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Research project Umeå University is one of the participants in the Swedish Research Vessel Infrastructure for Marine Research, SWERVE, which is a national infrastructure initiative funded by the Swedish Research Council (VR). SWERVE will improve the conditions for Swedish ship-based marine research, by giving Swedish marine researchers enhanced access to ships, equipment, technical expertise, and data.
SWERVE is a Swedish National Infrastructure that aligns Swedish research vessel and data infrastructures across government organisations to enhance access to vessels and equipment, technical expertise and quality-controlled data. SWERVE's infrastructure is coordinated through a partnership between 7 organizations: SLU, Stockholm University, Geological Survey of Sweden (SGU), Umeå University, the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat, the University of Gothenburg and SMHI. Together, these organizations have access to six advanced research vessels (Svea, Electra, Ocean Surveyor, KBV181, Oden and Skagerak), as well as infrastructure for data management and support via the National Oceanographic Data Center.
