HIP NEWS, 4 May 2020
NEW BLOG POST OUT
Flyura Djurabekova writes about the important role of materials research in developing new particle colliders in her HIP Blog post Materials for future particle colliders.
HIP SEMINAR VIA ZOOM
Tuesday 5 May 2020 at 10.15 using Zoom
Rebeca Gonzalez Suarez (Uppsala)
Long Live the Large Hadron Collider
The link to the seminar is https://helsinki.zoom.us/j/68661085589
More details on https://www.hip.fi/seminars/
PHD-STUDENT POSITION IN JYVÄSKYLÄ
Department of Physics at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, has opened a PhD-student position on ALICE physics. The deadline for applications is 15th May 2020. Application and all attachments should be submitted through an electronic system provided by the University. Details can be found in
Further info:
Dr. Sami Räsänen
Survey for researchers about the digital resources and services of the National Library
Have you ever used the digital resource materials of the National Library of Finland or wondered how to use them?
If yes, now is the chance to take part in a survey to develop researcher service concept called Mining Lab (Louhos).
The survey has 20 questions and takes about 10 to 15 minutes. None of the questions are obligatory. The survey is open until 15th May 2020. You can find the survey here: https://link.webropolsurveys.com/S/B0DC00FCDDFB44F4
The respondents have an opportunity to participate in a raffle in order to win a museum card or publications of the National Library.
More details on https://www.kansalliskirjasto.fi/en/news/survey-for-researchers-about-the-digital-resources-and-services-of-the-national-library
Iris.ai: workshops and COVID-19 Open Research Dataset
All workshops and webinars are free of charge for UH researchers and students. Helsinki University Library provides premium level access to Iris.ai.
Workshops (basic)
Discover Iris.ai – an artificial intelligence that takes your research question or paper and helps you to discover other research like it, across any discipline:
- A basic Iris.ai Workshops for Science Enthusiasts, Researchers & Students second Thursday of every month starting at April, sign up here.
Iris.ai vs COVID-19: a free offer to researchers and citizen scientists during the pandemic
More details on https://iris.ai/announcements/irisai-vs-covid19/
More details on flamma https://flamma.helsinki.fi/fi/group/ajankohtaista/uutinen/-/uutinen/irisai–workshopit–pandemiatutkimuksen-webinaari-74-seka-covid-19-open-reserach-dataset/10715439
(In Finnish) Verkkotapahtuma: Avoimen tieteen kevätpäivät 2020
Keskiviikko 13.5.2020 klo 9.00 – 15.00
Avoimen tieteen kevätpäivät tänä vuonna verkkotapahtumana.
Tilaisuuden yhteisien osuuksien osallistumislinkki: https://zoom.us/j/531700521
Lisätietoja ja ohjelma https://avointiede.fi/fi/tapahtumat/avoimen-tieteen-kevatpaivat-2020
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/
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 [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)
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/
Jenny and Antti Wihuri foundation
The 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. Grants for science are primarily awarded for doctoral studies, post-doctoral research, homing-grant for independent research after post-doctoral research and research groups.
Application period starts 3.5 and application deadline is 31.5.