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Office closed in July
The Finnish Academy of Science and Letters is on summer break during July. We wish all our members a happy holiday season!
Save the date for the science communication seminar in January 2025
The event is intended for science communicators from the Nordic and Baltic countries. Welcome to meet international colleagues, network, and discuss themes that unite us all.
The registration starts on the 20th of September 2024.
If you are interested in presenting findings, best practices etc. related to the topics of the seminar, please send in your informal proposal by the 19th of June 2024.
The Finnish Academy of Science and Letters Adopts Guidelines for the Use of AI
The Finnish Academy of Science and Letters has developed guidelines for the responsible use of artificial intelligence. These guidelines aim to steer the utilization of AI within the Academy.
Statement: The future of Europe depends on robust, open and free science and education
The Finnish Academy of Science and Letters has signed the statement together with 27 other European Academies of Sciences. The statement is addressed to the candidates for the 2024 European Parliament elections.
Seminar: Geospatial modelling of urban dynamics and sustainability 27.2.
Urban areas are growing rapidly in Finland, Europe, China and especially in Africa, which creates challenges for green spaces, traffic, air quality and urban planning. University of Helsinki has focused on land use mapping and urban sustainability and accessibility research in cooperation with Finnish Environment Institute, National Land Survey and Wuhan University, China. Welcome to hear about the outcomes and current focus of the research!
New course inspires researchers to participate in policy-making
Course material published by the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters aims to assist researchers who are interested in the science-policy interface or want to contribute their research knowledge to the policy-making process.
UniOulu Science Day 17.4.2024
The Finnish Academy of Science and Letters is collaborating with the University of Oulu in UniOulu Science Day on 17.4. The event facilitates knowledge sharing through workshops, speeches and discussions. The event will be held in English.
Merry Christmas!
Starting from 22.12., the office of The Finnish Academy of Science and Letters will be on Christmas break. We will be available once again on 3.1.2024.
We would like to wish everyone happy holidays and thank our partners, members, and everyone who attended our events this year!
Seminar: The Europeanisation of Research and Higher Education, 29.1.2024
Recent decades have witnessed a profound transformation of the European and global research and higher education system. In this seminar, Johan Östling from the Lund Centre for the History of Knowledge (LUCK) and Marja Jalava from Tampere University will discuss the topic from the perspective of the history of knowledge.
The seminar will take place at The Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters and online on Monday the 29th of January at 17:00 to 19:00.