HIP NEWS, 28 October 2019
HELSINKI INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS SEMINARS
Tuesday 29 October 2019 at 10.15 in A315
Kristjan Kannike (Tartu)
Scalar Singlet Dark Matter With and Without Z3 Symmetry
More details on http://www.hip.fifi/seminars/
KUMPULA PHYSICS COLLOQUIUM ON 01.11.2019 AT 14:15 IN EXACTUM B123
The next Kumpula Physics Colloquium will take place on 01.11.2019 at 14:15 in Exactum B123.
Our speaker is Prof. Minna Huotilainen, researcher in psychology and cognitive science in the Cognitive Brain Research Unit of the University of Helsinki. The title of her talk is “Can brain research be helpful in advancing physics – optimising scientific work”
The talk will last about 30 minutes, after which there will be a cocktail reception. Welcome!
For more information please visit: http://blogs.helsinki.fi/physics-colloquium/
INVITATION: A DAY OF DISCUSSION ON RESEARCH INTEGRITY FOR INTERNATIONAL RESEARCHERS IN FINLAND 19.11.2019
Tuesday 19 November 2019 at 12 – 15.30, Tieteiden talo, Kirkkokatu 6, Helsinki
Registration by 11 November 2019: https://tsv.gruppo.fi/online-applications/index.php/911238/lang-en
More details on https://www.tenk.fi/fi/day-discussion-research-integrity-international-researchers-finland-19112019
Register for information seeking courses
Helsinki University Library offers training in information seeking and management both on campuses and online.
Study online
This study material is designed for University of Helsinki students who are preparing to start writing their bachelor’s or master’s thesis – or anyone else looking to improve their information seeking and management skills.
Information Seeking and Management for Thesis Writers LIB-200 (MOOC)
More details on https://www.helsinki.fi/en/news/helsinki-university-library/register-for-information-seeking-courses
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
The Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation
Donations and scholarships are available for application on a continuous basis.
http://www.jaes.fi/en/avustusten-haku/
(På svenska) Svenska tekniska vetenskapsakademien i Finland (STV)
Stipendier till stöd för vetenskapen
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.
https://www.stvif.fi/forskarstipendier/
Finnish Academy of Science and Letters: Mathematics Fund.
There are no fixed dates for applying to the Mathematics Fund. Applications should be sent to the chairman of the trustees, Olli Martio (olli.martio@helsinki.fi).
https://www.acadsci.fi/en/scholarships-and-prizes/scholarships/mathematics-fund.html
(In Finnish) Riitta ja Jorma J. Takasen säätiö sr
Elinkeinoelämän ja erityisesti teknologiateollisuuden sekä teknologisen osaamisen kehittäminen, kansainvälisen kilpailukyvyn tukeminen ja edistäminen sekä Keski- ja Pohjois-Suomessa.
Syksyn 2019 apurahojen hakeminen 1.9. – 31.10.2019
http://www.rjtsaatio.fi/syksyn-2019-apurahojen-hakeminen-1-9-31-10-2019/
(In Finnish) Lappeenrannan teknillisen yliopiston tukisäätiö: Kansainväliset vierailuapurahat vuodelle 2020
Apurahat on tarkoitettu niin ulkomaille lähteville kuin LUT:iin tuleville.
Lähtevien apurahat on suunnattu perheen kustannuksiin ja lähinnä matkakuluihin sekä isomman asunnon kuluihin. Lisäksi säätiö voi tukea matkoissa ja asumiskuluissa LUT:ssa vierailevia tutkijoita.
Hakuaika: 4.9.-29.11.2019
Lisätietoja https://lut-tukisaatio.fi/postdocit.php
PoDoCo Fall 2019 Application Round
PoDoCo is a matchmaking program supporting long term competitiveness and strategic renewal of companies and the employment of young doctors in the private sector.
PoDoCo Autumn 2019 Application Round 15.9.-31.10.2019.
More details on https://www.podoco.fi/about/
The 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.
Application period for the 2019-2020 grants opens 1 October 2019 and is open until 13 December 2019.
More details http://www.runarbackstrominsaatio.fi/en/
Sigrid Juselius Foundation / 1-3 YEAR GRANTS
The grants are designed for senior researchers and young team leaders looking to set up their own research team.
The application period for autumn 2019 is 28.10. – 28.11.
https://sigridjuselius.fi/en/1-3-year-grants/