Research groups

The centre contains and collaborates with scholars from all parts of the social sciences at Umeå University, including Sociology, Informatics, Education, Gender Studies, Law, Economics, Social Work, and Geography.

Research groups

AI and society

DIGSUM's group for AI and society is focused on analysing and understanding the social implications of artificial intelligence and autonomous systems.

Design Informatics

Design Informatics is a research program at the Department of Informatics, Umeå University.

Research area: Informatics

Digital Sociology

Our Digital Sociology team within the DIGSUM Centre for Digital Social Research works with a variety of methodologies and theoretical perspectives to

Education in a digital world

Digitalisation plays a central role across various sector of society and educational practices. Schools, universities, law enforcement, emergency serv

Research area: Education

Mental health and the digital realm

This research group at the Department of Social Work studies different aspects of mental health and the digital realm.

Swedish Center for Digital Innovation

Within this research centre studies are conducted on digitalization and digital innovation within the industry and public sectors.

Latest update: 2018-11-19