HIP NEWS, 25 May 2026
PUBLIC EVENT: THE NEXT FRONTIER OF FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS
Location: Tiedekulma (Think Corner) in Helsinki City Centre
Date and time: Tuesday 9 June 2026, at 17:00-19:00
Keynote speech from the CERN director-general Mark Thomson followed by a panel discussion by six prominent researchers.
See more on https://tapahtumat.helsinki.fi/en-FI/page/6a1049ad2a1c30000723792d/the-next-frontier-of-fundamental-physics
HIP SEMINAR
Tuesday 26 May 2026 at 10:15 in A315 and using Zoom
Mika Nurmela (Helsinki)
“Towards the full four-loop pressure of cold and dense quark matter”
Abstract: https://www.hip.fi/seminars/
COSMOLOGY SEMINAR
Wednesday 27 May 2026 at 14.15 in A315 and using Zoom
Alica Rogelj (University of Bern), (Onsite)
“Stochastic simulation of reheating and/or warm inflation”
Abstract: https://www.hip.fi/cosmoseminars/
HIP SEMINAR
Friday 29 May 2026 at 10.15 in A315 and using Zoom (Note unusual date)
Dr. Hossein Jooya (MathWorks)
“Hybrid Classical–Quantum Computing for Electronic-State Calculations”
Abstract: https://www.hip.fi/seminars/
INSTITUTEQ COLLOQUIUM: PROFESSOR LUKAS NOVOTNY
This InstituteQ Colloquium features Professor Lukas Novotny from ETH Zürich. The title of his talk is “Quantum Control of a Levitated Nanoparticle.”
When: Friday 29.5.2026 at 10:15-11:15
Where: University of Eastern Finland at Joensuu & online
Host: University of Eastern Finland Associate Professor Andreas Norrman
Register for livestream https://link.webropolsurveys.com/EventParticipation/EventPublic/192d744f-0dfa-4811-a6f3-1fb59c590c67?displayId=Fin3664675
SPECIAL SEMINAR BY CHRIS QUIGG: DISTINGUISHED SCIENTIST EMERITUS AT
FERMI NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY, PHYSICIST, AUTHOR, AND LECTURER HTTPS://CHRISQUIGG.COM/ .
Thursday 11 June 2026 at 14:15 in CK112 (Exactum) and using Zoom (Note unusual time and place!)
Chris Quigg (Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, USA)
Title: Perspectives and Questions: Toward an Expansive Agenda for Particle Physics
Abstract: Global celebration greeted the 2012 discovery at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider of a particle that matches the textbook description of the Higgs boson. That achievement validated a remarkable chain of theoretical reasoning that combined the prescriptive notion of electroweak gauge symmetry with a simple, but ad hoc, embodiment of spontaneous symmetry breaking. It was enabled by generational triumphs of accelerator art and experimental technique, and by human resourcefulness and collaboration on a global scale, all sustained by the enlightened support of many governments and institutions. Some imagine that, once the keystone of the standard model of particle physics has been set, our subject is over. Others worry that we may be at an impasse because no comparable wonders have appeared, leaving us without well-defined clues to a more complete paradigm. I do not share the self-assurance that prompts the first group to speak for nature, for the essence of science is doubt, and curiosity, and humility. Nor am I so easily discouraged: our description of nature is incomplete, and we have so much more to learn! This seminar will survey many questions that, taken together, constitute an inspiring array of opportunities to enhance our understanding of the physical world.
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/
Inter-Country Travel Grant
Invite U.S. Fulbright scholars, teachers, professionals and advanced PhD students to Finland. Fulbrighters need to be on their Fulbright grant period during the Inter-Country visit (a maximum of 1-week visit).
Please note that the application needs to be sent to the Fulbright Finland Foundation six weeks before the planned visit.
Application period: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
https://www.fulbright.fi/fi/node/577#forinstitutions
The Committee for public information (TJNK) / Public information grants
The Committee for Public Information (TJNK) awards public information grants to individuals or members of working groups (but not to associations or societies) to implement work plans that contribute to public information, mainly as a form of compensation for creative work.
Grants are not awarded for scientific research (including doctoral dissertations/PhD theses), fiction books, translations and textbooks. Grants for translations are awarded by other organisations such as FILI, which is part of the Finnish Literature Society.
The application service opens on 1 May and closes at 4pm on the last working day of May.
https://tjnk.fi/en/public-information-grants
(In Finnish) Tiedonjulkistamisen neuvottelukunta (TJNK) / Tiedonjulkistamisen apurahat
Tiedonjulkistamisen neuvottelukunta (TJNK) myöntää tiedonjulkistamisen kohdeapurahoja yksityisille henkilöille tai työryhmien jäsenille (ei yhteisöille tai yhdistyksille) tiedonjulkistamista palvelevan työsuunnitelman toteuttamiseen.
Tiedonjulkistamisen apurahoilla ei tueta kaunokirjallisia hankkeita, käännöksiä, oppikirjoja tai tieteellistä tutkimusta (väitöskirjat mukaan lukien). Käännöstukia myöntää mm. Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seuran yhteydessä toimiva FILI.
Hakujärjestelmä aukeaa 1.5. ja sulkeutuu toukokuun viimeisenä arkipäivänä klo 16.00.
Jenny and Antti Wihuri foundation
Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation is a Finnish non-profit organization that supports hundreds of projects in the areas of research, art and societal activities every year.
Application period starts 9.5.2026 and application deadline is 31.5.2026.
https://wihurinrahasto.fi/?lang=en
(In Finnish) Osk. Huttusen säätiön apurahat tohtoriopintoihin ja post-doc -tutkimukseen ulkomailla
Osk. Huttusen säätiö, jonka tarkoituksena on suomalaisen kulttuurin tukeminen, julistaa haettavaksi apurahoja tohtorin tutkintoon johtavien tieteellisten jatko-opintojen ja tutkimustyön suorittamiseksi ulkomaisissa yliopistoissa.
Apurahat väitöskirjatyöhön
Post doc -apurahat
hakuaika on 15.5. – 15.6.2026.
The Kordelin Foundation / Science
The Kordelin Foundation promotes breakthroughs in society. We want to support new ideas and initiatives and improve the status of scientific information in society. We value projects that aim for efficacy and results whilst aiming to solve societal challenges. The Foundation awards grants to postdoctoral researchers to help them advance in their careers. A successful breakthrough is advancement on the applicant’s desired career path.
Application period: 15.–31.8.2026
https://kordelin.fi/en/grants/august-application/science/
