HIP NEWS, 16 November 2020
Nordic HET seminar
Tuesday 17 November 2020 at 15:15
Radu Roiban (Penn State)
“Classical higher-spin scattering and two-body Hamiltonians in the post-Minkowskian expansion”
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COSMO SEMINAR
Wednesday 18 November 2020 at 10.15
Amel Durakovic (Technical University of Denmark and NBI)
A Map Between Primordial Power Spectra and the Effective Field Theory of Inflation
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Atmospheric Mathematics seminar
Wednesday 18 November 2020 at 14.15 via Zoom, 13:15 Rome-Paris
Michele Campisi (University of Florence)
“Dissipation Asymmetry Relation”
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Astrophysics seminar
Friday 20 November 2020 at 10.15 via zoom
Mpetha Charlie (Liverpool University): Gravitational Redshifting of Galaxies in the SPIDERS Cluster Catalogue
SEMINARS
Tuesday 24 November 2020 at 10.15 with Zoom
Saga Säppi (ECT*, Trento)
“Thermal pQCD and the progress towards the NNNLO pressure at zero temperature”
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SEMINARS
Tuesday 1 December 2020 at 10.15 with Zoom
Matti Järvinen (APCTP, Pohang, Korea)
Holographic neutron stars and transport in dense QCD
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Webinars: Introduction to Open Science, November 20
Helsinki University Library will provide an introduction to open science. The webinar consists of two independent parts, the previous webinar was held on November 13, 2020. The emphasis is on open publishing. Target groups are researchers, teachers and support services, but anyone interested is welcomed.
Introduction to Open Science vol. 2 Friday, November 20 at 10–12 am.
Flamma https://flamma.helsinki.fi/s/HOrdj
Induction events for new employees, autumn 2020
The purpose of the training sessions is to provide an overview of the University as a workplace, its mission and future, and the University as an organisation. The participants also obtain comprehensive information on the University’s services and current issues.
Tuesday 1 December 2020 at 9.00 – 10.30.
This is Your University! Welcome event for new employees.
The event will be streamed (the Zoom-link will be available later).
The program and registration has been published in the Suffeli staff calendar.
Flamma https://flamma.helsinki.fi/s/A4T2A
Welcome to the Ethics of AI webinar
Friday 27 November 2020 at 13:00-15:00 (Helsinki)
The event is organised by the University of Helsinki and the Finnish Centre for Artificial Intelligence FCAI in collaboration with the City of Helsinki.
The event is free, open for the public and with a chance to open discussion.
Find out more about Helsinki Centre for Data Science HiDATA and Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence FCAI.
(In Finnish) Utelias mieli -podcast
Mistä tieteenalasi kysymyksestä pitäisi puhua enemmän? Utelias mieli on yleistajuinen tiedepodcast kaikille maailmaan uteliaasti suhtautuville.
Kuuntele ja tilaa #UteliasMieli-podcast.
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/
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 [at] helsinki.fi).
https://www.acadsci.fi/en/scholarships-and-prizes/scholarships/mathematics-fund.html
(In Finnish) 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.
(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/
Magnus Ehrnrooth Foundation
Post doc scholarships
Persons who recently have obtained their PhD may apply for a postdoctoral scholarship. The purpose of a postdoctoral scholarship is to enable the grantee to further develop as a researcher. Applicants for a postdoctoral scholarship may also apply for support for research related costs and travel. A separate application for these purposes must be made.
Graduate student scholarships
The graduate student stipend can be awarded for a period of one year or a half year, preferably for the period 1.7. – 31.12. to a student who has been accepted by the university as a doctoral student. The stipend can be awarded conditionally to a student about to graduate.
https://www.magnusehrnroothinsaatio.fi/en/grants/
The Runar Bäckström Foundation
The aim of the Runar Bäckström foundation is to encourage and support inventions that are beneficial to Finnish businesses and thereby strengthen their global competitiveness. The foundation assigns grants once a year. Individuals, work groups, companies or associations can apply for the grants.
Application period for 2021 is open until 13 December 2020.
More details https://runarbackstrominsaatio.fi/en/
Sigrid Juselius Foundation / 1-3 YEAR GRANTS
The 1-3 year grants are targeted for two target groups for medical research: Senior researchers and Young group leaders.
The application period for autumn 2020 is 28.10. – 28.11.2020.
https://sigridjuselius.fi/en/1-3-year-grants/
The Seeking Solutions for Global Challenges Award
This new award is designed to enable Finnish professionals and postdoctoral researchers to conduct research or professional projects in any discipline on topics of current and global importance at any appropriate U.S. institution or organization.
The application period is now open. Apply by December 6, 2020.
The Fulbright–Technology Industries of Finland Grant Program
The purpose of the Fulbright–Technology Industries of Finland Grant Program is to strengthen Finnish excellence and to promote the renewal of industry and commerce with a long-term goal in mind.
The grant can be awarded for a postdoctoral research visit in a U.S. university or research center, lasting between 8 and 12 months.
The application period is now open. Apply by December 6, 2020.
(In Finnish) Metsämiesten Säätiö
Säätiö rahoittaa painopistealueidensa mukaisia koulutushankkeita, tutkimushankkeita, selvityksiä, kehittämis-, markkinointi- ja viestintähankkeita, opiskelijoiden ulkomaan opintoja ja opintomatkoja sekä opinnäytetöitä.
Hakuaika: 1.12.2020 – 31.1.2021
https://www.mmsaatio.fi/apurahat/apurahan-hakijalle/apurahat-vuodelle-2021.html