HIP NEWS, 3 November 2025
HIP PROGRAMME DIRECTOR ALEKSI VUORINEN TO LEAD NEW FINNISH CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH
The Research Council of Finland has selected 11 new Centres of Excellence (CoEs) that represent the highest level of scientific ambition and collaboration in the country. Vuorinen’s CoE, Centre of Excellence in Neutron-Star Physics, explores the behaviour of strongly interacting matter under extreme conditions—linking fundamental theory to the astrophysical phenomena observed in the universe.
The co-PI’s of the CoE are Anu Kankainen and Markus Kortelainen from the University of Jyväskylä, Joonas Nättilä from the University of Helsinki, and Juri Poutanen from the University of Turku.
Warm congratulation to Aleksi and the whole CoE team for the achievement!
NEW HIP BLOG
This time Juha Aaltonen writes about the use of AI, especially in the context of media production. Read more on the lates (bilingual) HIP Blog post:
Possibilities of AI for Research and Teaching – Case Study of Media Production.
HIP SEMINAR
Tuesday 4 November 2025 at 10:15 in A315 and using Zoom
Mauro Giliberti (Florence)
“Probing confinement observables with numerical holography in quiver field theories”
Abstract: https://www.hip.fi/seminars/
COSMOLOGY SEMINAR
Wednesday 5 November 2025 at 14.15 in A315 and using Zoom
Luis Gil (University of Granada), (Onsite)
“An effective guide to strong first-order phase transitions in dimensional reduction”
Abstract: https://www.hip.fi/cosmoseminars/
COSMOLOGY SEMINAR
Thursday 6 November 2025 at 10:15 in A315 and using Zoom (Note the unusual date and time)
Zhe Ren (University of Granada), (Onsite)
“Basis construction and RGE running in SMEFT at dimension eight”
Abstract: https://www.hip.fi/cosmoseminars/
ASTROPHYSICS SEMINAR
Friday 7 November 2025 at 10.15 in A315 and using Zoom
Atte Keitaanranta (University of Helsinki)
TBA
MATERIALS/BIO PHYSICS SEMINAR
Friday 7 November 2025 at 14.15, Exactum (CK111)
Mahdi Torabi
“Studying Proton Transfer in Bio-molecules Using Metadynamics”
Abstract: Energetics of proton transfer (PT) is important to understand the underlying mechanism of many enzymes. Various Free Energy methods have been developed with varying degrees of speed and accuracy. One elegant and fast free energy method is metadynamics. In this seminar we will go through the basics of metadynamics and see if we can utilize this method to study proton transfer using QM\MM simulation. Furthermore, we will discuss a new reaction coordinate that will help us circumvent some difficulties regarding the study of PT.
HIP SEMINAR
Tuesday 11 November 2025 at 10:15 in A315 and using Zoom
Tapoja Jha (HIP, Helsinki)
“Symmetries and blind spots in the dark”
DOCTORAL DEFENCE
Lorenzo Giombi, M.Sc. will defend the doctoral dissertation entitled “Cosmological first-order phase transitions with large bubbles – beyond conformal fluid and flat spacetime” in the Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, on 5 November 2025 at 12:00. The public examination will take place at the following address: Exactum, B123, Pietari Kalmin katu 5.
Professor Germano Nardini, Stavanger University, will serve as the opponent, and Mark Hindmarsh 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:978-952-84-0011-0
(In Finnish) THINK OPEN DIGITAALISISTA TUTKIMUSPALVELUISTA JA AVOIMESTA TIETEESTÄ / ABOUT DIGITAL RESEARCH SERVICES AND OPEN SCIENCE
Think Open -blogissa on julkaistu laaja katsausartikkeli, jossa esitellään ja vertaillaan avoimen julkaisemisen eri vaihtoehtoja sekä pohditaan erityisesti timanttimallin julkaisemisen mahdollisuuksia. https://blogs.helsinki.fi/thinkopen/timanttimuotoinen-oa/
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
(In Finnish) Suoviljelysyhdistys ry:n tutkimusapurahat
Yhdistys rahoittaa erityisesti hankkeita, jotka edistävät viljelyyn otettujen turvemaiden maatalouskäyttöä, soiden kasviperäisten raaka-aineiden jalostamista sekä turpeen ja sammalen hyödyntämistä ammatti- ja harrasteviljelyssä ilmastoa ja muuta ympäristöä hyödyttävällä tavalla. Rahoitettavat hankkeet voivat sisältää myös stipendejä ja matka-avustuksia yksityisille tutkijoille ja tutkimuslaitoksille.
Suoviljelysyhdistys ry:n tutkimusapurahat vuodelle 2026 ovat haettavana 1.10.-16.11.2025. Apurahoja voidaan myöntää enintään 50 000 EUR, josta rahoitetaan tyypillisesti useita hankkeita.
https://www.suoviljelysyhdistys.fi/apurahat
The Runar Bäckström Foundation
The Runar Bäckström Foundation supports inventions that enhance the competitiveness and internationalization of Finnish companies. The foundation grants annual scholarships to individuals, teams, companies, and associations.
The application period is open from October 1, 2025, and ends on December 13, 2025.
https://runarbackstrominsaatio.fi/en/home/