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Conference of Professor Catherine Brechignac “The importance of science and innovation in the context of global issues”. The conference will be organised on Tuesday June 13 and will be held in English. The event is open to the public; pre-registration required. Welcome!

In the April meeting of the Academy Club for Young Scientists presenters were genetist Minna Karjalainen and chemist Susi Lehtola. Videos can now be seen online!

Finnish Academy of Science and Letters will organize a seminar on SISU; its meaning and effects on science and life. The speakers represent top experts of the theme. The seminar will be organaised in May 8, 2017 in Helsinki. Seminar will be held in English. The seminar is free of charge and open to the general public. Welcome!

The symposium “Human Rights and Science” discusses the human rights dimension in the Arctic studies. It is held 29 October in the House of the Estates (Helsinki, Finland). It’s the seventh Human Rights and Science Symposium. The symposium is free of charge and open to the general public; pre-registration is required. Welcome!

Academy Club for Young Scientists February 20, 2017: Presenters Kaatina Matilainen and Ulla Savolainen. Videos can now be seen online!

The Group of Chemistry of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters organises seminar “Chemistry in Centennial Finland – Solutions to Major Challenges”. The seminar highlights the importance of chemistry as science in resolving some of the acute big challenges in the society. The event celebrates, for its part, Finland’s 100th anniversary year. The seminar is free of charge and open to the general public; pre-registration is required. Welcome!