HIP NEWS, 1 June 2026
NEW HIP BLOG
The HIP Detector Laboratory has recently gone through a major upgrade of its clean rooms and laboratory spaces. In the new HIP Blog Mihaela Bezak explains what has been done and what kind of facilities the HIP Detector Laboratory has. See more on https://blog.hip.fi/hip-detector-laboratory-upgrade-cleaner-colder-and-better-controlled-measurements/
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
CODE OF THE UNIVERSE EXHIBITION TOURING FINLAND SETS THE STAGE FOR FCC WEEK 2026 IN HELSINKI
The Finnish tour will visit four cities:
Tampere – Ratinanniemi: 5-15 May
Jyväskylä – Kirkkopuisto: 19 May-8 June
Lahti – Harbour (Lahti-Kirjaimet): 9-29 June
Helsinki – Rautatientori: 30 June-16 July
The open-air exhibition is free of charge and presented in public locations.
Find out more on https://events.hip.fi/codeoftheuniverse/
HIP SEMINAR
Thursday 4 June 2026 at 10:15 in A315 and using Zoom
Andrea Olzi (Paris)
“Flavor current correlators and the non-Abelian hydrodynamic approximation”
Abstract: https://www.hip.fi/seminars/
MATERIALS/BIO PHYSICS SEMINAR
Friday 5 June 2026 at 14.15, Exactum (CK111)
Aappo Perkkiö
“Dosimetric characterization of a neutron irradiation facility”
Abstract: This thesis presents the dosimetric characterization of a neutron irradiation facility developed for neutron detector calibration at the Kumpula Accelerator Laboratory. Monoenergetic neutron fields were produced using the 7Li(p,n)7Be reaction, and their dose rates, fluence rates, energy spectra, and neutron yields were experimentally measured and compared with simulations.
COSMOLOGY SEMINAR
Wednesday 24 June 2026 at 14.15 in A315 and using Zoom
Jong-Hyun Yoon (Chungnam National University), (Onsite)
TBA
Abstract: https://www.hip.fi/cosmoseminars/
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.
https://www.kollinsaatio.com/
(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
(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.
https://oskhuttunen.fi/
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/
