JAWS 2026 – Communicating and visualising science
Join us for a workshop exploring research integrity from multiple perspectives and sink your teeth into your own results to create sharp, effective visualizations.
Start date: 26 August 2026
End date: 27 August 2026
Venue: VHC – the Centre for Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science
Language: English
Participation fee: Free of charge
Last day of registration: 17 June 2026
Organiser: SWACCS, SLU
Location: Uppsala
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!
The deadline for registrations is 17 June (please scroll down to find the registration form).
Program
A 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. Participants will bring a draft poster or graphical abstract to improve during the workshop.
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!
Preliminary schedule
26th of August
9:00 – 9:45 Welcome and introduction
9.45 – 12:00 Lectures – Communicating research. Invited speakers: Emma Halldin Ankarberg, TBA.
12:00 – 13:00 LUNCH
13:00 – 17:00 Workshop: Visualize your Science (www.visualizeyourscience.com/)
17:00 – 17:15 Wrap-up
Social event
17:15 Short introduction to adventures on Fyris river. Invited speakers: Göran Hartman, Stefan Örn
18:00 Beaver safari and dinner. Sponsored by: STF
27th of August
9:00 – 12:00 Lectures – Making better use of existing evidence. Invited speakers: Elin Törnqvist, Otto Kalliokoski, Erin Mccallum, TBA
12:00 – 13:00 LUNCH
13:00 – 14:30 Poster session
14:30 – 15:30 Group discussions on topics from lectures
15:30 – 15:45 Wrap-up