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Maisteriseminaari keskiviikkona 19.11. / Master seminar on Wednesday November 19th
by Veli-Matti Pakanen 17 Nov '25

17 Nov '25

Heippa kaikille, Tämän viikon keskiviikkona 19.11. 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 19th of November. Zoom-link https://oulu.zoom.us/j/62233855783 Wednesday 19.11. Time Speaker Title Opponent Plan/ Result Professor Supervisors 14:15 Enni Manninen Differences in vegetation and carbon fluxes between boreal rich Puukkosuo fen and low arctic poor Kobbefjord fen Erika Salo Plan Anu Eskelinen Eeva Järvi-Laturi, Efrén López-Blanco, Risto Virtanen 14:35 Hanna Kukkola Susireviirien vaikutus metsäpeurojen elinpiireihin Kainuun alueella Nette Kaukko Plan Timo Muotka Seppo Rytkönen, Antti Paasivaara 14:55 Nette Kaukko Trophic ecology of legally culled wolves in northern Finland using stable isotopes Hanna Kukkola Plan Timo Muotka Clément Masse Jouni Aspi

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Call open still today: H2FUTURE and Kvantum Institute New Research Initiatives (NRI) Programme 2026–2027
by Marjut Saastamoinen 17 Nov '25

17 Nov '25

Dear all, A kind reminder: Call for H2FUTURE and Kvantum Institute New Research Initiatives (NRI) Programme 2026–2027 The H2FUTURE and Kvantum Institute at the University of Oulu have launched a new call for research initiatives for the period from January 2026 to December 2027. New Research Initiatives (NRI) Programme 2026 – 2027 for University of Oulu researchers is open still today, 17th of November. H2FUTURE research programme is fostering hydrogen research with a funding for new research initiatives at the University of Oulu. We are offering funding of €50,000 for three selected new research initiatives (NRI) hydrogen related research projects for University of Oulu researchers. Deadline for project applications is November 17th, 2025, at 23:59 Call for H2FUTURE Pilot Programme - who can apply? This open call seeks out-of-the-box ideas that can contribute to significant advancements in hydrogen technology and interdisciplinary topics linking hydrogen research with other research fields. Funding is only available for University of Oulu researchers. Project Requirements * Principal Investigators (PIs): Must be at the professor, docent, or postdoc level with demonstrated research potential or accomplishments. This includes contributions to high-quality research and a potential for securing external funding. The PI must be affiliated with the University of Oulu. * Impact: Projects should demonstrate the potential for high scientific and societal impact, with a clear plan for disseminating results and ensuring their accessibility. The funding can be used to researchers’ salary costs and/or other research initiatives and actions (such as outsourced services) that extend H2FUTURE themes.<https://www.oulu.fi/en/research/hydrogen-future-and-sustainable-steel/hydro…> The length of the funding period is 2 years at maximum from the decision date. The number of submitted proposals is restricted to one application per one PI. The reports on the usage of funding will be asked for all the funded projects. Unused grant will be returned to H2FUTURE research consortium. Read more and apply: https://patio.oulu.fi/en/news/call-h2future-new-research-initiatives-nri-pr… On behalf of H2FUTURE research programme, Kind regards – Ystävällisin terveisin, Anniina Keiskander Communications Specialist Profi7 (2023-2028) FRONT<https://www.oulu.fi/en/research/biodiverse-arctic-and-global-resilience/fro…>, HYBRID INTELLIGENCE<https://www.oulu.fi/en/research/strengthening-human-capabilities-digital-er…>, H2FUTURE<https://www.oulu.fi/en/research/hydrogen-future-and-sustainable-steel/hydro…> University of Oulu Tel. +358 (0)29 448 7689 PO Box 8000, FI-90014 OULUN YLIOPISTO [cid:32153460-4b4d-4ba3-9c61-e3eb603eaf68]<https://outlook-sdf.office.com/bookwithme/user/39d62f9cbf984aaeba2b8a2d2add…> Book time to meet with me<https://outlook-sdf.office.com/bookwithme/user/39d62f9cbf984aaeba2b8a2d2add…>

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Biology Thursday seminar 20th Nov (zoom), Jenni Lehtimäki: Biodiversity and children’s immunological health
by Heikki Helanterä 17 Nov '25

17 Nov '25

Dear colleagues, Biology Thursday seminar continues on zoom 20th Nov, 12:15, with Dr. Jenni Lehtimäki from Finnish Environment Institute SYKE, on Biodiversity and children’s immunological health Biodiversity is essential for human health and wellbeing in numerous ways. It provides ecosystem services that support human existence such as pollination, clean water and air, nutrient cycles, and control of pathogen outbreaks. Accumulating evidence suggests large importance of natural environments for human neurological health including mental wellbeing. Yet, nature and biodiversity can also be related to human immunological health. Accumulating evidence shows linkages between natural environments, microbial exposures, and immune-mediated outcomes such as asthma. However, evidence is still scarce and partially mixed. Moreover, biodiversity exposures relevant for human immune system can also be other than microbial species, which has been overlooked previously. In this presentation, I will present the current evidence regarding the biodiversity hypothesis of health, focusing on my own past and current research. see also: https://www.syke.fi/en/experts/jenni-lehtimaki See you online on Thursday! Heikki Heikki Helanterä is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://oulu.zoom.us/j/62917763539?pwd=WENZRy9Bb3NlSzlyeVlVamJ4RHR5Zz09 Meeting ID: 629 1776 3539 Passcode: 166151 --- Join by SIP 62917763539(a)109.105.112.236 • 62917763539(a)109.105.112.235 Passcode: 166151 Join instructions https://oulu.zoom.us/meetings/62917763539/invitations?signature=7ClRofSarL7…

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Fw: Open competition PhD projects in Jyväskylä, Finland
by Veli-Matti Pakanen 16 Nov '25

16 Nov '25

Hello everyone, PhD opportunities in Jyväskylä. Cheers, Vellu ________________________________ Lähettäjä: Ruuskanen, Suvi <suvi.k.ruuskanen(a)jyu.fi> Lähetetty: keskiviikkona, marraskuuta 12, 2025 14:14 Vastaanottaja: sophie reichert <sophie.reichert(a)iphc.cnrs.fr>; frederic angelier <frederic.angelier(a)cebc.cnrs.fr>; neil.metcalfe(a)glasgow.ac.uk <neil.metcalfe(a)glasgow.ac.uk>; Katja Anttila <katja.anttila(a)utu.fi>; Casagrande, Stefania <stefania.casagrande(a)bi.mpg.de>; Rowe, Melissah <m.rowe(a)nioo.knaw.nl>; Katja Mäkinen <kamaki(a)utu.fi>; Veli-Matti Pakanen <veli-matti.pakanen(a)oulu.fi>; T.M.Urenwebster(a)Swansea.ac.uk <T.M.Urenwebster(a)Swansea.ac.uk> Aihe: Open competition PhD projects in Jyväskylä, Finland Hi all, our doctoral school at University of Jyväskylä has a call open for 1-4 fully funded 3,5 year PhD positions. This works on a competitive basis amongst different research groups - I am co-supervisor in two of the topics (1) - Interactions between thermal performance and parasite resistance in genetically distinct salmon populations (led by Anssi Karvonen) and (6) - Eco-evolutionary feedbacks through host-microbiomes in isopods (led by Katja Räsänen). Could you spread the word in your network (DL is December 14) ? https://ats.talentadore.com/apply/doctoral-researcher-positions-biological-… Thank you very much, Suvi *************************************************************** Suvi Ruuskanen Associate Professor in Environmental Physiology Department of Biological and Environmental Science University of Jyväskylä, Finland Adjunct professor, visiting researcher Department of Biology University of Turku, Finland Mobile +358503256547 Environmental Physiology Lab | University of Jyväskylä (jyu.fi)<https://www.jyu.fi/en/research-groups/environmental-physiology-lab> suviruuskanen.bsky.social

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Info: Jane ja Aatos Erkon Säätiö/Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation, 4.12. 9.30-11 (online)
by Päivi Tomperi 14 Nov '25

14 Nov '25

Tervetuloa Jane ja Aatos Erkon säätiön infoon kuulemaan säätiön rahoitusmahdollisuuksista. Infon kohderyhmää ovat TTKn, TSTn, LuTKn, LTKn ja BMTKn tutkimushenkilöstö, ja tilaisuus on suunnattu erityisesti nuorille PI:lle, joilta säätiö on toivonut enemmän hakemuksia. Info järjestetään 4.12. 9.30-11 TEAMSissa ja tapahtuman kielenä on englanti: Linkki kokoukseen<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_Njk3YTBmMDUtNWIzNy00…> Jane ja Aatos Erkon säätiö (JAES) on eräs Suomen suurimmista yksityisistä tutkimusrahoituksen myöntäjistä. Säätiö myönsi vuonna 2024 31,9 milj. eur lääketieisiin, tekniikkaan ja näitä tukeviin luonnontieteisiin. Voit selata säätiön avustuspäätöksiä täältä: https://jaes.fi/myonnetyt-avustukset/avustukset2025/ ************************* Welcome to the info session about Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation to learn about the foundation's funding opportunities. The info session is aimed at research staff at Faculties of Technology, Information Technology and Engineering, Science, Medicine, and Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, and is particularly targeted at young PIs, from whom the foundation would like to receive more applications. The info session will be held on December 4th from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. on TEAMS, and the event will be held in English: Teams link for the meeting<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_Njk3YTBmMDUtNWIzNy00…> The Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation (JAES) is one of Finland's largest private research funders. In 2024, the foundation awarded €31.9 million to medicine, technology, and the natural sciences supporting these fields. You can browse the foundation's grant decisions here: https://jaes.fi/en/donations-granted/donations2025/ Terveisin/Best wishes, Jani 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> www.oulu.fi<http://www.oulu.fi/> [cid:image001.png@01DC5567.F80EBC60]<https://www.oulu.fi/en> ________________________________________________________________________________ Microsoft Teams Need help?<https://aka.ms/JoinTeamsMeeting?omkt=en-US> Join the meeting now<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_Njk3YTBmMDUtNWIzNy00…> Meeting ID: 398 506 545 404 98 Passcode: yR7jd3MA ________________________________ Dial in by phone +358 9 85626307,,62121040#<tel:+358985626307,,62121040> Finland, All locations Find a local number<https://dialin.teams.microsoft.com/3842a853-a94d-4f5e-b81d-3786eed9ea69?id=…> Phone conference ID: 621 210 40# For organizers: Meeting options<https://teams.microsoft.com/meetingOptions/?organizerId=8c56d00b-d065-477a-…> | Reset dial-in PIN<https://dialin.teams.microsoft.com/usp/pstnconferencing> ________________________________________________________________________________

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Reminder - compulsory training on ethical principles
by Heikki Helanterä 14 Nov '25

14 Nov '25

Please remember that all amployees must carry out the compulsory training on ethical principles before the end of the year! If you haven't already taken the training, check the instructions on patio: https://patio.oulu.fi/en/news/lets-apply-ethical-principles-together-new-tr… Cheers, 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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upcoming workshop 09.12.2025, 11:00–16:30, room KK238
by Gerrit Wehrenberg 14 Nov '25

14 Nov '25

Hey everyone, Safe the date and contact Selen Eren for her workshop on reflective modelling if you are interested! See below for more information. Cheers, Gerrit 🙂 _______________________ Dear all, What does it mean to become a better modeller? Join us on 9 December for a day of reflection and dialogue on modelling practices, values, and assumptions. We will begin at 9:00 in Stage, Tellus with a keynote by M.V. Eitzel on community-based modelling for socio-environmental sustainability — an inspiring talk open to everyone. No registration is required to attend the keynote. Please see below for the short description of her talk and for her bio. Following the keynote, a hands-on workshop (11:00–16:30, room KK238) invites modellers working with computational models to take part in an exercise to open up the black box of models. The workshop will be facilitated by me and the keynote speaker. Together, we will surface tacit values, examine gaps between ideals and practices, and discuss how to navigate constraints. Lunch will be provided. Participation in the workshop is limited, so please send an email to selen.eren(a)oulu.fi<mailto:selen.eren@oulu.fi> to register, including your affiliation, dietary requirements and a one-sentence description of the model you work with/on by Friday, 21 November. Warm regards, Selen Eren Short description of the keynote: How can models and data science serve community needs and the larger public good? Often this requires training and experience outside typical science curricula and research team norms. In my keynote, I will share some of the insights I've gleaned from working on interdisciplinary teams of biophysical and social science researchers, and how these skills relate to being able to work with communities so that models bring benefit rather than harm. Through interdisciplinary synthesis and discussion, thoughtful self-evaluation, and group intention-setting and implementation of best practices, we can move our projects towards doing the work in the world that we intend it to do. Speaker bio: MV Eitzel is a community-based modeler working at the University of California, Berkeley and University of California, Davis. MV's research sits at the intersection of data science, Science and Technology Studies, and community-based participatory work -- focusing on finding the right technologies for community questions and understanding how we can do work that supports the long-term flourishing of people and their environments. Facilitator bio: Selen Eren is an environmental social scientist, working as a post-doc in the Cultural Anthropology unit at the University of Oulu. Her research focuses on fostering environmental scientific knowledge production that is both responsible and relevant to the immediate environments and communities within which it takes place. She is particularly interested in the dynamics of transdisciplinary and transformative science. --- Selen Eren, PhD Postdoctoral researcher<https://www.oulu.fi/en/researchers/selen-eren> In the Shadow of Carbon Project, Cultural Anthropology Department, University of Oulu, Finland Elected Council Member of the European Association for the Study of Science and Technology (EASST)<https://easst.net/>

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Fw: Call for Submissions: UNIC Thematic Conference on 17-19 June 2026, Koc University, Istanbul
by Rebecca Carlson 13 Nov '25

13 Nov '25

Hi all, Apologies for cross-posting/duplication. I want to help spread the word about next year's UNIC conference. Proposals are due December 1st! Please see the announcement below from Henna Määttä. ________________________________ [cid:5ed2dacd-6d25-438d-bf39-293e7e9c08d4] European University UNIC organises its 2nd Thematic conference on 17-19 June 2026 in Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey with the tittle Institutions in Transition: Justice, Security, and Well-Being in Post-Industrial Cities. The conference is now accepting proposals from scholars, independent researchers, students, civil society actors, practitioners, and policymakers. Submissions may include individual papers, thematic panels, workshops, round table discussions, book talks, or special issue presentations. Please find further details of the call for submissions from the conference website<https://unic.eu/en/thematic-conference-istanbul-2026> or from the pdf-file attached to this email. Submission deadline is the 1st of December 2025. About the Conference Within the context of post-industrial urban transformations, the conference examines how institutions strive to respond to the challenges of growing socio-spatial inequalities, uneven access to health and social care, and the pressures of governing increasingly diverse and superdiverse urban populations, including how everyday encounters with institutions in clinics, schools, welfare offices, neighbourhood councils, streets, platforms, and housing systems shape well-being and belonging. From local administrations and public health providers to universities, schools, and civil society organizations, institutions play a critical role in shaping how cities address disparities between neighbourhoods, ensure democratic participation in local decision-making, and foster collective well-being. By focusing on the interplay between institutions and urban change, the conference seeks to explore how institutions can adapt to shifting urban realities and manage tensions between inclusion and exclusion. It aims to foster dialogue on how different actors and governance levels respond to these challenges, and how collaborative and innovative approaches can support urban futures that promote equity and well-being. The event will bring together scholars, policymakers, and practitioners to advance transdisciplinary approaches, co-creative methodologies, and policy-relevant research. We invite multidisciplinary contributions from across, but not limited to, the social sciences, law, health, education, and urban studies. Thematic Streams Stream 1: Justice, Security, and Institutional Dynamics: Resilience and Legitimacy This stream explores how institutions respond to crises, uphold justice, and adapt in times of democratic volatility, digital transformation, and growing societal complexity. It is concerned with institutional and digital resilience, inclusivity, and legitimacy in the face of multiple crises including conflicts, economic inequality, and threats to democracy. Stream 2: Health and Wellbeing in Post-Industrial Cities: Institutions, Inequalities and Transformations This stream explores how health and well-being are shaped by institutional transformation, social inequalities, and urban change. It focuses on inclusive and adaptive health policies, infrastructure, and governance in diverse and superdiverse urban contexts. Transversal Theme: Superdiversity as a Lens for Navigating Inclusion and Belonging in Post-Industrial Cities Superdiversity serves as a transversal lens across all thematic streams, emphasizing the multiplicity of differences—ethnic, linguistic, legal, socio-economic, gendered, and cognitive—that shape contemporary urban life. This theme invites critical engagement with how institutions, policies, and communities respond to complexity and foster inclusive environments in education, health, justice, and urban governance. We encourage contributions that trace how everyday administrative and digital practices (registration, triage, eligibility, platform access) produce or mitigate exclusion for differently positioned residents. Ystävällisin terveisin – Kind regards Henna Määttä Kehittämispäällikkö | Development Manager Oulun yliopisto | University of Oulu Strategian ja tiedepolitiikan yksikkö | Unit for Strategy and Science Policy Tel. +358 294483656 / +358 50 4700859 henna.maatta(a)oulu.fi www.oulu.fi www.unic.eu

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For all PIs - changes in budget admin personnel!
by Heikki Helanterä 13 Nov '25

13 Nov '25

Hi all, Birgit Jämsä who has been the contact person for our projects will retire at end of November - from 1st Dec onwards Tiia Kortesalmi Tiia.Kortesalmi(a)oulu.fi<mailto:Tiia.Kortesalmi@oulu.fi> will be take over, so please update your address books! Cheers, 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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Unit meeting this week: Reports from the field - South Sandwich Islands Expedition!
by Heikki Helanterä 13 Nov '25

13 Nov '25

Hi all, this week's unit meeting will be a special session, i.e. Maximillian Schrade's presentation "Reports from the field - South Sandwich Islands Expedition" - live in the coffee room or remotely on Teams (link sent earlier by Max). See you tomorrow! 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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