Academician Eva-Mari Aro was awarded the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters Academy Award 2018. Academician Aro, molecular biologist and professor at the University of Turku, is one of the world’s leading experts on photosynthesis.

Prof. Laurent Thévenot, French sociologist and economist, Director of Studies at EHESS, will be present at symposium organised at the University of Tampere 31 May - 1 June. The event is open to the public. Welcome!

At the January meeting of the Young Academy Finland (YAF) Club presentations were given by mathematician Ville Salo and social historian Pirita Frigren. Videos can now be seen online!

The seminar will highlight the importance of chemistry as science in solving some of the acute big challenges in the society. The event is open to the public free of charge, registration required by April 13, 2018. Welcome!

Finnish Academy of Science and Letters is participating in a seed funding program to initiate and strengthen bilateral cooperation in science, innovation and higher education in fields of excellence in Finland and France. Call for proposals is now open! Deadline is 8 March 2018.

A new report confirms that negative emission technologies (NETs) offer only “limited realistic potential” to remove large amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and not at the scale envisaged in some climate scenarios.

At the January meeting of the Young Academy Finland (YAF) Club presentations were given by ethnologist Kirsi-Maria Hytönen and pedagogist Sonja Laine. Videos can now be seen online!

Application processes of the Eino Jutikkala Fund, the Emil Öhmann Foundation and the Hilkka and Otto Brusiin Foundation are open from 27 April to 31 May 2018.