HIP NEWS September 12th 2016
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Open positions / Post-doctoral positions at the Faculty of Science now open for applications; DL October 3rd, 2016
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The Faculty of Science is searching for up to ten post-doctoral fellows for 2+1 year contracts. The call for these positions is now open, deadline for the applications is October 3rd, 2016. Decisions on the positions will be made by January, 2017. The employment starts at the latest on October 1st, 2017, but this can be negotiated to be earlier.

More information can be found from the University’s recruitment portal,
see https://www.helsinki.fi/en/open-positions/postdoctoral-positions-in-kumpula-science-campus

Due date: Monday, October 3, 2016

Announcement: Väisälä Foundation’s scholarships, deadline 26th September 2016
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Väisälä Foundation’s scholarships in natural sciences can be applied from 19th August to 26th September 2016.
How to apply: Applications shall be made by electronic means only scholarship applications online. The web service can access the call opens. For detailed instructions can be found on the site. http://www.acadsci.fi/en/scholarships-and-prizes/scholarships.html

COSMO -seminar
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Wednesday 14 September 2016 at 14:15 in A315
Alexey Golovnev (St. Petersburg State University)
Conformal and disformal relations in extended models of gravity

Abstract: Conformal and disformal relations between metrics are very important for modern scalar-tensor models. As a somewhat non-trivial example, the so-called mimetic gravity can be understood from the viewpoint of (non)invariance under disformal transformations. On the other hand, recently the concept of those relations was generalised to curvature-dependent (instead of scalar-dependent) transformations in disguise of C- and D-models. The latter might be nicely related to non-local gravity models. In my talk, I will review some of these topics.

COSMO –seminar
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Thursday 15 September 2016 at 14:15 in room A311 (note the unusual date and place!)
Henrik Nersisyan (ITP Heidelberg)
Non-local cosmology

Abstract: I will give a basic introduction to non-local modifications of General Relativity with special emphasis on the cosmological consequences of the mostly discussed $R\Box^{-2}R$ Maggiore, Mancarella (MM) model. The pathologies associated with non-local tensorial extensions will be also presented.

Events for International Staff – Fall 2016
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Sign up via e-lomake: https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/71668/lomake.html

Finnish for international personnel, autumn 2016
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The AUTUMN 2016 course programme is available at helsinki.fi/finnishcourses
Registration form https://flamma.helsinki.fi/en/notifications/finnish-autumn16

Please check also http://www.helsinki.fi/trainingcalendar

Visitors
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A. Golovnev 12.9. – 16.9. (KE, FM)
T. Koivisto 12.9. – 16.9. (KR)
H. Nersisyan 10.9. – 17.9. (FM)

HIP NEWS September 5th 2016
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Announcement: Väisälä Foundation’s scholarships, deadline 26th September 2016
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Väisälä Foundation’s scholarships in natural sciences can be applied from 19th August to 26th September 2016.
How to apply: Applications shall be made by electronic means only scholarship applications online. The web service can access the call opens. For detailed instructions can be found on the site.
http://www.acadsci.fi/en/scholarships-and-prizes/scholarships.html

Finnish for international personnel, autumn 2016
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The AUTUMN 2016 course programme is available at helsinki.fi/finnishcourses
Please check also http://www.helsinki.fi/trainingcalendar

Visitors
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M. Hindmarsh 22.8. – 5.9. (KR)

HIP NEWS August 29th 2016
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DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS / HIP JOINT COLLOQUIA / SEMINARS
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Tuesday 30 August 2016 at 14.15 in E204
Mikko Sainio (HIP)
From loops to knots – physics to bureaucracy

Announcement: Väisälä Foundation’s scholarships, deadline 26th September 2016
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Väisälä Foundation’s scholarships in natural sciences can be applied from 19th August to 26th September 2016.
How to apply: Applications shall be made by electronic means only scholarship applications online. The web service can access the call opens. For detailed instructions can be found on the site.
www.acadsci.fi/scholarships.htm

Impact and Business Collaboration Services for Researchers: Registration for Impact Clinics Has Been Opened
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PROGRAM
There will be three Impact Clinics in September, each organized at the premises of Helsinki Think Company. Please register using the links below:

Thursday, September 1, 12:00 – 15:00 (Think Company, City Centre Campus) https://www.lyyti.fi/reg_2016/Impact_Clinic_7770
Wednesday, September 7, 12:00 – 15:00 (Think Company, Viikki Campus) https://www.lyyti.fi/reg_2016/Impact_Clinic_8974
Tuesday, September 13, 12:00 – 15:00 (Think Company, Meilahti Campus) https://www.lyyti.fi/reg_2016/Impact_Clinic_6929

APPLICABILITY
Impact Clinic is targeted to the researchers of all fields, and the clinic is open to all researchers and collaborators of Finnish research organizations, free of charge. The people who benefit most from the clinic are post-docs and more senior researchers who do not have extensive experience from impact.

BENEFITS
Impact Clinic helps you to understand what ‘impact’ means and why it is important in the world of today. You gain also an insight into how impact is defined and evaluated by the Academy of Finland, Tekes or the European Union. The clinic provides you tools with help of which you can analyze and enhance the impact of your research. Clear understanding of impact is a great asset when you apply for funding, since you are able to convincingly communicate why your research matters and how it is going to change the world for the better.

Impact Clinic broadens your view on impact, gives you an opportunity to discuss your research ideas with your peers, and provides you with valuable information about the services and support available at the University.

The clinic is organized by the University of Helsinki Research Services with the support of Helsinki Innovation Services Ltd (HIS) and Helsinki Think Company.

More information available at our blog site: http://blogs.helsinki.fi/andaction/clinic/.

Tekes-ajankohtaista e-mail list
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https://flamma.helsinki.fi/en/TEKES/HY295668

Finnish for international personnel, autumn 2016
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Please check also http://www.helsinki.fi/trainingcalendar

Visitors
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M. Hindmarsh 22.8. – 5.9. (KR)
T. Rindlischbacher 30.8. – 3.9. (KR)

HIP NEWS August 22nd 2016
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Impact and Business Collaboration Services for Researchers: Registration for Impact Clinics Has Been Opened
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PROGRAM
There will be three Impact Clinics in September, each organized at the premises of Helsinki Think Company. Please register using the links below:

Thursday, September 1, 12:00 – 15:00 (Think Company, City Centre Campus) https://www.lyyti.fi/reg_2016/Impact_Clinic_7770
Wednesday, September 7, 12:00 – 15:00 (Think Company, Viikki Campus) https://www.lyyti.fi/reg_2016/Impact_Clinic_8974
Tuesday, September 13, 12:00 – 15:00 (Think Company, Meilahti Campus) https://www.lyyti.fi/reg_2016/Impact_Clinic_6929

APPLICABILITY
Impact Clinic is targeted to the researchers of all fields, and the clinic is open to all researchers and collaborators of Finnish research organizations, free of charge. The people who benefit most from the clinic are post-docs and more senior researchers who do not have extensive experience from impact.

BENEFITS
Impact Clinic helps you to understand what ‘impact’ means and why it is important in the world of today. You gain also an insight into how impact is defined and evaluated by the Academy of Finland, Tekes or the European Union. The clinic provides you tools with help of which you can analyze and enhance the impact of your research. Clear understanding of impact is a great asset when you apply for funding, since you are able to convincingly communicate why your research matters and how it is going to change the world for the better.

Impact Clinic broadens your view on impact, gives you an opportunity to discuss your research ideas with your peers, and provides you with valuable information about the services and support available at the University.

The clinic is organized by the University of Helsinki Research Services with the support of Helsinki Innovation Services Ltd (HIS) and Helsinki Think Company.

More information available at our blog site: http://blogs.helsinki.fi/andaction/clinic/.

Tekes-ajankohtaista e-mail list
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https://flamma.helsinki.fi/en/TEKES/HY295668

Finnish for international personnel, autumn 2016
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The AUTUMN 2016 course programme is available at helsinki.fi/finnishcourses
Registration form https://flamma.helsinki.fi/en/notifications/finnish-autumn16

Please check also http://www.helsinki.fi/trainingcalendar

Visitors
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M. Hindmarsh 22.8. – 5.9. (KR)
C. Pica 21.8. – 23.8. (KR)
T. Rindlischbacher 30.8. – 3.9. (KR)

HIP NEWS August 15th 2016
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Impact and Business Collaboration Services for Researchers: Registration for Impact Clinics Has Been Opened
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PROGRAM
There will be three Impact Clinics in September, each organized at the premises of Helsinki Think Company. Please register using the links below:

Thursday, September 1, 12:00 – 15:00 (Think Company, City Centre Campus) https://www.lyyti.fi/reg_2016/Impact_Clinic_7770
Wednesday, September 7, 12:00 – 15:00 (Think Company, Viikki Campus) https://www.lyyti.fi/reg_2016/Impact_Clinic_8974
Tuesday, September 13, 12:00 – 15:00 (Think Company, Meilahti Campus) https://www.lyyti.fi/reg_2016/Impact_Clinic_6929

APPLICABILITY
Impact Clinic is targeted to the researchers of all fields, and the clinic is open to all researchers and collaborators of Finnish research organizations, free of charge. The people who benefit most from the clinic are post-docs and more senior researchers who do not have extensive experience from impact.

BENEFITS
Impact Clinic helps you to understand what ‘impact’ means and why it is important in the world of today. You gain also an insight into how impact is defined and evaluated by the Academy of Finland, Tekes or the European Union. The clinic provides you tools with help of which you can analyze and enhance the impact of your research. Clear understanding of impact is a great asset when you apply for funding, since you are able to convincingly communicate why your research matters and how it is going to change the world for the better.

Impact Clinic broadens your view on impact, gives you an opportunity to discuss your research ideas with your peers, and provides you with valuable information about the services and support available at the University.

The clinic is organized by the University of Helsinki Research Services with the support of Helsinki Innovation Services Ltd (HIS) and Helsinki Think Company.

More information available at our blog site: http://blogs.helsinki.fi/andaction/clinic/.

Finnish for international personnel, autumn 2016
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The AUTUMN 2016 course programme is available at helsinki.fi/finnishcourses
Registration form https://flamma.helsinki.fi/en/notifications/finnish-autumn16

Please check also http://www.helsinki.fi/trainingcalendar

Visitors
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M. Hindmarsh 22.8. – 5.9. (KR)
C. Pica 21.8. – 23.8. (KR)
T. Rindlischbacher 30.8. – 3.9. (KR)

HIP NEWS August 8th 2016
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Academy of Finland – Ask & Apply info session for Kumpula campus researchers
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Flamma https://flamma.helsinki.fi/en/fundingtraining/finansieringutbildning

Finnish for international personnel, autumn 2016
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The AUTUMN 2016 course programme is available at helsinki.fi/finnishcourses
Registration form https://flamma.helsinki.fi/en/notifications/finnish-autumn16

Please check also http://www.helsinki.fi/trainingcalendar

HIP NEWS August 1st 2016
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HIP Staff news
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Dr. Antti Väihkönen (antti.vaihkonen[AT]helsinki.fi) has started as the HIP Research Coordinator on Aug. 1st.

Finnish for international personnel, autumn 2016
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The AUTUMN 2016 course programme is available at helsinki.fi/finnishcourses
Advance registration starts 15 June.

Registration form https://flamma.helsinki.fi/en/notifications/finnish-autumn16

Please check also http://www.helsinki.fi/trainingcalendar

HIP NEWS June 27th 2016
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DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS / HIP JOINT COLLOQUIA / SEMINARS
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Tuesday 5 July 2016 at 10.15 in A315
Aleksi Vuorinen (Helsinki)
Quark matter inside neutron stars

Abstract: I will describe recent advances in the theoretical description of the cold and dense deconfined matter possibly found inside the cores of neutron stars. Novel attempts to understand the bulk thermodynamic behavior of this exotic matter using on one hand perturbative QCD and on the other hand the gauge/gravity duality are introduced, and the implications of the new results on the observable properties of neutron stars are discussed.

Finnish for international personnel, autumn 2016
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The AUTUMN 2016 course programme is available at helsinki.fi/finnishcourses
Advance registration starts 15 June.

Registration form https://flamma.helsinki.fi/en/notifications/finnish-autumn16

Please check also http://www.helsinki.fi/trainingcalendar

Visitors
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P. Dendooven 6.6.-9.6. ; 20.6.-8.7.
B.S. DiNunno 1.6. – 3.7. (NJ)
A. Tranberg 17.7. – 19.7. (AV)

HIP NEWS June 20th 2016
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DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS / HIP JOINT COLLOQUIA / SEMINARS
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Tuesday 21 June 2016 at 10.15 in A315
Michael Gronau (Technion, Haifa)
Precise perturbative flavor symmetry breaking in D decays

Abstract: Flavor SU(3) has been known to describe adequately hadronic charmed meson decay amplitudes with SU(3) breaking corrections of 20-30%. I will describe a new approach treating perturbatively high order SU(3) breaking. I will focus on predicted amplitude relations affected by tiny fourth order SU(3) breaking terms varying between 10^{-3} and 10^{-4}. SU(3) relations failing at such high precision could provide evidence for new physics in the flavor sector.

Visitors
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P. Dendooven 6.6.-9.6. ; 20.6.-8.7.
B.S. DiNunno 1.6. – 3.7. (NJ)

HIP NEWS June 13th 2016
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DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS / HIP JOINT COLLOQUIA / SEMINARS
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Tuesday 14 June 2016 at 10.15 in A315
Carl Carlson (College of William and Mary, Virginia)
The proton charge radius puzzle

Abstract: There is a proton charge radius puzzle because the proton charge radius appears different when measured with electrons than when measured with muons. Explanations broadly fit into two categories. “Ordinary” explanations include problems with the extrapolations or theoretical corrections involved in the measurements, and “exotic” explanations include such beyond the standard model ideas as a breakdown of electron-muon universality. We will discuss something of how the measurements are done, and discuss possible explanations in both the “ordinary” and “exotic” categories.

COSMO-seminar
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Wednesday 15 June 2016 at 14:15 in A315
Eemeli Tomberg (Helsinki)
Decoherence in Inflation

Abstract: During inflation, cosmological scalar perturbations can be described by the Sasaki-Mukhanov variable. Quantizing this variable, we get a highly quantum mechanical, `squeezed’ vacuum state. However, it is common in cosmology to use classical perturbation theory to describe the perturbations after their birth. In this talk I will discuss some properties of the squeezed vacuum state, and show how decoherence can be used to understand the transition from the quantum mechanical initial conditions to the classical treatment. In decoherence, the system gets entangled with its environment, so that its reduced density matrix becomes an ensemble of classically observable states.

Visitors
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P. Dendooven 6.6.-9.6. ; 20.6.-8.7.
B.S. DiNunno 1.6. – 3.7. (NJ)
C. Carlson 31.5.-15.6. (MS)
A. Lopez 29.4. – 13.6. (MH, KR)