Biolaitos January 2026

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27 Jan '26

Sign up: Successful ERC applications reading day 27.5.2026 The University of Oulu will host a reading event for successful ERC proposals on Wednesday, 27.5.2025. Only a limited number of participants can be admitted to the event. To register for the event, please click here (register for one session only): Wed 27 May at 9-12: https://<https://events.aka.fi/event/LPad3>even<https://events.aka.fi/event/LPad3>t<https://events.aka.fi/event/LPad3>s<https://events.aka.fi/event/LPad3>.<https://events.aka.fi/event/LPad3>aka.f<https://events.aka.fi/event/LPad3>i<https://events.aka.fi/event/LPad3>/eve<https://events.aka.fi/event/LPad3>n<https://events.aka.fi/event/LPad3>t<https://events.aka.fi/event/LPad3>/<https://events.aka.fi/event/LPad3>L<https://events.aka.fi/event/LPad3>Pad3<https://events.aka.fi/event/LPad3> Wed 27 May at 13-16: https://<https://events.aka.fi/event/1EqX8>eve<https://events.aka.fi/event/1EqX8>n<https://events.aka.fi/event/1EqX8>t<https://events.aka.fi/event/1EqX8>s<https://events.aka.fi/event/1EqX8>.<https://events.aka.fi/event/1EqX8>a<https://events.aka.fi/event/1EqX8>k<https://events.aka.fi/event/1EqX8>a<https://events.aka.fi/event/1EqX8>.f<https://events.aka.fi/event/1EqX8>i<https://events.aka.fi/event/1EqX8>/eve<https://events.aka.fi/event/1EqX8>nt<https://events.aka.fi/event/1EqX8>/<https://events.aka.fi/event/1EqX8>1<https://events.aka.fi/event/1EqX8>EqX8<https://events.aka.fi/event/1EqX8> The event is organised in cooperation with the Research Council of Finland and will be held on the Linnanmaa campus. Please note: These Proposal Reading Days (PRD) are on-site events, aimed for researchers planning to apply for an ERC grant. PRD is an opportunity to read successful ERC grant proposals to see how a proposal might be formulated. ERC has changed the proposal structure and evaluation starting from the Work Programme 2026 calls (StG 2026 onwards) and the available proposals still follow the old format. However, we believe they still offer interesting reading for those planning to apply. Each PRD contains two 3-hours reading sessions (9:00-12:00 and 13:00-16:00). https://patio.oulu.fi/en/news/sign-successful-erc-applications-reading-day-… More information on ERC grants: https://erc.europa.eu/apply-grant ** Ilmoittaudu: ERC-hakemusten lukutilaisuus 27.5.2026 Oulun yliopistolla järjestetään onnistuneiden ERC-hakemusten lukutilaisuus keskiviikkona 27.5.2026. Tilaisuuteen voidaan ottaa vain rajoitettu määrä osallistujia. Ilmoittaudu (vain yhteen) sessioon: Ke 27.5. klo 9-12: https://<https://events.aka.fi/event/LPad3>even<https://events.aka.fi/event/LPad3>t<https://events.aka.fi/event/LPad3>s<https://events.aka.fi/event/LPad3>.<https://events.aka.fi/event/LPad3>aka.f<https://events.aka.fi/event/LPad3>i<https://events.aka.fi/event/LPad3>/eve<https://events.aka.fi/event/LPad3>n<https://events.aka.fi/event/LPad3>t<https://events.aka.fi/event/LPad3>/<https://events.aka.fi/event/LPad3>L<https://events.aka.fi/event/LPad3>Pad3<https://events.aka.fi/event/LPad3> Ke 27.5. klo 13-16: https://<https://events.aka.fi/event/1EqX8>eve<https://events.aka.fi/event/1EqX8>n<https://events.aka.fi/event/1EqX8>t<https://events.aka.fi/event/1EqX8>s<https://events.aka.fi/event/1EqX8>.<https://events.aka.fi/event/1EqX8>a<https://events.aka.fi/event/1EqX8>k<https://events.aka.fi/event/1EqX8>a<https://events.aka.fi/event/1EqX8>.f<https://events.aka.fi/event/1EqX8>i<https://events.aka.fi/event/1EqX8>/eve<https://events.aka.fi/event/1EqX8>nt<https://events.aka.fi/event/1EqX8>/<https://events.aka.fi/event/1EqX8>1<https://events.aka.fi/event/1EqX8>EqX8<https://events.aka.fi/event/1EqX8> Tilaisuus järjestetään yhteistyössä Suomen Akatemian kanssa ja pidetään Linnanmaan kampuksella. Lisätietoa ja huomioitavaa: ERC-hakemusten lukupäivät ovat paikan päällä järjestettäviä tapahtumia, jotka on tarkoitettu tutkijoille, jotka aikovat hakea ERC-apurahaa. Tilaisuus tarjoaa mahdollisuuden lukea hyväksyttyjä ERC-hakemuksia ja nähdä, miten hakemus voidaan laatia. ERC on muuttanut hakemusten rakennetta ja arviointia vuoden 2026 työohjelman (StG 2026) hauista lähtien, ja saatavilla olevat hakemukset noudattavat edelleen vanhaa muotoa. Uskomme kuitenkin, että nämä rahoitetut hakemukset ovat edelleen mielenkiintoista luettavaa niille, jotka aikovat hakea ERC:tä. Jokainen hakemusten lukupäivä sisältää kaksi 3 tunnin lukusessiota (9:00-12:00 ja 13:00-16:00). https://patio.oulu.fi/fi/uutiset/ilmoittaudu-erc-hakemusten-lukutilaisuus-2… Lisätietoa ERC-rahoituksesta: https://erc.europa.eu/apply-grant Best regards Päivi Päivi Tomperi Tutkimusrahoitusasiantuntija | Research Funding Specialist Oulun yliopisto | University of Oulu Tutkimus -ja projektipalvelut | Research and project services Tel. +358 294 483972 PO Box 8000, FI-90014 OULUN YLIOPISTO www.oulu.fi<https://www.oulu.fi/> [Oulun yliopisto.]<https://www.oulu.fi/> Follow us on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/unioulu/>, Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/unioulu/?hl=fi>, Linkedin<https://www.linkedin.com/school/university-of-oulu/>, Bluesky,<https://bsky.app/profile/oulu.fi> and YouTube<https://www.youtube.com/user/UniversityOfOulu>. The content of this message is confidential. 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Biologian tutkinto-ohjelmakahvit tiistaina 27.1. alkaen klo 10.15 Tellus Stagella
by Lumi Viljakainen 27 Jan '26

27 Jan '26

Tervetuloa Biologian tutkinto-ohjelmakahveille tiistaina 27.1. klo 10.15-11.30 Tellus Stagelle. Tilaisuus on tarkoitettu kaikille Biologian opiskelijoille sekä Ekologian ja genetiikan tutkimusyksikön henkilökunnalle. Syntaksiksen hallitus on luvannut järjestää alkuun pientä ohjelmaa. Tilaisuuteen ei tarvitse ilmoittautua etukäteen. Laskiaispulla tarjolla ensimmäisille 40:lle! — Welcome to the Biology Degree Programme Coffee on Tuesday 27.1. from 10.15 to 11.30 at Tellus Stage. The event is aimed at all Biology students and staff of the Ecology and Genetics Research Unit. The biology student guild Syntaksis will organize a small activity at the beginning of the event. You don't need to register beforehand. There is laskiaispulla<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semla> served for the first 40 participants! Best wishes, Lumi Viljakainen Biologian tutkinto-ohjelman johtaja / Director of the Biology Degree Programme

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Maisteriseminaari keskiviikkona 28.1. / Master seminar on Wednesday January 28th
by Veli-Matti Pakanen 26 Jan '26

26 Jan '26

Heippa kaikille, Tämän viikon keskiviikkona 28.1. pidetään maisteriseminaari kello 14:15 alkaen. Muistakaa kirjautua zoomiin omalla nimellä. Suoritusta ei voida kirjata muuten. Zoom-linkki seminaareihin https://oulu.zoom.us/j/62233855783 Hello everyone, The next master’s seminar will be on Wednesday 28th January. Zoom-link https://oulu.zoom.us/j/62233855783 Wednesday 28.1. Time Speaker Title Opponent Plan/ Result Professor Supervisors 14:15 Heta Rudnäs Effect of large carnivore recovery on public attitudes and support for conservation: case-study of the wolverine in Finland Ada Korkiakangas Plan Timo Muotka Clément Massé and Ioana-Monica Vasile 14:35 Ada Korkiakangas Hömötiaisten ja töyhtötiaisten pesien ominaisuudet ja erot Heta Rudnäs Plan Timo Muotka Emma Vatka

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Agenda of the First Finnish iNaturalist Identification Session (January 30-31, 2026)
by Mykyta Peregrym 23 Jan '26

23 Jan '26

Dear colleagues, I would like to kindly invite you once again to take part in the First Finnish iNaturalist Identification Session supported by the Biodiverse Anthropocenes Research Programme. Please find the event agenda attached to this message. If you plan to participate, I kindly ask you to register for either in-person or online attendance using the following link: https://link.webropolsurveys.com/S/84366B34EBC3FDB9 Please note the registration deadlines: • In-person participation: 26 January 2026 • Online participation: 28 January 2026 I look forward to your participation and to a productive identification session together. Kind regards, Mykyta Peregrym Mykyta Peregrym | Grant Researcher Ecology and Genetics Research Unit | University of Oulu P.O. Box 8000, 90014 Oulu, Finland +380505445944 (Telegram, WhatsApp, Viber) Senior Lecturer | Department of Landscape Gardening and Ecology Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University Myrhorod, Poltava region, Ukraine ORCID<https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5989-4406> | SCOPUS<https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=55484657400> | WoS<https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/2054792> In social networks: Linkedin<https://www.linkedin.com/in/mykyta-peregrym-7a483937/> |ResearchGate<https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mykyta-Peregrym> | iNaturalist<https://www.inaturalist.org/people/mykytaperegrym>

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More job and training announcements
by Anna-Maria Pirttilä 22 Jan '26

22 Jan '26

Please find below, two open positions (PhD and post-doc) in plant-microbe interactions. Best wishes, Anna Maria Välitetty viesti alkaa: Lähettäjä: Benoit Lefebvre <benoit.lefebvre(a)inrae.fr> Aihe: [ROOT-BENEFIT] additional job and training announcements Päivämäärä: 22. tammikuuta 2026 klo 17.27.20 UTC+2 Vastaanottaja: <root-benefit(a)inrae.fr> Vastaus: <benoit.lefebvre(a)inrae.fr> Dear ROOT-BENEFIT participants, Below are two open positions (PhD and post-doc) and an advertisement about a training (not organised by ROOT-BENEFIT) on in vitro culture of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Best regards Benoit Job announcements: - A PhD position at JKI, Braunschweig, Germany (in collaboration with INRAE, Toulouse, France) on beneficial microorganisms to mitigate the effects of drought stress and stimulate the plant immune system on winter wheat (see details in attachment) - A two-year (renewable for an additional year) postdoctoral position at the University of Turin, Italy, within the group of Andrea Genre, funded by the European Union Pathfinder project “AMFactory.” The application period will open in mid-February on this website: https://lavorainateneo.unito.it/index.html?type=SEL_CONTRATTI_RIC. For further information, please contact: andrea.genre(a)unito.it<mailto:andrea.genre@unito.it> International training on in vitro culture of AM fungi : Since more than two decades now, the Center of study on AM monoxenics (CESAMM) and the Glomeromycota in vitro collection (GINCO) of UCLouvain (Belgium) organize the international training on in vitro culture of AM fungi to offer the possibility to researchers, technicians and industrials to acquire the techniques required to culture AM fungi under in vitro conditions. The training session of 2026 will take place from 1 to 5 June. For more information and registration, please visit the training website : https://www.mycorrhiza.be/<https://www.mycorrhiza.be/training/in_vitro_culture_AMF/1-entree.php>training<https://www.mycorrhiza.be/training/in_vitro_culture_AMF/1-entree.php>/in_vitro_culture_AMF/1-entree.php<https://www.mycorrhiza.be/training/in_vitro_culture_AMF/1-entree.php> -- Benoit Lefebvre Directeur de recherche Laboratoire des interactions plantes-microbes-environnement (LIPME) https://www.lipme.fr/efis 24 Chemin de Borde Rouge Auzeville, CS 52627 31326 Castanet Tolosan cedex Tel : 33 5 61 28 53 22 [cid:d77b2e61-dd02-4c09-8c8b-9b74e700b5fb@eurprd05.prod.outlook.com] Chair of the COST Action CA22142 https://www.root-benefit.eu <https://www.root-benefit.eu/> [cid:88117ecd-13b2-4298-9a22-51bc4f590ecf@eurprd05.prod.outlook.com]

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Gradupaikkaseminaari 25.2. / Seminar for presenting Master thesis subjects February 25th
by Veli-Matti Pakanen 22 Jan '26

22 Jan '26

Heippa everyone! Nyt olisi taas mahdollisuus esitellä graduaiheita. Ilmoitelkaa minulle, mikäli haluatte pitää esitelmän mahdollisista graduaiheista. Yhteen esitelmään on varattu yleensä 10 minuuttia aikaa. Aika: keskiviikkona 25. helmikuuta kello 14:15-16:00 Alla aikataulu varauksia varten. We will have a seminar where you can present potential Master thesis subjects! Let me know if you are interested in giving a short presentation. There will be roughly 10 minutes for each presentation. Time: wednesday 25th February at 14:15-16:00. Detailed time table for reservations is below. Please share this email to institutions and scientists that could have potential thesis projects for our students! Best wishes, Vellu Timetable for presentations Presenter Affiliation Email 14:15-14:25 14:25-14:35 14:35-14:45 15:45-14:55 14:55-15:05 15:05-15:15 15:15-15:25 15:25-15:35 15:35-15:45 15:45-15:55

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No unit meeting this week due to Tamara's PhD defence!
by Heikki Helanterä 22 Jan '26

22 Jan '26

No unit meeting this week as Tamara Hiltunen is defending her thesis (also streamed to zoom) : https://www.oulu.fi/en/theses/foraging-flexibility-changing-environments-st… Heikki =============================================== Heikki Helanterä Professor Ekologian ja genetiikan tutkimusyksikkö / Ecology and Genetics Research Unit Oulun Yliopisto / University of Oulu / Finland heikki.helantera(a)oulu.fi<mailto:heikki.helantera@oulu.fi> +358 50 4700 545

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FW: Job announcements, plant systematics
by Mika Jokikokko 22 Jan '26

22 Jan '26

Hi, Please see these two positions in Göteborg. Best wishes, Mika From: Kemppinen, Julia J <julia.kemppinen(a)helsinki.fi> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2026 8:58 AM Subject: työpaikkailmoituksia Moi kasvityypit, tulitte mieleeni kun näin nämä ilmoitukset - laittakaa eteenpäin, kenties tiedätte muita joita voisi kiinnostaa tutustua ilmoituksiin tai hakea näitä töitä :-) Senior lecturer in Botany specialising in systematics of non-vascular plants and other cryptogams https://web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/1035/job?site=7&lang=UK&validator=9b89… Senior Lecturer in Botany specialising in vascular plant systematics https://web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/1035/job?site=7&lang=UK&validator=9b89… Parhain terveisin, Julia Julia Kemppinen Assistant professor in biodiversity change Botany and Mycology Unit Finnish Museum of Natural History University of Helsinki Finland Department of Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences University of Helsinki Finland

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Reminder: Biology Thursday seminar today, on site, Anna Skarin on "Co-producing knowledge to assess cumulative impacts on reindeer husbandry"
by Heikki Helanterä 22 Jan '26

22 Jan '26

A reminder: Biology Thursday seminar 2026 today, Thu 22nd Jan 12:15, on site in room AT117, with Professor Anna Skarin - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden: Co-producing knowledge to assess cumulative impacts on reindeer husbandry Anna's research focuses on reindeer husbandry, movement ecology, and habitat selection under environmental and anthropogenic pressures, including climate change. She has led major projects on reindeer adaptability and sustainability (e.g., EQUIP, REINFORCE) and has extensive experience integrating ecological and management perspectives. See also: https://scholar.google.se/citations?user=UG-sy_AAAAAJ&hl=sv&oi=ao https://www.slu.se/en/profilepages/s/anna-skarin/ Heikki =============================================== Heikki Helanterä Professor Ekologian ja genetiikan tutkimusyksikkö / Ecology and Genetics Research Unit Oulun Yliopisto / University of Oulu / Finland heikki.helantera(a)oulu.fi<mailto:heikki.helantera@oulu.fi> +358 50 4700 545

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blog post: Ulkokrunnit habitat restoration by Monica Vasile
by Ekaterina Karabanina 21 Jan '26

21 Jan '26

Hi all, Check out this blog post on habitat restoration in Ulkokurnnit by Monica Vasile: https://www.oulu.fi/en/blogs/science-arctic-attitude/habitat-restoration-an… - Katya

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