SLU's One Health research
Interdisciplinary research on the health of humans, animals, plants, and ecosystems. Here, we present a selection of SLU’s broad expertise and research within One Health.
New surgical methods of benefit to both humans and animals
The materials mean that we don't have to harvest donor tissue (in humans, bone tissue is usually taken from the hip bone; in dogs, we usually harvest it from the "upper arm bone" humerus). Instead, those synthetic ceramic materials can be used, man-made bone graft material.
Congrats to Sanna Ignell
Urban school ground vegetation have great effect on health in different ways, says new PhD Sanna Ignell, new PhD at the Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management at SLU in Alnarp.
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From child-friendly places to child-friendly cities
Research shows that children's physical, psychological, and mental health is affected by the availability and quality of outdoor environments. In Malmö, several projects are underway to create child-friendly street environments and neighborhoods – in collaboration with the children themselves. -
Biological indicators can be the key to healthy soils in Europe
The EU wants all soils to be healthy by 2050 – but reaching that goal requires better ways to measure soil health. A new study shows that biological indicators, such as nematodes, could play an important role, but that more data and coordination are needed. -
Vitamin Sea: Researchers collaborate globally to secure access to blue food
How will climate change affect people's access to nutritious food from the ocean, especially those living in coastal areas and in small island nations? This is the focus of the project Vitamin Sea, led by researchers from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU).
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SLU's Future Platforms
Interdisciplinarity at SLU
One of the most important goals for the Future Platforms is to develop interdisciplinary working methods at SLU by initiating and enabling collaboration across scientific disciplinary boundaries.
The One Health Breakfast Club
Take the opportunity to engage in transdisciplinary discussions and spark new collaborations with fellow researchers. We start with a short inspirational talk, followed by a tasty breakfast together. See the dates for upcoming events!