HIP NEWS, 3 March 2025
HIP SEMINAR
Tuesday 4 March 2025 at 10:15 in A315 and using Zoom
Michael Campbell (CERN)
“Hybrid pixel detectors”
Abstract: https://www.hip.fi/seminars/
COSMOLOGY SEMINAR
Wednesday 5 March 2025 at 14:15 in A315 and using Zoom
Jorge Sanchez Almeida (IAC, La Laguna), (Onsite)
“The stellar distribution in ultra-faint dwarf galaxies suggests deviations from the collision-less cold dark matter paradigm”
Abstract: https://www.hip.fi/cosmoseminars/
QDOC kick-off event March 11-12: registration is open
Calling all students, researchers and professionals in the quantum science and technology industry! InstituteQ is kicking off the Quantum Doctoral Program Pilot (QDOC) with a two-day event on March 11-12, and registration is open to all.
Now is the opportunity for interested individuals to connect and share ideas on research topics and emerging innovations in the Finnish quantum science and technology scene. This two-day event aims to bring together QDOC participants and those working in quantum science and technology in a single venue to share research, exchange ideas through networking and poster sessions, and gain insights from industry representatives.
When: March 11-12
Where: Dipoli, Lumituuli, Otakaari 24, 02150 Espoo
Registration (deadline March 3, 11:59 p.m.): Click here
Event details: InstituteQ website
The registration fee is the same for all the participants and includes full access to industry talks, poster session, a workshop on science communication, and caterings (one salad bar, two special drinks, one coffee+savory, one lunch buffet).
Kumpula Physics & HIP colloquium
The next Kumpula Physics & HIP colloquium will take place on Friday 14 March at 14:15 in Physicum E204. Our speaker is Danièle Steer, who is a professor at the University of Paris Cité and works at the Laboratoire de Physique de l’École Normale Superieure in Paris. The title of her talk is “Cosmology with Gravitational Waves”. For more information, please visit: http://blogs.helsinki.fi/physics-colloquium/ . Welcome!
DOCTORAL DEFENCE
Sebastian Sassi, FM will defend the doctoral dissertation entitled “Dark matter in next generation detectors” in the Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, on 6 March 2025 at 12:00. The public examination will take place at the following address: Päärakennus, Tekla Hultin (F3003), Fabianinkatu 33.
Professor Riccardo Catena, Chalmers University of Technology, will serve as the opponent, and Kimmo Tuominen as the custos.
The dissertation will be published in the series HIP-Internal Report Series.
The dissertation is also available in electronic form in Helda http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-84-0001-1
DOCTORAL DEFENCE
Juuso Österman, FM (M.Sc.) will defend the doctoral dissertation entitled “Imaginary-Time Perturbation Theory: Applications of Dimensional Regularization” in the Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, on 7 March 2025 at 13:00. The public examination will take place at the following address: Exactum, auditorio A111, Pietari Kalmin katu 5.
Professor York Schröder, University of the Bío Bío, will serve as the opponent, and Aleksi Vuorinen as the custos.
The dissertation will be published in the series HIP-Internal Report Series.
The dissertation is also available in electronic form in Helda http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-84-0003-5
THINK OPEN
Digitaalisista tutkimuspalveluista ja avoimesta tieteestä / About digital research services and open science
Kosmologi Syksy Räsänen käynnisti keskustelua tiedejulkaisemisen tulevaisuudesta Think Open -blogissa marraskuussa 2023. Nyt hän vetää tähänastista keskustelua kommentoiden yhteen: https://blogs.helsinki.fi/thinkopen/tieteellisen-julkaisemisen-tulevaisuus-kommentti/
Researchers Abroad (Tutkijat maailmalle) program
Researchers Abroad (Tutkijat maailmalle) program provides grants for research in technology and economics abroad.
- The purpose of the program is to support ambitious technology or economics researchers to conduct research at a high-level foreign university or research institute.
- Applicants must have at least a master’s degree, but the grant may also be suitable for an early postdoc.
- The foundations’ common goal is to improve the conditions for Finnish industry and business by encouraging researchers’ internationalization and career development in the fields of business and technology.
Next application period is open from 1st of March until 11th of April 2025.
For more information, please contact: Tuomas Olkku, Executive Director, KAUTE-säätiö, info (at) kaute.fi
https://tutkijatmaailmalle.fi/briefly-in-english/
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
The Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation
The Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation accepts grant applications every day of the year. There are no separate application times.
https://jaes.fi/en/applying-for-donation-2/
Finnish Academy of Science and Letters: Mathematics Fund
There are no fixed dates for applying to the Mathematics Fund. There are no fixed dates for applying to the Mathematics Fund. Applications should be sent to the chairman of the trustees, Tuomo Kuusi (tuomo.kuusi [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)
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.
- Stipendier till stöd för vetenskapen
- Stipendier i första hand för kortare forskningsvistelser
https://www.stvif.fi/forskarstipendier/
EDUFI Fellowship
The EDUFI Fellowship is intended, particularly, for providing initial funding to carry out research for a doctoral thesis in Finland.
Applicant: a Finnish university department
Who: a doctoral student or a young researcher from outside Finland
Purpose: initial funding for completing a doctoral research project in Finland, completion of a double degree or a study visit on exceptionally compelling reasons
Application deadline: rolling deadline. You should apply for the grant five months before the start of the fellowship.
Duration of fellowship: 3–12 months, visits 3–6 months
https://www.oph.fi/en/development/edufi-fellowship
(På svenska) Waldemar von Frenckells stiftelse
Stiftelsens ändamål är att genom stipendier, belöningar och understöd.
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. Försenade ansökningar beaktas icke.
Ansökningsblanketter, mm: Virve Valkama e-post: apurahat [at] nordea.fi
http://www.foundationweb.net/frenckell/index.html
PoDoCo Spring 2025 Application Round
PoDoCo is established to create new jobs for postdocs. The aim of the PoDoCo program is to promote academic research supporting long term competitiveness and strategic renewal of Finnish companies, and the employment of young doctors in industry. Join us for the PoDoCo webinars to learn more about the program and get answers to any questions you might have. The webinars will take place every Thursday from 23.1.2025 to 10.4.2025, from 14:30 to 15:00. Link to the webinar, which is a Teams meeting.
PoDoCo application rounds are open annually from March 1 to April 15.