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The Center for Regional Science at Umeå University (CERUM) was established by the national government in 1983 with the task of initiating and carrying out research on regional development, conducting interdisciplinary research projects and disseminating knowledge and research results to various societal interests. Through our location at Umeå University, CERUM also has a natural task of analyzing issues of particular interest to northern Sweden and northern Europe.
With an interdisciplinary approach, the research program aim to understand the ongoing industrial transformation in northern Sweden.
New research will focus on the major investments planned in Skellefteå, Boden and Malmfälten.