About HUMlab
HUMlab is a vibrant meeting place for the humanities, culture, and information technology at Umeå University. Here students, researchers, artists, industry workers, and international guests can meet in a 500m2 open and creative studio environment.
HUMlab is an environment of innovation which works as a place of study, a research laboratory, a place for project development, as well as a lecture hall or exhibition space. Sofas, an aquarium, and bookshelves placed amongst cutting edge technology creates a space in which everyone feels welcome. And they are.
Ongoing research projects include themes such as how youth are using YouTube, religious expression on the Internet, interactive architecture, and how European and Swedish cultural heritage can be made accessible in new ways. HUMlab offers opportunities to use technology in one’s own research or in a variety of creative endeavors. There are many activities, and for example, you can participate in seminars, short courses, international conferences and art installations.
HUMlab is a part of the humanities faculty at Umeå University and is supported by the Kempe Foundation, Riksbankens Jubileumsfond, and the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.
