HIP NEWS April 23rd 2018
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DOCTORAL DEFENCE
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Tuomas Tenkanen will defend the doctoral dissertation entitled “Electroweak phase transition in theories beyond the Standard Model” in the Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, on 3 May 2018 at 10:00. The public examination will take place at the following address: Exactum, auditorio A111, Gustaf Hällströmin katu 2 B. DESY staff researcher Thomas Konstandin, DESY, will serve as the opponent, and Professor Aleksi Vuorinen as the custos. https://helsinginyliopisto.etapahtuma.fi/en-us/Kalenteri/English?id=52242

 

APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN FOR THE 2018 CERN SCHOOL OF COMPUTING (CSC 2018)
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The 41st CERN School of Computing (CSC 2018), organized by CERN in collaboration with Tel Aviv University (TAU), will be held in Tel Aviv, Israel on October 1-14, 2018.

There are few places available. The school is for scientists and engineers in the fields of Computing and Physics. Their goal is to create the best conditions for learning, but also to facilitate cross-national and cross-institute networking.

The two-week academic programme consists of more than 50 hours of lectures and hands-on exercises, covering three main themes: base technologies, physics computing, and data technologies.

All details, including the application form, can be found at https://indico.cern.ch/e/CSC-2018

The School is limited to 60 students. The total fee is EUR 1500 per student (limited financial support may be available for justified cases). The deadline for applications is Sunday May 13.

For all enquiries and correspondence related to the School, please email Computing.School[@]cern.ch

 

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS / HIP JOINT COLLOQUIA / SEMINARS
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Friday 27 April 2018 at 10.15 in C310 Note place!
Tatyana Arsenovich (Helsinki): Reliability and quality assurance methods for the development of radiation hard particle detectors

More information on http://www.hip.fifi/seminars/

 

COSMO-SEMINAR
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Wednesday 25 April 2018 at 14.15 in A315
Tommi Tenkanen (Queen Mary University of London): Primordial Black Holes as Dark Matter.

More information on http://research.hip.fi/hwp/cosmology/?page_id=206

 

ACADEMY OF FINLAND: FUNDING FOR NSF GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWS FOR RESEARCH IN FINLAND
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The funding is applied for by the Finnish host of the Graduate Research Fellow.

The US National Science Foundation (NSF) awards Graduate Research Fellow (GRF) grants to talented US researchers working on their doctoral thesis for research spells in Finland or other countries included in the Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide (GROW) programme.

Application time: 1 March 2018 – 25 April 2018

More information http://www.aka.fi/en/funding/apply-now/academy-calls/funding-for-nsf-graduate-research-fellows-for-research-in-finland/

HIP NEWS April 16th 2018
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APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN FOR THE 2018 CERN SCHOOL OF COMPUTING (CSC 2018)
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The 41st CERN School of Computing (CSC 2018), organized by CERN in collaboration with Tel Aviv University (TAU), will be held in Tel Aviv, Israel on October 1-14, 2018.

There are few places available. The school is for scientists and engineers in the fields of Computing and Physics. Their goal is to create the best conditions for learning, but also to facilitate cross-national and cross-institute networking.

The two-week academic programme consists of more than 50 hours of lectures and hands-on exercises, covering three main themes: base technologies, physics computing, and data technologies.

All details, including the application form, can be found at https://indico.cern.ch/e/CSC-2018

The School is limited to 60 students. The total fee is EUR 1500 per student (limited financial support may be available for justified cases). The deadline for applications is Sunday May 13.

For all enquiries and correspondence related to the School, please email Computing.School@cern.ch

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS / HIP JOINT COLLOQUIA / SEMINARS
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Tuesday 17 April 2018 at 10.15 in A315
Paul Hoyer (Helsinki)
Bound states and QCD

More information on http://www.hip.fifi/seminars/

ACADEMY OF FINLAND: FUNDING FOR NSF GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWS FOR RESEARCH IN FINLAND
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The funding is applied for by the Finnish host of the Graduate Research Fellow.

The US National Science Foundation (NSF) awards Graduate Research Fellow (GRF) grants to talented US researchers working on their doctoral thesis for research spells in Finland or other countries included in the Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide (GROW) programme.

Application time: 1 March 2018 – 25 April 2018

More information http://www.aka.fi/en/funding/apply-now/academy-calls/funding-for-nsf-graduate-research-fellows-for-research-in-finland/

OPEN SCIENCE KIOSKS ON KUMPULA CAMPUS
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Come, ask questions and discuss open science themes with the experts of the library.

More information: http://libraryguides.helsinki.fi/oa/eng
Flamma https://flamma.helsinki.fi/en/HY373669

SPRING 2018 DMPTUULI WORKSHOPS ON ALL CAMPUSES – SIGN UP NOW!
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In the workshops, we will concentrate on the best practices of research data management and hands-on training of data management planning (DMP). During the workshop, we go through the Academy of Finland’s current DMP template.

Events are open and free of charge for all UH students, researchers and staff members.

Enrollments: https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/88219/lomake.html
Flamma https://flamma.helsinki.fi/fi/HY373524

HIP NEWS April 9th 2018
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DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS / HIP JOINT COLLOQUIA / SEMINARS
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Thursday 12 April 2018 at 10.15 in A315
Alessandro Calandri (Marseille)
Search for the Standard Model Higgs boson produced in association with top quarks in the H->bb final state – b-jet idenfication and reconstruction in ATLAS

More information on http://www.hip.fifi/seminars/

COSMO-SEMINAR
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Wednesday 11 April 2018 at 14.15 in A315
Francesc Ferrer (Washington U., St. Louis)
Cosmology of axionic string-wall networks.

More information on http://research.hip.fi/hwp/cosmology/?page_id=206

PHYSICS DEPARTMENT COLLOQUIUM ON 13.04.2018 AT 14.15 IN D101
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You are warmly invited to our next departmental colloquium. Our speaker on Friday is another local professor giving an inaugural lecture to their colleagues. Ilpo Vattulainen’s talk is titled “A physicist’s random walk in the life sciences”. Ilpo is Professor of Biological Physics, and in his talk he will explain how “the toolbox of physics provides the means to reveal the principles and mechanisms that nature uses to maintain life and foster our health”.

The talk will last 30 minutes, after which there will be a cocktail reception. Welcome!

For more information please visit: http://blogs.helsinki.fi/physics-colloquium/

ACADEMY OF FINLAND: FUNDING FOR NSF GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWS FOR RESEARCH IN FINLAND
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The funding is applied for by the Finnish host of the Graduate Research Fellow.

The US National Science Foundation (NSF) awards Graduate Research Fellow (GRF) grants to talented US researchers working on their doctoral thesis for research spells in Finland or other countries included in the Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide (GROW) programme.

Application time: 1 March 2018 – 25 April 2018
More information http://www.aka.fi/en/funding/apply-now/academy-calls/funding-for-nsf-graduate-research-fellows-for-research-in-finland/

IRIS.AI -ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOL AVAILABLE FROM APRIL 1 2018 ONWARDS
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The Helsinki University Library has agreed on pilot use of artificial intelligence tool Iris.AI (https://iris.ai/ into). The agreement is valid 1 April to 31 December 2018. Iris.ai search reaches research articles covering multidisciplinary reserach areas.

More information and feedback: Could you benefit from Iris.ai? Explore and tell also us your opinion. All feedback: jukka.englund [@] helsinki.fi
Flamma https://flamma.helsinki.fi/en/HY373311

OPEN SCIENCE KIOSKS ON KUMPULA CAMPUS
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Come, ask questions and discuss open science themes with the experts of the library.

Physicum lobby, Kumpula
Tuesday 17 April 2018 at 11 am – 13 pm

More information: http://libraryguides.helsinki.fi/oa/eng
Flamma https://flamma.helsinki.fi/en/HY373669

PUBLISHING OPEN ACCESS AND MAKING DATA AVAILABLE
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The Academy of Finland requires that Academy-funded projects commit to open access publishing. It also supports projects in making their research data and methods freely available.

Help for the applicants
Open Access Guide
Research Data Management Guide
Open science
Research Materials and Data
openaccess-info@helsinki.fi
UH DataSupport-team (researchdata@helsinki.fi)
More information in flamma https://flamma.helsinki.fi/en/SuomenAkatemia-Tutkimusasiat/Publishing-open-access-and-making-data-available

CALLS BY THE ACADEMY OF FINLAND
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April call 2018
Applications for the April 2018 call can be submitted in the online services between 1 March and 25 April 2018.
Please check the calls. Inquiries via email researchfunding-services@helsinki.fi
More information in flamma https://flamma.helsinki.fi/en/SuomenAkatemia-Tutkimusasiat/HY373188

FIRI 2018 Research infrastructures call.
Deadline for submitting the preliminary proposals is Monday, April 16, 2018.
Inquiries via email hy-infraposti@helsinki.fi . More information in flamma https://flamma.helsinki.fi/en/tutkimusinfrastruktuuri-tutkimusasiat/firi-2018-research-infrastructures

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
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Maj ja Tor Nessling Foundation
PoDoCo program grant application round opens 1.3.-15.4.2018.
Grants awarded by PoDoCo foundation pool are intended for academic research investigating new innovative ideas to boost the strategic renewal of Finnish industry.
More information https://www.nessling.fi/uncategorized-en/podoco-program-grant-application-round-opens-1-3-15-4-2018/?lang=en

The Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation.
Applications are submitted using the electronic application system. http://jaes.fi/en/applying-for-donation/

Finnish Academy of Science and Letters.
Mathematics Fund. There are no fixed dates for applying to the Mathematics Fund. Applications should be sent to the chairman of the trustees, Olli Martio (olli.martio [@] helsinki.fi).

HIP NEWS April 3rd 2018

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DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS / HIP JOINT COLLOQUIA / SEMINARS

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Thursday 5 April 2018 at 10.15 in A315

Marco Marquard (CERN/ALICE)

Two ways to study heavy-ion collisions

 

More information on http://www.hip.fifi/seminars/

 

 

ACADEMY OF FINLAND: Funding for NSF Graduate Research Fellows for research in Finland

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The funding is applied for by the Finnish host of the Graduate Research Fellow.

 

The US National Science Foundation (NSF) awards Graduate Research Fellow (GRF) grants to talented US researchers working on their doctoral thesis for research spells in Finland or other countries included in the Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide (GROW) programme.

 

Application time: 1 March 2018 – 25 April 2018

More information http://www.aka.fi/en/funding/apply-now/academy-calls/funding-for-nsf-graduate-research-fellows-for-research-in-finland/

 

 

Iris.AI -artificial intelligence tool available from April 1 2018 onwards

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The Helsinki University Library has agreed on pilot use of artificial intelligence tool Iris.AI (https://iris.ai/ into). The agreement is valid 1 April to 31 December 2018. Iris.ai search reaches research articles covering multidisciplinary reserach areas.

Flamma https://flamma.helsinki.fi/en/HY373311

 

Publishing open access and making data available

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The Academy of Finland requires that Academy-funded projects commit to open access publishing. It also supports projects in making their research data and methods freely available.

Help for the applicants

Open Access Guide

Research Data Management Guide

Open science

Research Materials and Data

openaccess-info@helsinki.fi

UH DataSupport-team (researchdata [@] helsinki.fi)

More information in flamma https://flamma.helsinki.fi/en/SuomenAkatemia-Tutkimusasiat/Publishing-open-access-and-making-data-available

 

 

CALLS BY THE ACADEMY OF FINLAND

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April call 2018

Applications for the April 2018 call can be submitted in the online services between 1 March and 25 April 2018.

More information in flamma https://flamma.helsinki.fi/en/SuomenAkatemia-Tutkimusasiat/HY373188

 

FIRI 2018 Research infrastructures call.

Deadline for submitting the preliminary proposals is Monday, April 16, 2018.

More information in flamma https://flamma.helsinki.fi/en/tutkimusinfrastruktuuri-tutkimusasiat/firi-2018-research-infrastructures

 

 

Funding opportunities

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Maj ja Tor Nessling Foundation

PoDoCo program grant application round opens 1.3.-15.4.2018.

Grants awarded by PoDoCo foundation pool are intended for academic research investigating new innovative ideas to boost the strategic renewal of Finnish industry.

More information https://www.nessling.fi/uncategorized-en/podoco-program-grant-application-round-opens-1-3-15-4-2018/?lang=en

 

The Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation.

Applications are submitted using the electronic application system. http://jaes.fi/en/applying-for-donation/

 

Finnish Academy of Science and Letters.

Mathematics Fund. There are no fixed dates for applying to the Mathematics Fund. Applications should be sent to the chairman of the trustees, Olli Martio (olli.martio [@ ] helsinki.fi).