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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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Tervetuloa Tutkijoiden yöhön 26.8. Welcome to the Researchers' Night on Fri 26.8.
by Marjut Saastamoinen 24 Sep '25

24 Sep '25

Tervetuloa Tutkijoiden yöhön 26.8. // Welcome to the Researchers' Night on Fri 26.8. Tutkijoiden yö Linnanmaan kampuksella ja kasvitieteellisellä puutarhalla tarjoaa monipuolista ja kiinnostavaa nähtävää, koettavaa ja tekemistä kaikenikäisille perheen pienimmistä senioreihin. Tapahtumaan on vapaa pääsy, tervetuloa! Tutkijoiden yö on koko perheen monitieteinen tapahtuma, jossa tutustutaan tutkijoihin ja heidän työhönsä sekä tieteen rooliin arjessamme. Oulun yliopiston Tutkijoiden yössä pääset sukeltamaan tieteen maailmaan osallistumalla työpajoihin, näyttelyihin ja seuraamalla yleistajuisia esityksiä. Ohjelmassa on runsaasti tekemistä ja koettavaa. Tutustu ohjelmaan<https://www.oulu.fi/fi/tapahtumat/tutkijoiden-yo> // Researchers' Night at the Linnanmaa campus and the Botanical Garden offers a diverse and exciting programme with plenty to see, experience, and do for all ages – from the youngest family members to seniors. The event is open for all – welcome! Researchers' Night is a multidisciplinary event for the whole family, offering a chance to explore the work of researchers and the role of science in our everyday lives. At the University of Oulu’s Researchers' Night, you can dive into the world of science by taking part in workshops, exhibitions, and popular science talks. The programme includes a wide range of activities and experience. See the Program<https://www.oulu.fi/en/events/researchers-night>

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