JAWS 2026 – Communicating and visualising science

JAWS is a workshop organized by the Swedish Academic Consortium on Chemical Safety (SWACCS), and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) with focus on PhD students, master students and postdocs working in all fields related to chemicals, health and the environment.

Evening activity: Social activity including beaver safari. Limited number of participants - first come, first served!

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The core focus of the program is scientific visualization, where participants will receive expert-led training and engage in hands-on sessions to develop clear and impactful posters and graphical abstracts based on their own research. In addition, the program addresses challenges in communicating science and how research can be made more robust, usable, and clearly communicated.

Networking and having fun are important, so sign up for the social event on Wednesday evening!

Wednesday 26 August

• 09:00–09:30 Fika. Lecture hall Dvalin.
• 09:30–10:00 Introduction, presentation and ice breaker. Organising committee. Lecture hall Dvalin.
• 10:00–10:45 The canary in the coal mine 2.0 - new approaches to monitor hazardous chemicals. Johan Lundqvist, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU). Lecture hall Dvalin.
• 10:45–11:00 Fika
• 11:00–11:45 Food, fears and facts – getting your message across. Emma Halldin Ankarberg, Swedish Food Agency. Lecture hall Dvalin.
• 11:45–12:45 Lunch (sandwich is included).
• 12:45–14:15 Visualize Your Science workshop. Lecture hall Dvalin.
• 14:15–14:30 Fika
• 14.30–16:30 cont. Visualize Your Science workshop incl work on your own poster/graphical abstract. Lecture hall Dvalin.

Short introduction to adventures on the Fyris river

• 16:30 The beaver. Göran Hartman, SLU. Lecture hall Dvalin.
• 17:00 Urban impact on the Fyris river. Stefan Örn, SLU. Lecture hall Dvalin

Walk or bus to Sunnerstastugan.

• 18:00. Dinner and social activities incl beaver safari. Sunnerstastugan.

Thursday 27 August

Before lunch we attend the open seminar: Making better use of existing studies in animal research.

• 09:00–09:45 3R innovation, implementation and social science – cutting-edge research and old habits. Elin Törnqvist, Swedish Veterinary Agency. Lecture hall Audhumbla.
• 09:45–10:15 What are systematic reviews and what can you use them for? Isabelle Nesterud/Jonas Petersson, SLU. Lecture hall Audhumbla.
• 10:15–10:35 Fika 

Inspirational examples of how to use systematic reviews

• 10:35–10:50 Systematic mapping to synthesize evidence for the effects of pharmaceuticals on aquatic animal behaviour. Erin McCallum, SLU. Lecture hall Audhumbla.
• 10:50–11:00 Alternative Surveillance Methods in Wildlife Research and Management. Tone Bodin, SLU student. Lecture hall Audhumbla.
• 11:00–11:15 Practical experience in writing and publishing systematic literature reviews of treatments in veterinary medicine. Anna Bergh, SLU. Lecture hall Audhumbla.
• 11:15–12:00 How common are fraudulent animal studies and how do they impact evidence synthesis? Otto Kalliokoski, University of Copenhagen. Lecture hall Audhumbla.
• 12:00–13:15 Lunch at Ulls restaurant (own expense)
• 13:15–13:30 Introduction to Poster cup and discussion forum. Sara Persson, Ida Hallberg. Lecture hall Särimner.
• 13:30–14:15 Poster Cup – present your work from the Visualize Your Science workshop (before/after) in smaller groups. Group rooms
• 14:15–14:45 Fika and mingle with SWACCS steering committee + Poster cup finals. Lecture hall Särimner.
• 14:45–15:45 Discussion forum. Sara Persson, Ida Hallberg. Lecture hall Särimner.
• 15:45–16:00 Wrap up: workshop evaluation and certificates. Lecture hall Särimner.