WIT Berry, the Latvian communication and dissemination partner in the Horizon Europe project HAlMan, proposed integrating scientific publications and other research outputs into the project’s interactive 3D experience. The updated platform connects a visual exploration of the metallurgical process with the research behind it.
Communicating complex scientific results means helping audiences understand how individual findings fit into a bigger picture. With this in mind, WIT Berry proposed connecting HAlMan’s interactive 3D process environment with the scientific papers, conference presentations and other outputs generated by the project.
The resulting experience allows visitors to explore HAlMan’s approach to producing manganese, manganese alloys and other valuable materials, then access research associated with different stages of the process.
The initiative highlights the contribution that communication expertise can make to European research collaboration: helping specialist knowledge reach wider audiences and making project results easier to discover and explore.
Connecting the process with the evidence
Developing a new metallurgical process involves interconnected activities, from investigating raw materials and testing reactions to demonstrating processing routes and evaluating potential applications. These activities generate knowledge across different disciplines, institutions and publications.
The HAlMan 3D experience provides a shared visual context for this work. Users can navigate the process and follow links to related research, choosing the level of detail that suits their interests. A student can begin with an overview, while a researcher or industry professional can explore publications relevant to a particular processing stage.
WIT Berry’s idea was to use the visual experience as an entry point into the knowledge generated by the consortium, connecting communication about the process with access to its scientific results.
Linda Kimeiša of WIT Berry, HAlMan project communication manager, explains:
“As HAlMan project approaches the end, the experience provides a way to bring together and share the knowledge generated through intensive research, collaboration and experimental work. It offers researchers, industry professionals, students and other interested audiences an accessible entry point into the project’s results.”
Explore the process and its research: process.halman-project.eu
About WIT Berry’s role
WIT Berry is HAlMan’s communication and dissemination partner. Its role is to help communicate the consortium’s work and make its results accessible to relevant audiences. Proposing the integration of research outputs into the 3D experience is one example of how the Latvian partner contributes to sharing the project’s knowledge.
About HAlMan
HAlMan is a 48-month Horizon Europe project that began on 1 January 2023. It brings together 14 project partners and three associated partners across 10 countries. The project is co-funded by the European Union under grant agreement No. 101091936.
Project website: halman-project.eu
Further information:
linda@witberry.lv
