle, chair, anders.larsolle@slu.se
Shon Ferguson
Anneli Lundkvist
Helena Aronsson

Contact: Marie Forsberg, marie.forsberg@slu.se

Committee of August T Larssons visiting research fellow
program

1st April 2022 to 31st March 2025

Gulaim Seisenbaeva, Chair, gulaim.seisenbaeva@slu.se
Ali Moazzami
Hanna Bergeå

Deputy
Matthew Low

Contact: Kristine Koch, kristine.koch@slu.se

Councils

Head of Department Council

Dean (chair), Deputy dean, Vice deans, Heads of departments and the head of SLU Swedish Species Information Centre.

Contact: Marie Forsberg, marie.forsberg@slu.se

Facilities Management Council

1st July 2022 to 30th June 2025 

Contact: Pär Aronsson, par.aronsson@slu.se 

Facilities Management Council at the Ecology Centre 

Martin Weih, chairperson and director, martin.weih@slu.se
Pär Aronsson
David Back
Carolyn Glynn
Sönke Eggers
Astrid Taylor
Student representative

Employee organizations with presence and speaking rights

Facilities Management Council at Biocentrum

Mats Sandgren, chairperson and director, mats.sandgren@slu.se
Pär Aronsson
Pär Ingvarsson
Nils Högberg
Magnus Åberg
Vadim Kessler
Studentledamot

Employee organizations with presence and speaking rights

Facilities Management Council at MVM

Lars Sonesten, chairperson and director, lars.sonesten@slu.se 
Pär Aronsson
Mats Linde
Johan Stendahl
Anders Sandström
Björn Vinnerås
Studentledamot

Employee organizations with presence and speaking rights