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The Post Doc Pool’s Spring Application Round is open from 1 Jan until 31 Jan 2022
The grants awarded from the Foundations’ Post Doc Pool are intended for scholars, who have recently completed their doctoral degree and wish to conduct…
The new members event (13 September 2021) – recording available
The Theme Night of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters on Monday 13 September 2021 celebrated the arrival of new members in the Academy. Watch the recording! The event was bilingual: both Finnish and English were used. The event was broadcasted live from the Academy’s n Mariankatu premises in Helsinki.
Maupertuis Program: Call for proposals open
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 for submission is 31 October 2021.
Theme Night – the new members event 13 September 2021
The Theme Night of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters on Mon 13.9.2021 will celebrate the arrival of new members in the Academy. The event will be broadcast live from the Academy’s n Mariankatu premises in Helsinki. The event is bilingual. Two presentations will be heard and the new members will be introduced through video interviews. There is also time for discussion. The event is open to the public!
Finnish Academy of Science and Letters takes part in a science diplomacy report
The importance of science diplomacy, i.e. activities that combine science and foreign relations, has become ever more important in the field of international relations. According to a report prepared jointly by Finnish Academy of Science and Letters and Frisky & Anjoy, the coordination of science diplomacy and the dialogue between significant actors in the field of science diplomacy should be strengthened. Science diplomacy promotes international cooperation and solutions to wicked problems that humanity is facing.
Statement “Bending, but not breaking”
“Bending, but not breaking – From the coronavirus pandemic to strengthening Finland’s crisis resilience” is a statement by a group of independent experts convened…
Maupertuis Program: Call for proposals open
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 31 October 2020.
Spring 2020 and COVID-19
Following careful consideration of the current course of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Finnish Academy of Science and Letetrs has made the decision to postpone all gatherings and meetings to Autumn. At the moment we are planning for our Autumn programme to go ahead but given the fluidity of the situation we will be closely monitoring government advice.
Science advice initiative Sofi, website now open
Sofi is a novel national-level initiative focusing on building next generation scientific advisory system in Finland. The three-year work (2019–2021) is coordinated by the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters.