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

Applied Research in Digital Practices in Education

The research group's (U-GARD) work takes its starting point in the group members’ joint research interests in digital practices existing both outsi...

Research subject: Educational sciences, Pedagogy

Digital innovation

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

Digital law

This research group includes researchers who work in different ways with the nexus between legal rights and new technologies and technological...

Digital sociology

In this research group, we study how people's use of digital technology affects identities, institutions, behavior and social structures. We are...

Feminist technoscience

In Feminist Technoscience, we draw on design-oriented and feminist theories to develop critical perspectives on everyday digital practices.

Learning and ICT

The research group Learning and ICT (LICT) at the Department of Education has for nearly 15 years focused on issues related to the implementation,...

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.