NEWS Researchers in the social sciences, arts, and humanities are increasingly making use of research infrastructures. This was the focus of a satellite event held during the Swedish e-Science Academy 2025 in Umeå, hosted by InfraVis, the Environmental Archaeology Lab (MAL), and Humlab.
Karin Danielsson, Humlab.
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Audience.
Showcase.
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Mattis Lindmark, Humlab and Infravis.
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Ershad Gholamrezaie, SEAD.
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Per Axelsson, keynote speaker.
Image Jon SvenssonIn Sweden, the relationship between the humanities and digital tools, methods, sources, and workflows has been explored for over two decades within the field of Digital Humanities. This satellite program offered a space for researchers to meet, discuss shared challenges, and showcase digital research infrastructures that support work in the social sciences, arts, and humanities.
During the half-day event, three national infrastructures were presented:
InfraVis – Sweden's national infrastructure for advanced visualization of research data across all scientific disciplines. The InfraVis team at Umeå University is based at Humlab and builds on more than 20 years of experience in Digital Humanities.
SweDigArch – A national infrastructure for digital archaeology, aimed at promoting a new generation of data-driven research on the interaction between humans and the environment. SweDigArch is based at the Environmental Archaeology Laboratory (MAL).
Huminfra – A national infrastructure supporting digital and experimental research in the humanities.
Participants were invited to explore the infrastructures through interactive screen-based showcases, which were highly appreciated.
The day concluded with a keynote by Associate Professor Per Axelsson, who spoke about the CARE principles and how they can help navigate towards a more responsible and equitable data ecosystem, contribute to the long-term development of science and eventually improve access to high-quality data sources.
eSSENCE is a national strategic research program in e-Science, where Uppsala University, Lund University, and Umeå University collaborate to develop and disseminate scientific methods for data-driven and computationally intensive research.
Read more about eSSENCE and view the conference program on the Swedish e-Science Academy 2025 page, eSSENCE.
