Biolaitos September 2025

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Re: [Biolaitos] Autumn 2024 lab cleanup
by Petri Sundqvist 15 Oct '25

15 Oct '25

Hello again everyone, I'll start by thanking everyone for participating in the laboratory cleanup last Friday, the attendance was impressive and we got a lot of cleaning done. There are still some places that we missed so here is a list of things that people working on those premises could tidy up. Lab spaces still needing some cleaning up to do before the 360 figures can be taken: B167a: The farthest working tables in the molecular lab: Tables are still quite full of extra clutter and not very presentative for the 360 figures. People working in the space could try to think what is actually needed on the table and what could be placed on the cupboards. B159, tables around the KingFisher DNA-extraction machine: People using this space, please clean the tables from extra plates and unmarked samples. Kits could be placed in the cabinets(?) [cid:4646f115-f2d2-45a1-8b6b-449296a5360f] B151 (freezer room) and B168 (cold room for liquid nitrogen) needs some cleaning. B104: There is still quite a lot stuff on the tables. Please clean all the things that are not currently used away from the tables (or floors). Those things that are needed in the current ongoing work can stay of course, but the space is not meant as a storage room. [cid:00fe32df-82cf-45e0-a55e-958dd4136ec8][cid:0c62f6e9-0ed8-4131-ab4c-52541f9cc1e8] B160a and other spaces with draining boards still full of stuff: Please clean all the sink areas/draining boards from extra clutter. [cid:e79e5614-7e97-4b11-a73a-109b406b47e5] The 360 pictures from In vitro spaces and teaching lab B137 will be taken after the courses this fall have ended. Important message from the laboratory technicians: MARK YOUR WASTE PROPERLY !!! (See the bad examples on the following picture) Fume hoods are not meant for storing waste! Unknown waste is the most expensive waste type to be disposed. Even if it would be just water or ethanol, but the waste container has not been marked properly, the waste will be disposed as unknown waste. This is an important thing to remember, as we all know, our budget is quite tight (and I don't think anyone wants to lose any more of our lab spaces). Also it is not very nice for the laboratory technicians to try to figure out what is in the badly marked containers (e.g., possibly smelling toxic chemicals). More information how to properly mark or dispose your waste can be found from the Ecology and Genetics Laboratory Guide (found from coffee room, S-drive->Biologia->Yhteiset, or molecular lab table B167a) or you can ask help from our laboratory technicians. [cid:b35ad4d8-33a6-418b-891f-a15e5cfe1a8d] We also want to remind that the Ecology and Genetics Laboratory Guide states that Do not eat (chewing gum counts), drink, or bring/store any food/drinks in the laboratories. Food and drink consumption increases the risk of exposure to chemicals. This is most importantly for your personal safety! Thanks again for the participation and hopefully we get good pictures of the laboratories for the 360. We will let you know when the actual date and time when the pictures will be taken in later email, but hopefully within a week or two. BR, Petri Sundqvist ________________________________ From: biolaitos-bounces(a)lists.oulu.fi <biolaitos-bounces(a)lists.oulu.fi> on behalf of Petri Sundqvist <Petri.Sundqvist(a)oulu.fi> Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2024 1:46 PM To: Biolaitos(a)lists.oulu.fi <biolaitos(a)lists.oulu.fi>; bioposti(a)lists.oulu.fi <bioposti(a)lists.oulu.fi> Subject: Re: [Biolaitos] Autumn 2024 lab cleanup Hello again everybody, Just a reminder that tomorrow we will have the laboratory cleanup starting at 9:00, and we will meet at the entrance of molecular lab as usual. We hope to have ALL the laboratories tidy so we can take pictures for the virtual laboratory tour. Thanks, Petri Sundqvist ________________________________ From: biolaitos-bounces(a)lists.oulu.fi <biolaitos-bounces(a)lists.oulu.fi> on behalf of Petri Sundqvist <Petri.Sundqvist(a)oulu.fi> Sent: Monday, October 14, 2024 12:17 PM To: Biolaitos(a)lists.oulu.fi <biolaitos(a)lists.oulu.fi>; bioposti(a)lists.oulu.fi <bioposti(a)lists.oulu.fi> Subject: Re: [Biolaitos] Autumn 2024 lab cleanup Hello everybody, I will close the voting now, and it looks like Friday 18th at 9:00 is the winning time with 7 votes. We could meet again in front of molecular laboratory at 9:00 this Friday and see which places could be worked on. Thanks again, Petri Sundqvist ________________________________ From: biolaitos-bounces(a)lists.oulu.fi <biolaitos-bounces(a)lists.oulu.fi> on behalf of Petri Sundqvist <Petri.Sundqvist(a)oulu.fi> Sent: Monday, October 7, 2024 3:06 PM To: Biolaitos(a)lists.oulu.fi <Biolaitos(a)lists.oulu.fi>; bioposti(a)lists.oulu.fi <bioposti(a)lists.oulu.fi> Subject: Re: [Biolaitos] Autumn 2024 lab cleanup Hello everyone, OK now the voting has 3 winning votes so lets continue the vote until end of this week. Looks like Thursday 17th or Friday 18th might be the likely dates. Thanks, Petri Sundqvist ________________________________ From: Petri Sundqvist <Petri.Sundqvist(a)oulu.fi> Sent: Thursday, October 3, 2024 1:47 PM To: Biolaitos(a)lists.oulu.fi <Biolaitos(a)lists.oulu.fi>; bioposti(a)lists.oulu.fi <bioposti(a)lists.oulu.fi> Subject: Autumn 2024 lab cleanup Hello everyone, Its time for autumn lab cleanup! We are hoping that we could clean every lab to such condition, that we could take 360° pictures of the labs so all tabletops should be clean. We of course encourage to also go through your vboxes and freezers, but main focus is for the lab to look good in pictures. Below is the link to vote, I will check the votes on monday and if there is enough (more than 5 winning votes), I will close the vote. https://webapp.oulu.fi/framadate/studs.php?poll=SKnZZQ2BfSvbbmZv Thanks, Petri Sundqvist ________________________________ From: Petri Sundqvist <Petri.Sundqvist(a)oulu.fi> Sent: Friday, April 5, 2024 1:27 PM To: Biolaitos(a)lists.oulu.fi <Biolaitos(a)lists.oulu.fi>; bioposti(a)lists.oulu.fi <bioposti(a)lists.oulu.fi> Subject: Re: Pre-treatment lab / climate room cleanup Hello once more, I will close the voting now, Thursday, April 18th at 9:00 has the most votes. We could meet at the climate rooms at that date and time. I would guess 1-2 hours should suffice! BR, Petri Sundqvist ________________________________ From: biolaitos-bounces(a)lists.oulu.fi <biolaitos-bounces(a)lists.oulu.fi> on behalf of Petri Sundqvist <Petri.Sundqvist(a)oulu.fi> Sent: Tuesday, April 2, 2024 1:02 PM To: Biolaitos(a)lists.oulu.fi <Biolaitos(a)lists.oulu.fi>; bioposti(a)lists.oulu.fi <bioposti(a)lists.oulu.fi> Subject: Re: [Biolaitos] Pre-treatment lab / climate room cleanup Just a reminder to vote on the cleaning day, I will close the voting this Friday. Currently it looks like Thursday 18th of April at 9:00 is leading. BR, Petri Sundqvist ________________________________ From: Petri Sundqvist <Petri.Sundqvist(a)oulu.fi> Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2024 1:10 PM To: Biolaitos(a)lists.oulu.fi <Biolaitos(a)lists.oulu.fi>; bioposti(a)lists.oulu.fi <bioposti(a)lists.oulu.fi> Subject: Re: Pre-treatment lab / climate room cleanup Hello everybody, Last lab cleanup for this semester would be the pre-treatment and climate rooms during some day in the last two whole weeks of April. Here is the voting link: https://webapp.oulu.fi/framadate/studs.php?poll=BOcGoLjCPwPMvHeB Poll - Cleanup date for pre-treatment and climate rooms - Framadate<https://webapp.oulu.fi/framadate/studs.php?poll=BOcGoLjCPwPMvHeB> Framadate is an online service for planning an appointment or make a decision quickly and easily. webapp.oulu.fi This doesnt cleanup affect as many people, but I would like to ask the people who have worked in these premises to vote and participate. I am hoping we can tidy up the rooms and clean some of the cabins. I noticed that the freezers in these rooms were already marked in the freezer cleanup which is nice. I will close this voting around 5th of April which is Friday next week. We could then meet in the pre-treatment lab at the time and date chosen by vote. BR, Petri Sundqvist ________________________________ From: bioposti-bounces(a)lists.oulu.fi <bioposti-bounces(a)lists.oulu.fi> on behalf of Petri Sundqvist <Petri.Sundqvist(a)oulu.fi> Sent: Friday, February 2, 2024 11:34 AM To: Biolaitos(a)lists.oulu.fi <Biolaitos(a)lists.oulu.fi>; bioposti(a)lists.oulu.fi <bioposti(a)lists.oulu.fi> Subject: Re: [Bioposti] Freezer cleanup date Hello, I will close this voting now, it looks like Monday, 12th of February at 9:00 might be a good time to have the cleanup. This way we can hopefully have them melt during the working day, and we can put them back on afternoon. We could meet in front of the molecular laboratories with those who would like to participate. BR, Petri Sundqvist ________________________________ From: biolaitos-bounces(a)lists.oulu.fi <biolaitos-bounces(a)lists.oulu.fi> on behalf of Petri Sundqvist <Petri.Sundqvist(a)oulu.fi> Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2024 12:17 PM To: Biolaitos(a)lists.oulu.fi <Biolaitos(a)lists.oulu.fi>; bioposti(a)lists.oulu.fi <bioposti(a)lists.oulu.fi> Subject: Re: [Biolaitos] Freezer cleanup date Hello everybody, Just a reminder to vote for the freezer cleanup date in the link below if you are interested. We will urge to go through the freezers and if it has picked up a lot of ice inside (and depending on the weather forecast) we can take the samples outside or try to fit into other freezers while the permafrost melts. We have noticed some freezers have so much ice that the boxes dont open, so I think these could be dealt easily this way. I will also try to arrange a lab cleanup for the pre-treament and climate rooms later during the spring, hopefully before the summer season. BR, Petri Sundqvist ________________________________ From: Petri Sundqvist <Petri.Sundqvist(a)oulu.fi> Sent: Wednesday, January 3, 2024 1:10 PM To: Biolaitos(a)lists.oulu.fi <Biolaitos(a)lists.oulu.fi>; bioposti(a)lists.oulu.fi <bioposti(a)lists.oulu.fi> Subject: Freezer cleanup date Hello everybody, As we have now welcomed the year 2024 with some crispy weather, I would like to propose we could do the freezer/fridge cleanup in our unit during February which was discussed in our lab cleanup in September. I think we could again vote with Framadate and I will choose January 31st the date with most votes. Here is the link to vote on the date: https://webapp.oulu.fi/framadate/studs.php?poll=sPRyb8agJpI7hbVt The idea is to encourage everybody to go through their own freezers/fridges and renew the names and dates on the doors/lids. Remember to mark the doors/lids with SURNAME/MONTH/NAME for example (SUNDQVIST 1/2024). If the date is older than 2 years, the freezers/fridges will be evaluated by our lab people, taken to common use (which might mean keeping them in storage for future) or discarded if there is nothing valuable inside. We already had a bit of suffling and stuffing after the 2023 field season to fit all the material in the freezers, so if all goes to plan we might be able to free some more room for the next season! Hopefully you are having a nice start for the year, Petri Sundqvist ________________________________ From: Petri Sundqvist <Petri.Sundqvist(a)oulu.fi> Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2023 3:37 PM To: Petri Sundqvist <Petri.Sundqvist(a)oulu.fi>; Biolaitos(a)lists.oulu.fi <Biolaitos(a)lists.oulu.fi>; bioposti(a)lists.oulu.fi <bioposti(a)lists.oulu.fi> Subject: VS: Yearly lab cleanup date Hello everybody, Thank you for the good attendance for the laboratory cleanup event yesterday. Looks like we got most of the molecular labs and multipurpose lab clean. There are still three things I’d like to address: 1. The fumehoods are still stuffed with waste and other stuff that should be cleaned right after the work is finished (picture attached). If you know these belong to your group, please take action and ask for help if needed in disposal. 2. We had limited time to go through the freezers and fridges, so we will likely arrange “Christmas/NewYear cleanup” that could focus on freezers + the growrooms + pre-treatment lab/esikäsittelylabra which were not included today, but I will arrange a vote about it later on. 3. Regarding the reservation of spaces, we were able to free two spots which will be reservable from the laboratory blueprint. This is still a bit work in progress, but there will be instructions on the work spot once we can finalize them. Remember to clean after yourself when you finish the work, so next one can start right away. Thank you again for the good spirit in the cleanup! BR, Petri Sundqvist Lähettäjä: bioposti-bounces(a)lists.oulu.fi <bioposti-bounces(a)lists.oulu.fi> Puolesta Petri Sundqvist Lähetetty: Monday, 25 September 2023 10.15 Vastaanottaja: Biolaitos(a)lists.oulu.fi; bioposti(a)lists.oulu.fi Aihe: Re: [Bioposti] Yearly lab cleanup date Hello again, Just a reminder, that we will arrange the lab cleanup tomorrow starting at 9:00. We can meet at the entrance to molecular labs! BR, Petri Sundqvist Lähettäjä: Petri Sundqvist Lähetetty: Thursday, 14 September 2023 8.36 Vastaanottaja: Biolaitos(a)lists.oulu.fi<mailto:Biolaitos@lists.oulu.fi>; bioposti(a)lists.oulu.fi<mailto:bioposti@lists.oulu.fi> Aihe: VS: Yearly lab cleanup date Hello Everybody, I will close the voting for the cleanup, and we will arrange it on the Tuesday 26th at 9:00 with 15 votes. I think the event will only need around 2 hours. We can again meet at the entrance/post table of molecular labs. I will also clarify that in the original email I stated: “...because we have to clear the cabins and shelves of long term storage items (in molecular labs) and move those to the cardboard box storage” by which we do not mean clean all the cabins of all the stuff. We encourage to clean the long term storage items to cardboard box storage, and hopefully with this move we can clean enough items to have the lowest shelves of every desk empty. This would allow us to use the reservation system more conveniently, as in: 1. You make a reservation on the map that will be at the entrance to molelabs 2. Collect the items that are not yet in the lab from the cardboard box storage 3. Bring them to the lowest shelf for the duration of the reservation 4. After you no longer need the space, empty the lowest shelf to make room for the next user BR, Petri Sundqvist Lähettäjä: Petri Sundqvist <Petri.Sundqvist(a)oulu.fi<mailto:Petri.Sundqvist@oulu.fi>> Lähetetty: Tuesday, 12 September 2023 14.14 Vastaanottaja: Petri Sundqvist <Petri.Sundqvist(a)oulu.fi<mailto:Petri.Sundqvist@oulu.fi>>; Biolaitos(a)lists.oulu.fi<mailto:Biolaitos@lists.oulu.fi>; bioposti(a)lists.oulu.fi<mailto:bioposti@lists.oulu.fi> Aihe: VS: Yearly lab cleanup date Hello Everybody, Just a quick reminder to vote on the link below for the cleanup date of the laboratories, currently there is a draw between Tuesday 19th at 9:00 and Tuesday 26th at 9:00. In this case I will pick the earlier date, but let’s see until tomorrow if the situation changes! BR, Petri Sundqvist Lähettäjä: biolaitos-bounces(a)lists.oulu.fi<mailto:biolaitos-bounces@lists.oulu.fi> <biolaitos-bounces(a)lists.oulu.fi<mailto:biolaitos-bounces@lists.oulu.fi>> Puolesta Petri Sundqvist Lähetetty: Wednesday, 6 September 2023 13.06 Vastaanottaja: Biolaitos(a)lists.oulu.fi<mailto:Biolaitos@lists.oulu.fi>; bioposti(a)lists.oulu.fi<mailto:bioposti@lists.oulu.fi> Aihe: [Biolaitos] Yearly lab cleanup date Hello Everybody, Here is the long promised calendar voting link for the yearly lab cleanup, which will be arranged on the last two weeks of September: https://webapp.oulu.fi/framadate/studs.php?poll=dzJVegtsQJ23KIzT I will close this vote in 7 days on 13th of September, which is next weeks Wednesday. This year we will focus on Molecular Labs, Cardboard Box Storage (which is the second floor storage near microbe laboratory) and Multipurpose laboratory (where I sit nowadays). We will be printing a blueprint of the molecular labs where every user can reserve the table space of molecular lab corridors/slots for your group a few weeks at a time. This way we can maximize the use of table space which has been running low. We are also asking for every group who works in the molecular labs to join the cleanup day, because we have to clear the cabins and shelves of long term storage items and move those to the cardboard box storage, or the more often used things to the storage next to deep freezer room. We are also hoping to transfer all the empty pipette tip boxes to cardboard box storage, since they need to be refilled in order to be valuable in the laboratory. We also encourage everybody to go through the Cardboard Box Storage and renew the names and dates on the boxes. If the date is older than 2 years, the boxes will be evaluated by our lab people, taken to common use (which might mean keeping them in storage for future) or discarded if there is nothing valuable there. Currently there are quite many boxes labelled to year 2021 so after the turn of year 2024 they will be evaluated. We will also be cleaning the Multipurpose laboratory. We will be placing all the unmarked stuff that is stored here also in cardboard boxes and transfer them into the cardboard box storage. The boxes will be labelled Multipurpose Lab and the labels will not be renewed in the coming years, so if you have a feeling your stuff is here, please join the laboratory cleaning day. BR, Petri Sundqvist LähetettyOutlook for Android<https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg>

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Deans visit to the Ecology and Genetics units
by Marjut Saastamoinen 30 Sep '25

30 Sep '25

Welcome to discuss current topics with the Dean and the Dean of Education. Coffee will be served.

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Pepin käyttökatko / Peppi maintenance break 2.-8.10.2025
by Minna Vanhatalo 30 Sep '25

30 Sep '25

Oulun yliopiston Peppi-opintotietojärjestelmään tehdään versiopäivitys 2.-8.10. Uutinen Henkilöstö 8.9.2025 Versiopäivityksen vuoksi Peppi-palvelussa on käyttökatko torstaista 2.10.2025 klo 8 alkaen. Käyttökatko päättyy keskiviikkona 8.10. klo 9, jonka jälkeen kirjautuminen järjestelmään onnistuu jälleen normaalisti. Käyttökatkon aikana kaikki Pepin työpöydät ja opinto-opas ovat pois käytöstä eikä järjestelmään pääse kirjautumaan. Katko koskee kaikkia Pepin käyttäjiä. Tuudon toiminnot, kuten lukujärjestys, opintotiedot ja opiskelijakortti, ovat käytettävissä myös käyttökatkon ajan. Huomioithan kuitenkin, että Tuudoon tallentuvat käyttökatkoa edeltävät tiedot, mutta tiedot eivät päivity katkon aikana. Lyhyet katkot myös suunnitellun käyttökatkon jälkeen ovat mahdollisia. Näistä katkoista tiedotetaan yliopiston verkkosivujen Pepin kirjautumissivulla<https://www.oulu.fi/fi/peppi>, johon käyttäjä ohjataan katkon aikaisen kirjautumisyrityksen jälkeen. Nyt päivitettävässä versiossa 5.3.0 on jatkettu kehitystä kansallisiin integraatioihin, kuten Opin.fi-, Opintopolku- ja oppijanumerorekisteri-integraatioihin sekä Emrex-ratkaisuun. Lisäksi versiossa on mukana uusia ominaisuuksia muun muassa valintasääntöjen ja ristiinopiskelun toiminnallisuuksiin, korjauksia käytössä oleviin toiminnallisuuksiin sekä täysin uusi hakijan työpöytä. Olemme tunnistaneet versiopäivitysten negatiiviset vaikutukset palveluiden saatavuuteen käyttökatkojen aikana. Käyttökatkojen hallinnan kannalta konkreettisin ja merkittävin parannusmahdollisuus olisi siirtyminen SaaS-muotoiseen opintotietojärjestelmään, josta on parhaillaan käynnissä selvitys. Julkaisemme tarkempaa tietoa uusista toiminnallisuuksista ja SaaS-selvityksestä myöhemmin syksyllä. Version upgrade to the Peppi student information system from 2 to 8 October News Personnel 8.9.2025 A version upgrade to the Peppi student information system at the University of Oulu will take place at the beginning of October. Due to the version upgrade, Peppi service will be unavailable starting from Thursday, 2 October 2025 at 8 am. The service break will end on Wednesday, 8 October 2025 at 9 am, after which users will be able to log in and use the system as normal. During the break, all Peppi desktops and the Study Guide will be inaccessible, and login to the system will not be possible. The break will affect all Peppi users. Functions within Tuudo mobile app — such as the timetable, study records, and student card — will remain available during the service break. However, please note that the information shown in Tuudo will reflect the status prior to the service break, and will not be updated while the system is offline. Short interruptions may also occur after the planned service break. These will be announced on the Peppi login page<https://www.oulu.fi/en/peppi>, to which users will be redirected if they attempt to access the system during downtime. The upcoming version 5.3.0 includes continued development of national integrations, such as those with Opintopolku, Opin.fi, the learner number register, and Emrex solution. In addition, the update will introduce new features related to selection rules and cross-institutional studies, improvements to existing functionalities, as well as a completely new applicant desktop. We have recognised the adverse effects that version updates can have on service availability during maintenance windows. In terms of improving the management of such service interruptions, the most concrete and impactful opportunity would be a transition to a SaaS-based student information system. An evaluation of this option is currently in progress. More detailed information regarding upcoming functionalities and the ongoing SaaS assessment will be made available later in the autumn.

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Data privacy notices
by Juha Ridanpää 29 Sep '25

29 Sep '25

Dear colleagues, One important part in a recently established University's Data Protection Policy is to gather a thorough archive of all data privacy notices used in the University of Oulu. I work as a Data Protection Steward for the Faculty of Science and asking you to send me all the data privacy notices that you have used in your research. This concerns the notices in where the data controller is University of Oulu. The copies of the original versions should be sent directly to my email in docx-format; address: juha.ridanpaa(a)oulu.fi<mailto:juha.ridanpaa@oulu.fi> The deadline for sending the documents is 15 October. Sincerely, Juha Ridanpää Data Protection Steward Geography Research Unit University of Oulu juha.ridanpaa(a)oulu.fi<mailto:juha.ridanpaa@oulu.fi> Hyvät kollegat, Yksi tärkeä osa äskettäin laadittua yliopiston tietosuojapolitiikkaa on kerätä kattava arkisto kaikista Oulun yliopistossa käytetyistä tietosuojaselosteista. Työskentelen tietosuojatukihenkilönä luonnontieteellisessä tiedekunnassa ja pyydän teitä lähettämään minulle kaikki tutkimuksessanne käyttämänne tietosuojaselosteet. Tämä koskee ilmoituksia, joissa rekisterinpitäjänä toimii Oulun yliopisto. Alkuperäisversioiden kopiot tulee lähettää suoraan sähköpostiini docx-muodossa osoitteeseen juha.ridanpaa(a)oulu.fi<mailto:juha.ridanpaa@oulu.fi> viimeistään 15. lokakuuta. Parhain terveisin, Juha Ridanpää Tietosuojatukihenkilö Maantieteen tutkimusyksikkö Oulun yliopisto juha.ridanpaa(a)oulu.fi<mailto:juha.ridanpaa@oulu.fi>

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VL: Launch of 2026 AXA Chairs - Call for Projects
by Päivi Tomperi 29 Sep '25

29 Sep '25

Hi, Please see the call for proposals for AXA chairs. The thematic areas are Climate and Environment, Health, and Socionomics and New Technologies. Candidates should be at least PhD +10 years at the time of the application. The AXA Research Fund’s grant can amount up to €1 million and is awarded for a period of 5 years. The grant is awarded to the hosting institution, ie. the University of Oulu, in this case. Each institution can only send one expression of interest to AXA. In case you are interested in applying or know someone from another university who would be interested, please contact jani.haapakoski(a)oulu.fi<mailto:jani.haapakoski@oulu.fi>. The DL for the expression of interest is 10.10. Best wishes, Jani Haapakoski, PhD Tutkimusrahoitusasiantuntija|Research Funding Specialist Tutkimus- ja projektipalvelut|Research and project services Tel. +358 294 48 3715 jani.haapakoski(a)oulu.fi<mailto:jani.haapakoski@oulu.fi> From: AXA Research Fund <axaresearchfund(a)axa.com<mailto:axaresearchfund@axa.com>> Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2025 7:07 PM To: AXA Research Fund <axaresearchfund(a)axa.com<mailto:axaresearchfund@axa.com>> Subject: Launch of 2026 AXA Chairs - Call for Projects [A picture containing logo Description automatically generated] Dear Madam, Sir, The AXA Foundation for Human Progress is delighted to announce that the 2026 AXA Chairs campaign is now open. Detailed information is available at the link here<https://axa-research.org/fund-your-research/axa-chairs> and in the attached Guidelines. The AXA Chairs program aims to advance the understanding of uncertainty and address global risks, with a focus on health, environment, and socioeconomics. Following the ongoing integration of the AXA Research Fund and the Health Philanthropy Programme of the Mutuelles d’Assurances AXA into the AXA Foundation for Human Progress, the 2026 Chair campaign will feature two project categories for the first time: 1. Global Category, which supports international transdisciplinary research in climate and environment, health, and socioeconomics. 1. Health in France, which exclusively supports health-related research projects conducted in France by French institutions. Important Notes: * Each Host Institution may submit only one candidate per campaign under each category. * Candidates cannot be submitted for both the Global category and the Health in France category. Submitting the same project under both categories will result in disqualification. * Expressions of interest will be reviewed by AXA, and the shortlist for full applications will be determined based on the relevance of the proposed topics to the selected project category. Deadline: The deadline to submit your Expression of Interest is Friday, October 10th, 2025, at 4:00 PM CET. How to Apply: 1. Register or log in to our online portal: https://institution.axa-research.org/ 2. Navigate to the “Application” section. Select the appropriate “category” for your project. 3. Complete the Expression of Interest form. 4. Submit your application. We wish you the very best with your application and look forward to your participation in this campaign. Best regards, Science Team of the AXA Foundation for Human Progress GIE_AXA_Public Ce message est confidentiel; Son contenu ne represente en aucun cas un engagement de la part de AXA sous reserve de tout accord conclu par ecrit entre vous et AXA. Toute publication, utilisation ou diffusion, meme partielle, doit etre autorisee prealablement. Si vous n'etes pas destinataire de ce message, merci d'en avertir immediatement l'expediteur. This message is confidential; its contents do not constitute a commitment by AXA except where provided for in a written agreement between you and AXA. Any unauthorised disclosure, use or dissemi- nation, either whole or partial, is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient of the message, please notify the sender imme- diately.

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Thursday seminar in biology 2nd Oct Dr. Melanie Brien on Colour and clock genes: Genomic drivers of local adaptation in the wood tiger moth
by Heikki Helanterä 29 Sep '25

29 Sep '25

Dear colleagues, Biology Thursday seminar continues 2nd Oct, 12:15 on site, room At117, with Dr. Melanie Brien, University of Helsinki, on "Colour and clock genes: Genomic drivers of local adaptation in the wood tiger moth" Colour polymorphisms in natural populations are valuable for studying the evolutionary and genomic mechanisms that maintain genetic diversity. The wood tiger moth, Arctia plantaginis, displays bright hindwing colours associated with unpalatability, and males have discrete colour morphs which vary in frequency across space and time. Some populations are polymorphic, in which we find two colour morphs co-occurring, while other populations remain monomorphic. I will present results from two genomic studies of this system. Firstly, we determined the genetic basis of colour and melanisation in the wings. Secondly, we looked at genetic and phenotypic differences between 7 populations across Europe, covering a latitudinal gradient from Georgia to Northern Finland. We used long-read haplotagging sequencing to study genetic diversity, and detected differences in genes associated with circadian clock rhythms. Together our findings start to uncover how variation has evolved in natural populations and how these moths have adapted to such a wide variety of environments. See also: https://mnbrien.github.io/ https://scholar.google.fi/citations?hl=en&user=nBN-hYQAAAAJ&view_op=list_wo… See you on Thursday! Cheers, Heikki

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National Snow Seminar (PYRY) in Oulu - registration open!
by Kaisa-Riikka Mustonen 25 Sep '25

25 Sep '25

Hi all, See the below notice about the National Snow seminar happening in Oulu in late October. Please register if interested! 😊 BR, ***************************** Kaisa-Riikka Mustonen Postdoctoral Researcher Arctic Ecology and Biogeochemistry Office B238 Ecology and Genetics Research Unit University of Oulu Finland From: lumi(a)posti.fmi.fi<mailto:lumi@posti.fmi.fi> <lumi(a)posti.fmi.fi<mailto:lumi@posti.fmi.fi>> On Behalf Of Pertti Ala-Aho Sent: perjantai 15. elokuuta 2025 12.52 To: lumi(a)posti.fmi.fi<mailto:lumi@posti.fmi.fi> Subject: National Snow Seminar (PYRY) in Oulu - registration open! Dear Finnish Snow community, Registration for the 13th National snow seminar is now open: https://link.webropolsurveys.com/EP/663E48E9ECED108B The 13th National Snow Seminar, also known as the PYRY seminar, will be arranged in Oulu on 30th-31st October. As in prior years, the seminar welcomes presentations covering a range of topics related to snow, such as scientific snow studies, societal aspects of snow, and the importance of snow for water resources. This year, the seminar also serves as the final conference of the CRYO-RI project, hosting a session for snow monitoring technologies. The seminar proudly presents a dedicated session for the intersection of snow and arts + sports, with Olympic gold medalist Sami Jauhojärvi as the keynote speaker. The seminar will take place in the Nordic Art Hotel Lasaretti and is an in-person event. The seminar is free of charge, including seminar dinner and lunch, limiting the number of participants to 70 people – don’t freeze and register fast! The deadline for registration and submitting an abstract is the 30th of September. More info and future updates for the event: * Event web page https://www.oulu.fi/en/events/13th-national-seminar-snow * LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/events/7341350402061230080/ * Organizing committee for further questions: * Pertti Ala-aho, pertti.ala-aho(a)oulu.fi<mailto:pertti.ala-aho@oulu.fi> * Hanna Holappa, hanna.holappa(a)oulu.fi<mailto:hanna.holappa@oulu.fi> * Maiju Ylönen, maiju.ylonen(a)oulu.fi<mailto:maiju.ylonen@oulu.fi> Best wishes on behalf of the organizing committee, hope to meet you in Oulu! Pertti Ala-aho _______________________ Associate Professor (Tenure Track), Academy Research Fellow Water, Energy and Environmental Engineering University of Oulu, Finland Leader of Snow Hydrology and Modeling (SHaM) Research group pertti.ala-aho(a)oulu.fi<mailto:pertti.ala-aho@oulu.fi> +358 (0) 29448 4498 http://www.oulu.fi/university/researcher/pertti-ala-aho https://www.oulu.fi/en/research-groups/snow-hydrology-and-modeling See video about SHaM activites: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zus9avCjWHw ___________________________

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VL: Horizon Europe Funding calls for Pillar II 2026 (collaborative projects): Info events & support for coordinators
by Päivi Tomperi 25 Sep '25

25 Sep '25

Horizon Europe Funding calls for Pillar II (collaborative/ consortium projects) 2026 Info events Research and project services offers a series of info events on the upcoming 2026 spring calls of Horizon Europe's Pillar II. Pillar II funds top-down Research and Innovation activities of large consortia. Pillar II consists of six thematic clusters. We organise five info sessions for each cluster separately. The sessions will be recorded and added to our Teams workspace for Horizon Europe Consortium projects: General | Horizon Europe Consortium project (Pillar II) support | Microsoft Teams<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/team/19%3AJj7FmV9Iu9QWh4O1Vurc1-MBP4i9DrnpWfw…> In addition to the info events, we have prepared summary excels of each cluster's topics/calls in 2026. The excels you can find together with the full programme drafts in [?Folder icon] WP2026-27 Drafts Clusters 1-6<https://unioulu.sharepoint.com/:f:/r/sites/HorizonEuropeConsortiumprojectPi…>. If you would like us to help you find suitable topics/calls, you can contact your faculty's/unit's research funding specialist: Research support services | Patio<https://patio.oulu.fi/en/university/faculties-and-units/service-units-and-f…> And yes, we do offer support for coordinators. More information on application process and our support services can be found in here: Horizon Europe Consortium Projects (Pillar II) | Patio<https://patio.oulu.fi/en/services-and-instructions/research-support/funding…> The internal call for the coordination support for spring 2026 proposals (with deadlines between March and June 2026) is now open. You can express your interest at the latest by 31.10.2026 here: https://link.webropolsurveys.com/S/B9EF99A28AF0D874 Join the Teams sessions and learn about upcoming topics/calls with deadlines in spring 2026. Session 1: Health Monday 6.10.2025 from 11:00-12:00 Join the meeting now<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NjkzMTMyNDQtODYwNS00…> Session 2: Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Societies and 3. Civil Security for Society Tuesday 7.10.2025 from 11:00-12:00 Join the meeting now<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_OGEwY2FmYzEtYWY4YS00…> Session 4: Digital, Industry & Space Wednesday 8.10.2025 from 11:00-12:00 Join the meeting now<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NWUzZjU0ZjUtZDVhNC00…> Session 5: Climate, Energy and Mobility Thursday 9.10.2025 from 11:00-12:00 Join the meeting now<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YWVhYzc1YjktZjkxOC00…> Session 6: Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture & Environment Friday 10.10.2025 from 11:00-12:00 Join the meeting now<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NzczZGRhZjEtMmRmZi00…> Best regards Päivi

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Unit meeting / Yksikkötapaaminen
by Heikki Helanterä 25 Sep '25

25 Sep '25

On the agenda at least: lab cleanup and other space issues / Asialistalla ainakin labran vuosittainen siivous ja muut tila-asiat Heikki Helanterä is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://oulu.zoom.us/j/63956017334?pwd=MG5XZ1U5NVRHVHQ0aFk2MjgyeERHUT09 Meeting ID: 639 5601 7334 Passcode: 808140 --- Join by SIP 63956017334(a)109.105.112.236 . 63956017334(a)109.105.112.235

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FT Kaisa-Riikka Mustosen ekohydrologian alan dosentuurin opetusnäyte 30.9.2025 L8
by Minna Vanhatalo 24 Sep '25

24 Sep '25

Olette tervetulleita kuuntelemaan FT Kaisa-Riikka Mustosen ekohydrologian alan dosentuurin opetusnäytettä aiheesta "Arktisen vedenkierron muutokset ja sen vaikutukset pohjoisiin virtavesiin". Opetusnäyte pidetään ti 30.9.2025 klo 10.15 luentosalissa L8.

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