The August T Larsson Guest Researcher Programme

The August Teodor Larsson Foundation was founded on 14 January 1956 "for lasting promotion of scientific research in the field of agriculture". In 2004 the Faculty of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences was given the right to receive the annual income from the Foundation, and in April 2011 decided to establish a national and international researcher exchange programme.

The purpose of the August T. Larsson Foundation guest researcher programme is to engage guest researchers within strategically important and prioritised fields at the faculty. The aim of the programme is not only to strengthen research, education and/or environmental monitoring and assessment but also to expand the university's interface with other research environments.

The programme enables guest researchers to spend short periods at the faculty (one month per term) over a period of three years. Guest researchers will receive funding to cover salary, travel expenses and accommodation, as well as for travel between SLU's regional centres and for a fellow member of their team to visit SLU ("tag-along"). You find specific information about the programme here. 

Appointed Guest Researcher

2022

Martin Van Ittersum, Wageningen University, The Netherlands,
Host: Department of Crop Production Ecology

Jonathan Rigg, University of Bristol, UK,
Host: Department of Urban and Rural Development

Dyllon Randall, University of Cape Town, South Africa,
Host: Department of Energy and Technology

Kati Katina, University of Helsinki, Finland,
Host: Department of Molecular Sciences

2021

Keri Facer, University of Bristol, UK,
Host: Department of Ecology

Natalia Dubrovinskaia, University of Bayreuth, Germany,
Host: Department of Molecular Sciences

Keith Paustian & Francesca Cotufro, Colorado State University, USA,
Host: Department of Ecology

2020

Allen H Andrews, University of Hawaii, USA,
Host: Department of Aquatic Resources

Hermann Jungkunst, University of Landau, Germany,
Host: Department of Soil and Environment

2019

Christine Baduel, Institute of Environmental Geosciences, France
Host: Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment

Vladimir Uversky, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA
Host: Department of Molecular Sciences

Jack H Faber, Wageningen Environmental Research, Netherlands
Host: Department of Ecology

Frederick Stoddard, Helsinki University, Finland
Host: Department of Crop Production Ecology

2018

Carlos Melian, EAWAG, Center for Ecology and Evolution and Biochemistry and Department of Fish Ecology and Evolution, Switzerland
Host: Department of Aquatic Resources

Neal Williams, UC Davis, USA
Host: Department of Ecology

Stephen Redpath, University of Aberdeen, UK
Host: Department of Ecology

Michael Brett, University of Washington, USA
Host: Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment

2017

Alistair R Anderson, Robert Gordon University, UK
Host: Department of Economics

Julia Blanchard, University of Tasmania, Australia
Host: Department of Aquatic Resources

A.J. Mark Hewison, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, France
Host: Department of Ecology

Glenn Hicks, University of California, USA
Host: Department of Molecular Sciences

Helmut Hillebrand, Carl-von-Ossietzky University Oldenburg, Germany
Host: Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment

Christina Postigo, Institute for Environmental Assessment, Spain
Host: Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment

2016

Carl Bolster, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, USA
Host: Department of Soil and Environment

Matthew Cook, Open University, UK
Host: Department of Economics

Nicolas A. Kotov, University of Michigan, USA
Host: Department of Molecular Sciences

Susan L. Senecah, State University of New York, USA
Host: Department of Urban and Rural Development

2015

Terho Hyvönen, Naturresursinstitutet, Finland
Host: Department of Crop Production Ecology

Santiago Saura, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
Host: Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment

2014

John E Banks, University of Washington, USA
Host: Department of Ecology

Louise Fortmann, University of California, USA
Host: Department of Urban and Rural Development

2013

Christina Payne, University of Kentucky, USA
Host: Department of Molecular Sciences

2012

Christine A Watson, Scottish Agricultural College, UK
Host: Department of Crop Production Ecology

Matthew P Ayres, Dartmouth College, USA
Host: Department of Ecology

2011

Thompson Hobbs, Colorado State University, USA
Host: Department of Ecology

Craig Allen, Nebraska University, USA
Host: Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessement

Lars Hedin, Princeton University, USA
Host: Department of Ecology

Sam H Ham, University of Idaho, USA
Host: Department of Urban and Rural Development

Andrei Smertenko, Durham University, UK
Host: Department of Plant Biology