Science and education for sustainable life

SLU develops the knowledge about how to use natural, biological land and water resources in a sustainable manner.

Education, research and environmental monitoring and assessment are pursued at some thirty locations all over the country. The main campuses are Alnarp, Umeå and Uppsala.

Values for SLU

SLU values express the organisation's common fundamental values. These provide guidance in everyday life, by describing what the starting point for you actiivity is, for contacts with the outside world, and how we behave towards each other and others. All SLU employees are included in these values.The fundamental values are:

•     scientific approach
•     creativity
•     openness
•     responsibility.

In addition to these four fundamental values, there are six fundamental principles:

•     democracy
•     legality
•     objectivity, factuality and equal treatment
•     free formation of opinions
•     respect
•     efficiency and service.