HIP NEWS, 4 November 2024
NEW HIP BLOG (IN FINNISH)
Teemu Ojanen writes about physics and fiction, and the creative process, in the latest HIP Blog post. https://blog.hip.fi/kvantteja-fysiikkaa-ja-fiktiota/
HIP SEMINAR
Tuesday 19 November 2024 at 10:15 in A315 and using Zoom
Kuang Chang (Helsinki)
“Lattice and Finite-Element Simulations of Quench Dynamics and Defects of p-wave GL Effective Theory of Superfluid ^3He”
Abstract: https://www.hip.fi/seminars/
COSMOLOGY SEMINAR
Wednesday 6 November 2024 at 14:15 in A315 and using Zoom
Kuroda Tomotaka, (Onsite)
“Stochastic Delta-N Formalism in a curvaton scenario”
Abstract: https://www.hip.fi/cosmoseminars/
https://helsinki.zoom.us/j/67360928112?pwd=UU9nSmQ4cmlZamoyUDBDUWs1d21wQT09
Meeting ID: 673 6092 8112
Passcode: 951125
Helsinki Astrophysics seminar
Friday 8 November 2024 at 10:15 in Physicum A315 (the HIP seminar room) and via Zoom
Jens Jasche (University of Stockholm)
“TBA”
Abstract: https://wiki.helsinki.fi/xwiki/bin/view/Astrophysics/Astrophysics%20seminar
COSMOLOGY SEMINAR / Two short talks
Friday 8 November at 14.15 (Note unusual date and time)
Kristjan Müürsepp (NICPB, Tallinn)
“Can the QCD axion feed a dark energy component?”
Juan Urrutia (NICPB, Tallinn)
“TBA”
Abstract: https://www.hip.fi/cosmoseminars/
Research Council of Finland: How to apply for funding – Ask & Apply webinars
Ask & Apply webinars will be organised about the 2025 winter call. The webinars are open to everyone, and the replays can be viewed for two weeks. The webinars will be held in English. After sign-up, you will receive the webinar link by email. Research Council of Finland introduces improved helpdesk. An easier and faster way to get in touch on the website at www.aka.fi/feedback.
Ask and Apply: What’s new about the winter call 2025
- Tuesday 29 October 2024 at 13.00–14.00. Presentation material and webinar replay
Ask and Apply: Academy Professor call
- Tuesday 5 November 2024 at 13.00–14.00. Register for the webinar
Webinar replays and presentation materials available after the session.
https://www.aka.fi/en/research-funding/apply-for-funding/how-to-apply-for-funding/ask–apply/
REDCap training sessions autumn 2024
Do you need a tool to collect and manage sensitive survey data? Enroll for UH Datasupport´s REDCap training: Surveys, Tuesday 5.11.2024 at 13-15. https://www.helsinki.fi/en/helsinki-university-library/follow-news-0/redcap-training-sessions-autumn-2024
Research Data Management Basics, autumn period 2024
Kumpula & Meilahti & Viikki:
- 6.11.2024 14-16 (in Finnish)
- 12.12.2024 10-12 (in English)
Organiser: The Data Support at the University of Helsinki
Please, enroll in Lyyti and Lyyti registration link can be found on https://www.helsinki.fi/en/helsinki-university-library/follow-news-0/research-data-management-basics-autumn-2024-lectures
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, Matti Lassas (matti.lassas [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
The Magnus Ehrnrooth Foundation
The Magnus Ehrnrooth Foundation awards annually grants for researchers in mathematics, astronomy, physics, chemistry, and medical chemistry. The foundation is one of the most significant supporters of research in these disciplines in Finland.
The application period for grants is annually from 15 October to 30 November.
https://magnusehrnroothinsaatio.fi/en/grants/grants/
The Sigrid Jusélius Foundation: Visiting professor (3–12 months)
Application period 01.11.–30.11.2024 at 23:59.
The Visiting professor -grant is targeted for foreign senior medical researchers (“visiting professors”) to enable working in a Finnish research institution.
https://www.sigridjuselius.fi/en/apurahat/visiting-professor-3-12-months/
The Sigrid Jusélius Foundation: 1–3-year grants
Application period: 01.11.–30.11.2024
The 1-3-year grants are targeted for two target groups for medical research: Senior researchers and Young group leaders. The Senior researchers 1-3-year grant may be granted to an accomplished senior level researcher (docent level as a minimum requirement) for research in Finland.
https://www.sigridjuselius.fi/en/apurahat/1-3-year-grants/
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. There are no formal qualifications for the grantees, such as a certain academic degree.
The application period is open from 1 October 2024 to 13 December 2024.
https://runarbackstrominsaatio.fi/en/
(In Finnish) Senioritutkijan sapattiapuraha (Osk. Huttunen Fellowship)
Senioritutkijan sapattiapuraha (Osk. Huttunen Fellowship) toteutetaan yhteistyössä Cambridgen yliopiston Clare Hall -collegen kanssa. Se on tarkoitettu professoreille ja muille akateemisesti meritoituneille senioritutkijoille 6 – 12 kk tieteelliseen työskentelyyn Cambridgen yliopistossa. Se mahdollistaa pääsääntöisesti akateemisen lukuvuoden (12 kk) mittaisen tutkimuskauden Cambridgen yliopistossa.
Osk. Huttunen Fellowshipin hakuaika on vuosittain 1.12. -15.1.
https://www.oskhuttunen.fi/apurahat/apurahatyypit