Biolaitos June 2023

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Maisteriseminaarit 7.6. & 8.6. / Master's seminars 7.6 & 8.6.
by Veli-Matti Pakanen 05 Jun '23

05 Jun '23

Heippa, Tällä viikolla on kaksi maisteriseminaaria, 7.6. ja 8.6. Muistakaa kirjautua zoomiin omalla nimellä. Suoritusta ei voida kirjata muuten. Hello, This week there are two master’s seminars, 7.6. and 8.6. Remember to use your name in zoom. https://oulu.zoom.us/j/64668752013 7.6. Wednesday Time Speaker Title Opponent Plan/ Result Professor Supervisors 14.15 Tuulia Tuomaala Nuorten biologian ja maantiedon opettajien työhyvinvointi ja työssä jaksaminen Lauri Kylmänen Results Seppo Rytkönen Anne Pellikka Seppo Rytkönen 15:00 Anne Olli Biologian opetus yläkouluikäisten saamelaisnuorten näkökulmasta Tuulia Tuomaala Results Seppo Rytkönen Anne Pellikka Seppo Rytkönen 15:45 Matias Wolff Lehtokasvi yhteisöjen muutos ajan ja ihmisvaikutuksen johdosta Jenni Pahkasalo Results Seppo Rytkönen Risto Virtanen, Lauralotta Muurinen, Tuija Maliniemi 8.6. Thursday Time Speaker Title Opponent Plan/ Result Professor Supervisors 10:00 Erwin Alejandro Garnica Bioaccumulation and allocation of Copper and Zinc by Phragmites australis Jenni Tolvanen Results Anna Ruotsalainen Anna Ruotsalainen Annamari Markkola

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Ajankohtaista tutkimusrahoituksessa / Current news on research funding
by Päivi Tomperi 05 Jun '23

05 Jun '23

Hei ! Please find below info about open and forthcoming research funding calls and events. If you haven’t yet subscribed our bi-weekly Research Funding Newsletter, you can subscribe it from http://newsletter-researchfunding.oulu.fi/. ACADEMY OF FINLAND The next call for Academy Research Fellowships and Academy Project Funding - Winter call replaces autumn call The Academy of Finland has changed its call schedules and the review of applications. The next application round for Academy Project Funding, Academy Research Fellowships and Clinical Researcher Funding will open in November 15 2023 ( not in September as in previous years). The call closes on 17 January 2024. The funding decisions will be made by June 2024. The calls for applications for mobility funding based on international agreements will open in autumn according to the usual schedule. The titles and descriptions of the review panels will be published in September 2023 at the latest. The call text, including the application guidelines and the details on the review criteria and the review procedure, will be published in late October 2023. Further information<https://www.aka.fi/en/about-us/whats-new/press-releases/2023/academy-of-fin…> Academy of Finland planning new call for autumn 2023 to support researchers from Ukraine The Academy of Finland is preparing a new call for applications for funding to support researchers from Ukraine and invite them to Finland to do research. Provided that the plans for the funding are realised, the call could be opened in autumn 2023. The aim is to support researchers at risk whose work in Ukraine has been prevented by Russia’s attack and who need physical protection to carry out their research. The funding is applied for by a researcher based in Finland, and they must have secured a commitment from the site of research. The funding covers the invitee’s travel and living expenses in Finland, not the costs of the research work. A similar call was last open in February 2023.In that call, priority was given to applicants who were still in Ukraine. The main focus of the new call for applications will be to support researchers who have fled Ukraine and have already arrived in Finland or another country. The call will be confirmed in June and more details will be made available on the Academy of Finland’s website. International joint calls HERA call: Crisis – Perspectives from the Humanities<https://www.aka.fi/en/research-funding/apply-for-funding/calls-for-applicat…>, DL for outline proposals 21.9.2023 Call: https://heranet.info/2023/04/25/crisis-perspectives-from-the-humanities/ Full call text: https://heranet.info/assets/uploads/2023/04/Crisis-Call-theme-description.p… Handy leaflet: https://heranet.info/assets/uploads/2023/04/Crisis-leaflet_compressed.pdf The Academy of Finland’s Research Council for Culture and Society co-funds the call with 800,000 euros, which is aimed at funding three or four Finnish subprojects. SRC /STN - Strategic Research Council, draft themes for 2024 Draft themes for SRC strategic research programmes 2024 are: Water for welfare, security and peace and Interactions of immigration, work and wellbeing in future Finland. <https://www.aka.fi/globalassets/3-stn/1-strateginen-tutkimus/tiedon-kayttaj…> The proposed cross-cutting priority of the 2024 SRC programmes is democracy. The call will be open later this year (usually in October/November). MINISTRIES MATINE -Maanpuolustuksen tieteellinen neuvottelukunta, tutkimusmäärärahahaku 2024<https://www.defmin.fi/matine_-_maanpuolustuksen_tieteellinen_neuvottelukunt…>, DL 13.6.2023 Forest Value2 Joint call 2023<https://forestvalue.org/joint-call-2023-jc-2023/>, DL 2.9.2023 The ForestValue2 Joint Call 2023 aims to support a transnational collaborative systems approach to produce knowledge that supports the best use of forests and forest resources, while balancing the multiple benefits for society, climate, environment and the economy. The Call has two themes: 1. Resilient sustainable forest systems and management, 2. Sustainable timber building systems. For more information, please check the call text available on the call website: https://forestvalue.org/joint-call-2023-jc-2023/ Further information also: https://mmm.fi/-/forestvalue2-joint-call-for-research-proposals-in-2023-now… BUSINESS FINLAND Second partnership model funding call (Veturi-yrityshaut) for 2023 has the deadline at 13th of September: The leading companies participating are ABB, Borealis Polymers, Fortum and Metsä Group, Kone, Meyer Turku, Neste, Nokia, Sandvik, TietoEVRY, Valmet and Wärtsilä. Applications for funding may be submitted for projects relating to the subjects described in the leading companies' roadmaps. For more information, please check the call text available on the call website: Veturiyritysten kumppanuusrahoitushaku - Business Finland<https://www.businessfinland.fi/ajankohtaista/haut/2021/kumppanuusrahoitusha…> Second Research to Business funding call for 2023 has the deadline at 14th of September: Research to Business projects in public research organizations where the project team prepares a research-based product or service idea for commercialization and carries out applied research which support the commercialization. For more information, please check the call text available on the call website: Research to Business – rahoitusta tutkimuslähtöisen idean kaupallistamisen valmisteluun, haku 2/2023 - Business Finland<https://www.businessfinland.fi/ajankohtaista/haut/2023/research-to-business…> FOUNDATIONS Check the deadlines of Finnish foundations in HERE.<https://research.fi/en/funding-calls?status=open> Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation<https://jaes.fi/en/> supports high-level, international scientific research as well as arts and culture. The Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation accepts grant applications every day of the year. Decisions to award grants are made by the Foundation’s Board of Trustees, which meets four times a year in March, May, September and December. Average processing time for applications is 4–6 months Kone Foundation: Koneen Säätiön uusi avaus metsäkeskustelujen monipuolistamiseksi – luvassa miljoonien eurojen rahoitus metsäasioihin syventyville hankkeille. No English info available at the moment, but Kone Foundation has a new call to help diversifying the discourses around the Finnish forests, their role and utilization. Call is open now and will be open for couple of years. There are no specific deadlines. Further information (in Finnish)<https://koneensaatio.fi/apurahat/metsan-puolella/> Oskari Huttunen Foundation<http://www.oskhuttusensaatio.net/english.html>, DL 15.6.2023 -postdoctoral grants for research work outside Finland -postgraduate study grants (doctoral studies will primarily be completed at the oldest English universities) Nessling Foundation<https://www.nessling.fi/en/open-calls/>; DL 8.9.2023 The Nessling funds research that “seek[s] systemic solutions for an ecologically sustainable future”, but the range of disciplines is wide. You can check out what projects they have funded here: https://www.nessling.fi/en/funded-projects/ Alfred Kordelin Foundation<https://kordelin.fi/en/frontpage>, DL 15.8.2023 -thesis grants, research grants, conference travel grants, visits Finnish Forest Foundation<https://www.metsasaatio.fi/apurahan-haku/isot-apurahat>, DL 13.8.2023 -agriculture and forestry The Finnish Foundations' Post Doc Pool<https://postdocpooli.fi/en/>, DL 15.9.2023 Postdoc grants for scholars heading outside from Finland. Invite new research from overseas – Fulbright-Oulu grant is now open for US applications<https://patio.oulu.fi/fi/node/6032> DL 15.9.2023 The Fulbright-University of Oulu Scholar will conduct research, or conduct research and teach, at any of the eight faculties, four focus institutes, or regional units of the University of Oulu. The Fulbright-University of Oulu Scholar Award is jointly funded by the University of Oulu and the Fulbright Finland Foundation. The award is available for visits of 3-9 months, and it includes a monthly grant of 4 500 EUR, a one-time travel allowance of 1 800 USD, a residence permit allowance, housing, work facilities, administrative support, orientation, and support services. RAKENNERAHASTOT /STRUCTURAL FUNDS Ennallistamiseen ja jälkikäyttöön liittyvien JTF-hankkeiden haku Pohjois-Pohjanmaalla, Lapissa ja Kainuussa<http://newsletter-researchfunding.oulu.fi/go/44918078-1857389-95376481> DL 15.12.2023 (hakemusten käsittelyynottopäivät 31.8., 31.10. ja 15.12.2023) Työllisyyteen ja osaamiseen liittyvät JTF-hankkeet Pohjois-Pohjanmaalla, Lapissa ja Kainuussa<http://newsletter-researchfunding.oulu.fi/go/44918077-2817847-95376481> DL 30.11.2023 (hakemusten käsittelyynottopäivät 31.8. ja 30.11.2023) Interreg Aurora<https://www.interregaurora.eu/projects/calls-for-applications/> The Interreg Aurora Programme will launch call for regular projects in autumn: Call 3, 5 September – 10 October 2023 A continuous call system is in place for the submission of small-scale project applications, meaning that small-scale applications can be submitted at any time. Northern Periphery and Artic (NPA)<https://www.interreg-npa.eu/for-applicants/applying-for-funds/> Planned calls (All dates subject to approval by the Monitoring Committee).: * The next preparatory call will open on 23rd August and close on 23rd September, with expected decision by end November 2023. * The 4th call for project proposals (all priorities) will run from 4th October to 17th November 2023, with expected decision in March 2024. HORIZON EUROPE Horizon Europe, ERC    * ERC Starting Grant<https://erc.europa.eu/apply-grant/starting-grant> 2024, DL 24.10.2023 * ERC Synergy Grant<https://erc.europa.eu/apply-grant/synergy-grant> 2024, DL 8.11.2023 * ERC Consolidator Grant<https://erc.europa.eu/apply-grant/consolidator-grant> 2024, DL 12.12.2023 * ERC Advanced Grant<https://erc.europa.eu/apply-grant/advanced-grant> 2024, forecast based on previous calls for the deadline is 29 August 2024 MARIE Sklodowska Curie: Postdoctoral Fellowships<https://marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/actions/postdoctoral-fe…> DL September 13, 2023 The objective of PFs is to support researchers’ careers and foster excellence in research. The Postdoctoral Fellowships action targets researchers holding a PhD who wish to carry out their research activities abroad, acquire new skills and develop their careers. PFs help researchers gain experience in other countries, disciplines and non-academic sectors. There are 2 types of Postdoctoral Fellowships: European Postdoctoral Fellowships. They are open to researchers moving within Europe or coming to Europe from another part of the world to pursue their research career. These fellowships take place in an EU Member State or Horizon Europe Associated Country and can last between 1 and 2 years. Researchers of any nationality can apply. Global Postdoctoral Fellowships. They fund the mobility of researchers outside Europe. The fellowship lasts between 2 to 3 years, of which the first 1 to 2 years will be spent in a non-associated Third Country, followed by a mandatory return phase of 1 year to an organisation based in an EU Member State or Horizon Europe Associated Country. Only nationals or long-term residents of the EU Member States or Horizon Europe Associated Countries can apply. MARIE Sklodowska Curie: Doctoral Networks 2023<https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/oppor…> DL November 28, 2023 Doctoral networks aim to train doctoral candidates able to face current and future challenges and to convert knowledge and ideas into products and services for economic and social benefit. Funding is available for 3 types of Doctoral Networks: HORIZON-MSCA-2023-DN-01-01 - doctoral networks HORIZON-MSCA-2023-DN-01-01 - doctoral networks, industrial doctorates HORIZON-MSCA-2023-DN-01-01 - doctoral networks, joint doctorates EIC Pathfinder Challenges-01 – Open calls, DL October 18, 2023 EIC Pathfinder Challenges supports new, cutting-edge directions in following challenges are: * Clean and efficient cooling<https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/oppor…> * Architecture, Engineering and Construction digitalisation for a novel triad of design, fabrication, and materials<https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/oppor…> * Precision nutrition<https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/oppor…> * Responsible electronics<https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/oppor…> * In-space solar energy harvesting for innovative space applications<https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/oppor…> Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness - open calls · CL1: Health<https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/oppor…> · CL2: Culture, creativity and inclusive society<https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/oppor…> · CL3: Civil Security for Society<https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/oppor…> · CL 4: Digital, Industry and Space<https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/oppor…> · CL 5: Climate, Energy and Mobility<https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/oppor…> · CL 6: Food, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment<https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/oppor…>    All the calls for proposals in the 2023-2024 work programme are published and listed at the Search Funding & Tenders (europa.eu)-<https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/oppor…>portal.    OTHER Cost Action 2023<https://www.cost.eu/>, DL 25.10.2023 A COST Action is an interdisciplinary research network that brings researchers and innovators together to investigate a topic of their choice for 4 years. Open to all science and technology fields. The call for projects for the Maupertuis mobility programme<https://www.france.fi/en/science-and-universities/maupertuis-program-call-f…> , DL 30.9.2023 The programme aims to encourage cooperation in the fields of science, innovation and higher education on all research topics of mutual interest between France and Finland. It aims to promote scientific mobility between the two countries in two different ways: through short mobilities that encourage the establishment of scientific partnerships in the host country, and through scientific workshops that strengthen existing scientific partnerships. The programme is aimed at young and established researchers in France and Finland. For more information and to access the application form, please click here<https://www.france.fi/en/science-and-universities/maupertuis-program-call-f…>. EVENTS * Horizon Europe MSCA Doctoral Networks -info session for applicants 9.6. at 10.30-12. More information and registration https://www.businessfinland.fi/en/whats-new/events/horisontti-eurooppa/2023… * Horizon Europe MSCA Doctoral Networks 2023 – Call information event 14.6. at 11.30 More information and registration: Events | The research and innovation community platform (europa.eu)<https://research-innovation-community.ec.europa.eu/events/7ipbqmZ4PgO9sJ4gR…> * Nessling Foundation Info 13.6. (in Finnish) and 14.6. (in English) at 11.00 -12.00 Registration: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=cWejtt9y-EijRrXFcg1IEUz… * Want to apply for an ERC grant (WP2024)? Join the Yellow Research online-training in June 2023 The European Research Council (ERC) funds excellent principal investigators to pursue ground-breaking research through four core funding schemes (namely, Starting Grants, Consolidator Grants, Advanced Grants and Synergy Grants). ERC has yearly calls and the Work Programme (WP) 2024 is expected to be announced in July 2023. To provide preliminary information and help researchers start preparing their proposals, Research and Project Services is organizing an ERC Call 2024 Online-Training with Yellow Research. The online training will include two live webinars with Yellow Research expert Lotte Jaspers. In addition, the registered participants will have access to video tutorials and online materials supporting the proposal preparation. 28.06.2023 @9:30-12:00 Webinar 1 will focus on creating the right mindset for submitting a proposal, covering the ERC objectives and evaluation criteria, what the panels expect, how to strategically approach the design of the project, and how to generate the convincing argumentation that will allow the reviewers to understand the feasibility of your ambitious project. 30.06.2023 @9:30-12:00 Webinar 2 will guide participants systematically through the different parts of the proposal writing, addressing the key elements for writing the CV-part, extended synopsis and B2. The combination of the two webinars will provide a roadmap to submission tackling any stumbling blocks in writing your ERC grant. The remote access to the additional materials allows you to be flexible and use the materials while planning and preparing your proposal. Register your participation<https://link.webropolsurveys.com/S/89028F791E921ECC> to the online training by 20 June 2023. You will then receive the Zoom links to attend the event and have the opportunity to ask your questions for Lotte Jaspers beforehand. * Horizon Europe -ERC Work Programme 2024 novelties<https://www.businessfinland.fi/en/whats-new/events/horisontti-eurooppa/2023…> 29.8.2023 at 13-14 The speaker in the event will be Simona Romagnoli from the ERC Executive Agency. The webinar will be held on the MS Teams platform in English. Please register at latest 28 August 2023. · Save-the-date: Interreg Aurora info on 29.08.2023 at 13.00 Welcome to the Interreg Aurora info event on Tuesday 29.08.2023 at 13.00 in Tellus Backstage. In the event, Interreg Aurora expert Anna-Mari Auniola from Regional Council of Lapland tells about the new Interreg Aurora Call opening on 05.09.2023. The programme and registration instructions for the event will be specified closer to the event. Research Professional Funding Search   Use the Research Professional<http://newsletter-researchfunding.oulu.fi/go/33899589-1341806-95376481>  search tool to find further funding possibilities for your research. To log in open the drop-down menu on the log in page on the left under the tab "With your university account" and choose University of Oulu from the listed institutions. Use your Haka login information to sign in and save the information. Oamk users sign in with an alternative method, internal info here<http://newsletter-researchfunding.oulu.fi/go/33899586-2472361-95376481>.       Interested in Impact?    What is impact and why does it matter? Can it be measured? How to create and maximise impact in your research? Why are the UN SDGs relevant? Our guide helps you answer these and more questions.   Impact Helper<https://www.oulu.fi/impacthelper/>      Best regards Päivi Päivi Tomperi Research Funding Specialist (Faculty of Science, SGO, KSI, Kajaani) University of Oulu Research and Project Services Pentti Kaiteran katu 1 PL 8000 90014 University of Oulu Finland tel. +358 294 483972 mobile: +358 (0)40 7468503 e-mail: paivi.tomperi(a)oulu.fi<mailto:paivi.tomperi@oulu.fi> Room: M202

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Researchers' Night exhibition call + instructions
by Dominika Bujnakova 04 Jun '23

04 Jun '23

Dear colleagues, There will be a biology research exhibition during the Researchers' Night on 29th September. Theme is – “Living World from Different Perspectives”. There will be 15 pictures from our researchers, that will display the study organisms from researchers’ perspective. Some of our colleagues already submitted their pictures 🙂. [cid:3c954db9-ac2b-46f5-995c-5b1081a5154e] There is more research going on at our department, which would be really great to show off. So far, I have got mostly animal images, but there is also a lot of plant and bacterial research going on, so it would be great if we get more representatives of these fields as well, plus more animals, too! To remind you, pictures could include, and are not limited to: x-ray images, pictures of skeleton, juvenile individuals, stained plant or animal cells, bacteria, plant leaves, close-up images of insect, animal feathers, plants, images of animals from a drone, plants/forests from a drone, or anything else that would show the living world how we see and study it, which is usually different from what public might perceive. In any case, this is a great opportunity to showcase your research, contribute to science communication, and practice your skills in cramming lots of info into a short but informative text. REQUIREMENTS: 1. PICTURE * As high resolution as you can get * Square composition if possible * Your own image, no screenshots 1. ENGLISH TEXT * 100 words maximum * Contains species name in English and Latin * Explains why the research is important or why the species is important = why should general public care about our research and how is it relevant to them * How the picture was taken * What do you do in the project * Species name and the relevance of the research are the crucial parts, and if nothing else fits, then the rest can be put to the website (see below). 2. FINNISH TRANSLATION * Translation of English text - so do not worry too much about 100 words limit in Finnish text when translating 1. LINK FOR QR CODE * Link to the project description - either website, blog, or your own portfolio where you explain your project in detail SUBMIT (TO ME) AS SOON AS YOU CAN, THE LATEST BY THE END OF JULY. (This is because the exhibition will have another, a more active part based on the picture submission, for which I need to prepare in advance.) In case you have any questions or are not sure what picture would be suitable, just send more pics to me and I will help you with that. Let me know if you need to see examples of the text needed for the picture. Best wishes, Domi ________________________________ Dominika Bujnáková Affiliated Doctoral Researcher, Biodiverse Anthropocenes<https://www.oulu.fi/en/biodiverse-anthropocenes> Department of Ecology and Genetics University of Oulu, Finland +358 50 44 15 479 https://wildlifegenomics.wordpress.com/ [cid:9c1ba91c-323d-49c4-888d-560fc3f17882]<https://wildlifegenomics.wordpress.com/>

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Yksikköpalaveri / Unit meeting
by Jouni Aspi 02 Jun '23

02 Jun '23

Jouni Aspi is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://oulu.zoom.us/j/67821577655 Meeting ID: 678 2157 7655 Join by SIP 67821577655(a)109.105.112.236 67821577655(a)109.105.112.235 Join by H.323 109.105.112.236 109.105.112.235 Meeting ID: 678 2157 7655

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Fumehoods are offline
by Petri Sundqvist 01 Jun '23

01 Jun '23

Hello everybody, Seems like some fumehoods dont have suction at all. We will look into the problem. Please check if you are working in a fumehood that the light is green and it has suction with thin paper near the vents (or let me know and we can check it together). BR, Petri Sindqvist LähetettyOutlook for Android<https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg>

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