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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.
Väisälä Prizes to Professor Anu Kankainen and Professor Lauri Oksanen
The Väisälä Prize is worth €15 000 and is awarded annually to young, already distinguished scientists in the field of mathematics and natural sciences. The two prizes were presented at an event hosted by the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters on Monday, 11 December 2023.
Professor Juhani Knuuti receives the Pro Scientia prize
The Pro Scientia prize is awarded by the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters to a person or instance noted for speaking out, writing or engaging in other activities to the benefit of scientific study and research, thereby promoting the role of science in society. In 2023, the prize is awarded to MD and professor Juhani Knuuti. The value of the prize is 10 000 euros.
Alfred Kordelin prize awarded to Olli Vapalahti, Professor of Zoonotic Virology
Olli Vapalahti has conducted impactful research of the highest quality on zoonotic diseases, such as nephropathia epidemica, the zika virus disease, the coronavirus disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, and avian influenza.
Science and Technology in Society -foorum 2023
STS forum holds an annual meeting in Kyoto in early October. This year’s 20th anniversary meeting was attended by nearly 1,500 leaders from over 80 countries, regions, and international organizations. The Finnish Academy of Science and Letters was represented by Kimmo Kaski, President, and Pekka Aula, Secretary General.
Three years of funding for the teachers’ endorsed Meet a Researcher science education service
The Young Academy Finland has received 110,000 euros from the Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation for its Meet a Researcher service, which offers remote visits by researchers to Finnish educational institutions. Almost half of Finnish high schools have already used the service. The financing guarantees the continuation of the service at its current volume until the end of 2026.