HIP NEWS, 18 March  2019

 

Kumpula: the Bachelor’s programme in Science info event

Monday 18 March 2019 at 12.00-14.00 in A129, Chemicum

The first fully English language bachelor’s programme will start at Kumpula campus in autumn 2019.

At the info event you will hear about the programme structure, the study tracks and the possibilities to continue to master’s programmes. The programme leader and board members will be present to answer the questions.

Programme website can be found here: https://www.helsinki.fi/en/programmes/bachelor/science.

 

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS / HIP JOINT COLLOQUIA / SEMINARS

Tuesday 19 March 2019 at 10.15 in A315

Chitta Das (JINR)

Octant of θ23 in neutrino mixing and beyond the Standard Model

 

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

 

Kumpula Campus: DMPTuuli workshop

Friday 29 March at 10 am–12 pm, Room G108b of Kumpula Campus Library (Gustaf Hällströmin katu 2)

The best practices of research data management and hands-on training of data management planning (DMP), the Academy of Finland’s current DMP template (see Academy’s Call texts, under Upcoming calls). The DMPs are drafted with DMPTuuli (data management planning tool) – please, sign up for DMPTuuli account in advance!

Workshops are open and free of charge for all UH students, researchers and staff members. The primary language of the workshop will be English. Help and instructions are also available in Finnish.

The workshops are organized by the University of Helsinki DataSupport. Please contact  (datasupport@helsinki.fi) if you have any problems or questions about enrollment.

Flamma https://flamma.helsinki.fi/en/HY380526

 

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

The Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation

Donations and scholarships are available for application on a continuous basis.

http://www.jaes.fi/en/avustusten-haku/

 

(På svenska) Svenska tekniska vetenskapsakademien i Finland (STV)

Stipendier till stöd för vetenskapen

Akademien utdelar stipendier för verksamhet vars syfte sammanfaller med Akademiens. Stipendier kan beviljas enskild sökande med avlagd akademisk slutexamen. Stipendier kan sökas kontinuerligt under året och beslut görs kvartalsvis.

https://www.stvif.fi/forskarstipendier/

 

Marjatta ja Eino Kollin Säätiö

Säätiön tehtävänä on tukea tieteellistä sekä soveltavaa tutkimusta ja kehitystyötä myöntämällä apurahoja hankkeiden toteuttajille. Säätiö tarjoaa mahdollisuuksia yksittäisille tutkijoille ja kehittäjille sekä tutkimus-/ kehittäjäryhmille. Haasteena on ruokkia nimenomaan sellaista kehitystä, jolla olisi elinympäristömme kannalta positiivista vaikutusta pitkällä tähtäimellä. Apurahojen hakuaika on jatkuva.

https://www.kollinsaatio.com/

 

Sigrid Jusélius Foundation / Fellowship and Senior Fellowship

Promoting Finnish and international medical research.

Fellowship grants are designed for postdoctoral researchers taking part in medical research projects abroad (1–2 years). Fellowship grants cannot be awarded to researchers who already work abroad.

Senior Fellowship grants are designed for senior researchers wishing to take part in medical research projects abroad (6–12 months).

The spring 2019 application period runs from 15 March until 16 April.

https://sigridjuselius.fi/en/fellowship/

https://sigridjuselius.fi/en/senior-fellowship/

 

Olvi-säätiö

OLVI-säätiö myöntää apurahoja useisiin eri tarkoituksiin mm. luonnonvarojen käytön ja elintarviketalouden kehittäminen.

Keväthaku 1.1. – 31.3.

https://www.olvisaatio.fi/apurahat/kohteet/

 

Jenny and Antti Wihuri foundation

The Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation is a non-profit cultural foundation that supports activities of a broad spectrum.

The Foundation fulfills its purpose by distributing grants and prizes in the fields of science, art and other societal activity.

Application period starts 6.5 and application deadline is 31.5.

https://wihurinrahasto.fi/?lang=en

 

Fortum foundation

The Foundation’s purpose is to support research, education and development in natural, technical and economical sciences within the energy industry. Scholarships spanning more than one year may also be given for clearly defined purposes as a fixed sum commitment.

Application period starts on Monday 1.4.2019 and ends on Friday 19.4.2019 at 16:00hrs EET.

http://fortuminsaatio.fi/en/scholarships/

 

Osk. Huttusen säätiön apurahat tieteellisiin jatko-opintoihin ulkomailla / Apurahat väitöskirjatyöhön

Osk. Huttusen säätiö, jonka tarkoituksena on suomalaisen kulttuurin tukeminen, julistaa haettavaksi apurahoja tohtorin tutkintoon johtavien tieteellisten jatko-opintojen ja tutkimustyön suorittamiseksi ulkomaisissa yliopistoissa.

Jatko-opiskeluapurahat on tarkoitettu ylemmän yliopistotutkinnon suorittaneille suomalaisille, joiden ikä hakuajan päättyessä on enintään 26 vuotta.

Hakuaika on 15.5. – 15.6.2019.

Lisätietoja http://www.oskhuttusensaatio.net/ilmoitus.html

 

Osk. Huttusen säätiön apurahat tieteellisiin jatko-opintoihin ulkomailla / Post doc -apurahat

Osk. Huttusen säätiö, jonka tarkoituksena on suomalaisen kulttuurin tukeminen, julistaa haettavaksi apurahoja tohtorin tutkintoon johtavien tieteellisten jatko-opintojen ja tutkimustyön suorittamiseksi ulkomaisissa yliopistoissa.

Post doc -apuraha on tarkoitettu tohtorin tutkinnon suorittaneiden, enintään 35 vuotta täyttäneiden päärahoituslähteeksi (henkilökohtainen apuraha sekä matkakulut) keskimäärin vuoden mittaisessa työskentelyssä ulkomaisessa yliopistossa tai tutkimuslaitoksessa.

Hakuaika on 15.5. – 15.6.2019.

Lisätietoja http://www.oskhuttusensaatio.net/ilmoitus.html

 

Academy of Finland to open six calls within Academy Programmes

The Academy of Finland’s April 2019 call will include six calls implemented under the Academy Programmes funding scheme. Four of the calls involve new Academy Programmes, while two calls are supplements to existing programmes.

The calls will open on Tuesday, 2 April. The deadline for applications is Wednesday, 24 April 2019 at 16.15 local Finnish time.

The Academy will organise a webinar about the programme calls on 21 March at 13.00–15.00. The webinar link will be posted on www.aka.fi and the programmes’ websites.

More information https://www.aka.fi/en/about-us/media/press-releases/2019/academy-of-finland-to-open-six-calls-within-academy-programmes/

 

HULib News: Make good use of Oxford University Press e-books now

All Oxford Scholarship Online e-books are available to the students and staff of the University until 31st March 2019.

The most popular books will be acquired permanently to the library’s collection in the spring 2019. (Further information on the acquisition model ->)

You can send feedback by e-mail: e-library@helsinki.fi

https://blogs.helsinki.fi/librarynews/2019/01/23/make-good-use-of-oxford-university-press-e-books-now/?lang=en

 

ACCESS TO TAYLOR & FRANCIS JOURNALS ENDED ON 1 FEBRUARY 2019

The end of the negotiations means that access to Taylor & Francis journals has terminated on 1 February 2019.

The library is doing its best to help researchers to find alternative ways to access articles. The latest information about the negotiations and alternative access can be found on the library´s website.

Negotiations with Wiley are still ongoing for the time being. Access to Wiley journals will continue until 18 February 2019.

Any questions, please contact: e-library@helsinki.fi

Flamma https://flamma.helsinki.fi/en/HY379988

 

Publish Open Access, Free of Charge in Copernicus Publications’ journals

The researchers of the Helsinki University including HU Central Hospital have the possibility to publish their articles free of charge in journals by open access publisher Copernicus Publications. The charges are covered by the Helsinki University Library’s agreement. Article is accepted for publishing after 1.12.2018.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate contact us: hulib-apc@helsinki.fi

Flamma https://flamma.helsinki.fi/en/HY379112

 

 

 

 

HIP NEWS, 11 March  2019

 

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS / HIP JOINT COLLOQUIA / SEMINARS

Tuesday 12 March 2019 at 10.15 in A315

Matteo Baggioli (Madrid)

Holographic viscoelastic phases of matter: from fluids to solids and more

 

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

 

 

COSMO SEMINAR

Wednesday 13 March 2019 at 14.25 in A315

Cyril Pitrou (IAP)

Precision big bang nucleosynthesis with improved Helium-4 predictions

 

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

 

THE HYY POP UP EVENT IN KUMPULA

Thursday 14 March 2019 at 10-15, Lobby of Physicum

Members of HYY’s Board and HYY’s specialists will be on call providing guidance every day from Monday to Thursday on each of the University of Helsinki’s campuses in turn. HYY POP UPs will have themed tables related to subsistence, wellbeing, study affairs, elections, committees and organisations. In addition to this, you will be able to get yourself brand-new HYY overall badges, HYY products and prizes!

#ResearchMatters (#Siksitiede)

More information in Flamma https://flamma.helsinki.fi/en/HY379212

 

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

The Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation

Donations and scholarships are available for application on a continuous basis.

http://www.jaes.fi/en/avustusten-haku/

 

(På svenska) Svenska tekniska vetenskapsakademien i Finland (STV)

Stipendier till stöd för vetenskapen

Akademien utdelar stipendier för verksamhet vars syfte sammanfaller med Akademiens. Stipendier kan beviljas enskild sökande med avlagd akademisk slutexamen. Stipendier kan sökas kontinuerligt under året och beslut görs kvartalsvis.

 

(På svenska) Waldemar von Frenckells stiftelse

Stiftelsens ändamål är att genom stipendier, belöningar och understöd åt enskilda finska medborgare eller i Finland verksamma samfund, föreningar och institutioner befordra vetenskaplig forskning samt belöna medborgerlig, fosterländsk och/eller kulturell gärning och att understöda socialt eller vetenskapligt inriktad verksamhet.

Ansökningar riktade till stiftelsen indelas i två huvudkategorier, “Vetenskapliga” och “Allmänna”, vilka behandlas av två skilda beredningsnämnder inom stiftelsen. Forskningsunderstöd beviljas enbart för postgradual forskning. Ansökningstiden utgår årligen den 15 mars.

Ansökningsblanketter, mm: Katariina Sulander e-post: katariina.sulander@nordea.com

http://www.foundationweb.net/frenckell/index.html

 

Sigrid Jusélius Foundation / Fellowship and Senior Fellowship

Promoting Finnish and international medical research.

Fellowship grants are designed for postdoctoral researchers taking part in medical research projects abroad (1–2 years). Fellowship grants cannot be awarded to researchers who already work abroad.

Senior Fellowship grants are designed for senior researchers wishing to take part in medical research projects abroad (6–12 months).

The spring 2019 application period runs from 15 March until 16 April.

 

Jenny and Antti Wihuri foundation

The Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation is a non-profit cultural foundation that supports activities of a broad spectrum.

The Foundation fulfills its purpose by distributing grants and prizes in the fields of science, art and other societal activity.

Application periods starts 6.5 and application deadline is 31.5.

https://wihurinrahasto.fi/?lang=en

 

Osk. Huttusen säätiön apurahat tieteellisiin jatko-opintoihin ulkomailla / Apurahat väitöskirjatyöhön

Osk. Huttusen säätiö, jonka tarkoituksena on suomalaisen kulttuurin tukeminen, julistaa haettavaksi apurahoja tohtorin tutkintoon johtavien tieteellisten jatko-opintojen ja tutkimustyön suorittamiseksi ulkomaisissa yliopistoissa.

Jatko-opiskeluapurahat on tarkoitettu ylemmän yliopistotutkinnon suorittaneille suomalaisille, joiden ikä hakuajan päättyessä on enintään 26 vuotta.

Hakuaika on 15.5. – 15.6.2019.

Lisätietoja http://www.oskhuttusensaatio.net/ilmoitus.html

 

Osk. Huttusen säätiön apurahat tieteellisiin jatko-opintoihin ulkomailla / Post doc -apurahat

Osk. Huttusen säätiö, jonka tarkoituksena on suomalaisen kulttuurin tukeminen, julistaa haettavaksi apurahoja tohtorin tutkintoon johtavien tieteellisten jatko-opintojen ja tutkimustyön suorittamiseksi ulkomaisissa yliopistoissa.

Post doc -apuraha on tarkoitettu tohtorin tutkinnon suorittaneiden, enintään 35 vuotta täyttäneiden päärahoituslähteeksi (henkilökohtainen apuraha sekä matkakulut) keskimäärin vuoden mittaisessa työskentelyssä ulkomaisessa yliopistossa tai tutkimuslaitoksessa.

Hakuaika on 15.5. – 15.6.2019.

Lisätietoja http://www.oskhuttusensaatio.net/ilmoitus.html

 

ACADEMY OF FINLAND TO OPEN SIX CALLS WITHIN ACADEMY PROGRAMMES

The Academy of Finland’s April 2019 call will include six calls implemented under the Academy Programmes funding scheme. Four of the calls involve new Academy Programmes, while two calls are supplements to existing programmes.

The calls will open on Tuesday, 2 April. The deadline for applications is Wednesday, 24 April 2019 at 16.15 local Finnish time.

The Academy will organise a webinar about the programme calls on 21 March at 13.00–15.00. The webinar link will be posted on www.aka.fi and the programmes’ websites.

More information https://www.aka.fi/en/about-us/media/press-releases/2019/academy-of-finland-to-open-six-calls-within-academy-programmes/

 

 

KUMPULA: THE BACHELOR’S PROGRAMME IN SCIENCE INFO EVENT

Monday 18 March 2019 at 12.00-14.00 in A129, Chemicum

The first fully English language bachelor’s programme will start at Kumpula campus in autumn 2019.

At the info event you will hear about the programme structure, the study tracks and the possibilities to continue to master’s programmes. The programme leader and board members will be present to answer the questions.

Programme website can be found here: https://www.helsinki.fi/en/programmes/bachelor/science.

 

HULIB NEWS: MAKE GOOD USE OF OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS E-BOOKS NOW

All Oxford Scholarship Online e-books are available to the students and staff of the University until 31st March 2019.

The most popular books will be acquired permanently to the library’s collection in the spring 2019. (Further information on the acquisition model ->)

You can send feedback by e-mail: e-library@helsinki.fi

https://blogs.helsinki.fi/librarynews/2019/01/23/make-good-use-of-oxford-university-press-e-books-now/?lang=en

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HIP NEWS, 4 March  2019

 

IKBest5-the 5^th international workshop on in-kind best practice
Big science facilities like CERN, ESA, ESS and European-XFEL are working more closely together in exchanging knowledge and resources. At IKBest5, we are going to have a close look at the pros and cons of international Big Science and models for co-operative research.

We will have a session dedicated to practical solutions for late-stage project management, installation and life-cycle management; and
We will have a session to develop concepts for an in-kind future of smaller and more flexible mobile devices post-AGATA and Euroball vis-à-vis large and monolithic facilities.
This is the fifth of a cycle of workshops initiated by the European Spallation Source (ESS) and resumed by GSI, FAIR and the EU horizon2020 project IDEAAL.

Registration deadline: 04 March 2019

You are welcome to join and register through the website: https://indico.gsi.de/event/7805/

 

EIROFORUM SCHOOL ON INSTRUMENTATION, 13-17 MAY 2019

The 6th EIROforum School on Instrumentation (ESI 2019) will take place from 13-17 May 2019 and will be hosted by ESA. The school sessions will be held on the ESTEC site in Noordwijk, The Netherlands.

ESI, organised by the EIROforum – the top 8 European intergovernmental research organizations: CERN, EUROfusion, EMBL, ESA, ESO, ESRF, ILL, XFEL – Instrumentation Working Group, aims at teaching basic principles of instrumentation to young researchers, scientists and engineers. The highlight topic of ESI 2019 is Artificial Intelligence with a project day focus on Technology transfer.

For more information: https://www.eiroforum.org/esi2019

 

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

The Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation

Donations and scholarships are available for application on a continuous basis.

http://www.jaes.fi/en/avustusten-haku/

 

(På svenska) Svenska tekniska vetenskapsakademien i Finland (STV)

Stipendier till stöd för vetenskapen

Akademien utdelar stipendier för verksamhet vars syfte sammanfaller med Akademiens. Stipendier kan beviljas enskild sökande med avlagd akademisk slutexamen. Stipendier kan sökas kontinuerligt under året och beslut görs kvartalsvis.

https://www.stvif.fi/forskarstipendier/

 

(På svenska) Waldemar von Frenckells stiftelse

Stiftelsens ändamål är att genom stipendier, belöningar och understöd åt enskilda finska medborgare eller i Finland verksamma samfund, föreningar och institutioner befordra vetenskaplig forskning samt belöna medborgerlig, fosterländsk och/eller kulturell gärning och att understöda socialt eller vetenskapligt inriktad verksamhet.

Ansökningar riktade till stiftelsen indelas i två huvudkategorier, “Vetenskapliga” och “Allmänna”, vilka behandlas av två skilda beredningsnämnder inom stiftelsen. Forskningsunderstöd beviljas enbart för postgradual forskning. Ansökningstiden utgår årligen den 15 mars.

Ansökningsblanketter, mm: Katariina Sulander e-post: katariina.sulander@nordea.com

http://www.foundationweb.net/frenckell/index.html

 

Sigrid Jusélius Foundation / Fellowship and Senior Fellowship

Promoting Finnish and international medical research.

Fellowship grants are designed for postdoctoral researchers taking part in medical research projects abroad (1–2 years). Fellowship grants cannot be awarded to researchers who already work abroad.

Senior Fellowship grants are designed for senior researchers wishing to take part in medical research projects abroad (6–12 months).

The spring 2019 application period runs from 15 March until 16 April.

https://sigridjuselius.fi/en/fellowship/

https://sigridjuselius.fi/en/senior-fellowship/

 

Jenny and Antti Wihuri foundation

The Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation is a non-profit cultural foundation that supports activities of a broad spectrum.

The Foundation fulfills its purpose by distributing grants and prizes in the fields of science, art and other societal activity.

Application periods starts 6.5 and application deadline is 31.5.

https://wihurinrahasto.fi/?lang=en

 

Osk. Huttusen säätiön apurahat tieteellisiin jatko-opintoihin ulkomailla / Apurahat väitöskirjatyöhön

Osk. Huttusen säätiö, jonka tarkoituksena on suomalaisen kulttuurin tukeminen, julistaa haettavaksi apurahoja tohtorin tutkintoon johtavien tieteellisten jatko-opintojen ja tutkimustyön suorittamiseksi ulkomaisissa yliopistoissa.

Jatko-opiskeluapurahat on tarkoitettu ylemmän yliopistotutkinnon suorittaneille suomalaisille, joiden ikä hakuajan päättyessä on enintään 26 vuotta.

Hakuaika on 15.5. – 15.6.2019.

Lisätietoja http://www.oskhuttusensaatio.net/ilmoitus.html

 

Osk. Huttusen säätiön apurahat tieteellisiin jatko-opintoihin ulkomailla / Post doc -apurahat

Osk. Huttusen säätiö, jonka tarkoituksena on suomalaisen kulttuurin tukeminen, julistaa haettavaksi apurahoja tohtorin tutkintoon johtavien tieteellisten jatko-opintojen ja tutkimustyön suorittamiseksi ulkomaisissa yliopistoissa.

Post doc -apuraha on tarkoitettu tohtorin tutkinnon suorittaneiden, enintään 35 vuotta täyttäneiden päärahoituslähteeksi (henkilökohtainen apuraha sekä matkakulut) keskimäärin vuoden mittaisessa työskentelyssä ulkomaisessa yliopistossa tai tutkimuslaitoksessa.

Hakuaika on 15.5. – 15.6.2019.

Lisätietoja http://www.oskhuttusensaatio.net/ilmoitus.html

 

 Maikki Friberg equality award 2019!

The Maikki Friberg Award is granted annually for notable work towards the promotion of equality at the University of Helsinki. All members of the University community may suggest a candidate. Communities and units may also propose themselves for the award.

Suggest a candidate for the Maikki Friberg equality award 2019! Submit your suggestions by 5th April 2019. Please read more on Flamma https://flamma.helsinki.fi/en/HY360853

 

HULib News: Make good use of Oxford University Press e-books now

All Oxford Scholarship Online e-books are available to the students and staff of the University until 31st March 2019.

The most popular books will be acquired permanently to the library’s collection in the spring 2019. (Further information on the acquisition model ->)

You can send feedback by e-mail: e-library@helsinki.fi

https://blogs.helsinki.fi/librarynews/2019/01/23/make-good-use-of-oxford-university-press-e-books-now/?lang=en

 

ACCESS TO TAYLOR & FRANCIS JOURNALS ENDED ON 1 FEBRUARY 2019

The end of the negotiations means that access to Taylor & Francis journals has terminated on 1 February 2019.

The library is doing its best to help researchers to find alternative ways to access articles. The latest information about the negotiations and alternative access can be found on the library´s website.

Negotiations with Wiley are still ongoing for the time being. Access to Wiley journals will continue until 18 February 2019.

Any questions, please contact: e-library@helsinki.fi

Flamma https://flamma.helsinki.fi/en/HY379988

 

Publish Open Access, Free of Charge in Copernicus Publications’ journals

The researchers of the Helsinki University including HU Central Hospital have the possibility to publish their articles free of charge in journals by open access publisher Copernicus Publications. The charges are covered by the Helsinki University Library’s agreement. Article is accepted for publishing after 1.12.2018.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate contact us: hulib-apc@helsinki.fi

Flamma https://flamma.helsinki.fi/en/HY379112