In this section, you will find information about the events of the doctoral programme in the autumn semester 2026. In addition to the common events of the doctoral programme, there will be discipline-specific events, which will be communicated separately through the programme's email lists.
| Event | Time | Place | Other details |
| Grant Writing in the Humanities -course (HUMDP-904, 1–2 cr) |
Mon 17.8. klo 9–16 Ti 25.8. klo 9–16.15 |
Studium, Main Building |
Late registration open until 9 August in
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| Information session for salary position applicants | Wed 19.8. klo 10–12 | Zoom | You can join the session using |
| HUM-DP’s general writing retreat | Mon 12.10. – Wed 14.10. | Lammi Research Station | More information will be sent to the email lists later on. |
| HUM-DP’s Research Day | Wed 21.10. klo 9.30–18 | Main Building | More information will be sent to the email lists later on. |
The Doctoral Programme in the Humanities organized a funding call for doctoral researchers and supervisors for the organization of teaching and other events. The call was open from January 22 to February 10, 2026. A total of 28 applications were submitted, with a requested total amount of over 80,000 euros. The board of the doctoral programme decided to grant a total of 30,000 euros in funding to 18 applications:
| Applicant's name | Name of the event | Granted sum (€) |
| Anna Sundqvist | Kieliteemainen kirjoitusretriitti | 2250 |
| Annukka Paajanen | Feministinen kirjoitusretriitti | 2000 |
| Eero Karjalainen | Svitlana Biedarievan vierailuluento HUM-DP:ssä | 332 |
| Elina Einiö | Lecture by Professor D'Lane Compton (University of New Orleans) | 370 |
| Grace Joplin Ferreira | Reading circle about Neurodiversity research in Finland | 750 |
| Gustaf Malmberg | Writing retreat in Lammi | 5000 |
| Jamie Vesterinen | Antiikintutkimuksen tohtorikoulutettavien kirjoitusretriitti | 5000 |
| Jere Hallikainen | The Brain Abstracted -lukupiiri minkä jälkeen kutsutaan Chirimuuta pitämään luento/keskustelutilaisuus etänä | 748 |
| Kirsi Saarikangas | Kirjoitusretriitti | 5000 |
| Lotta Westerlund | Nordok excursion to Stockholm | 1000 |
| Mari Wiklund | Rasmus Persson's Guest Lecture: "Prosody in interaction" | 1000 |
| Marjut Jyrkinen | SKY/Gender studies MEET | 1100 |
| Marjut Jyrkinen | SKY/Gender studies MEET 2/2026 | 1100 |
| Matti Pihlajamaa | Who does Pride belong to? | 2500 |
| Nely Keinänen | Visit by Dr Scott Newstok | 900 |
| Ricardo Pineda | Research visit by Rik van Gijn (Leiden University) | 900 |
| Riku Luostari | Lukupiiri: Suomalainen hyvinvointivaltio: kohti historiallista synteesiä | 500 |
| Riku Löf | Vastahanka – kriittinen teorialukupiiri | 500 |
The doctoral programme's second funding call was held on 4.–24.5.2026. A total of 30 applications were submitted, with a requested total amount of over 47,000 euros. The board of the doctoral programme decided to grant a total of 18,300 euros in funding to 11 applications:
| Applicant's name | Name of the event | Granted sum (€) |
| Anni Katajapuu | Kirjoitusretriitti | 5000 |
| Ansa Salonen | Ranskalaiset teoriaklassikot -lukupiirin virkistystoiminta | 350 |
| Eero Karjalainen | Symposium: Kestävä tulevaisuus taiteen ja tieteen nivelissä | 1122 |
| Ekaterina Protassova | Seminar on early bilingual development in the Russophone diaspora | 1000 |
| Irina Kapitonova | Academic Knitting Club | 760 |
| Kristiina Mannermaa | Arkeologisen kulttuuriperinnän kirjoitusretriitti | 4606,3 |
| Kristina Malmio | Digital capital, contemporary authors and a chancing literary field | 1500 |
| Nora Muheim | Kaamosseminaari/Polarnattseminarium/Nordic Nights Seminar | 1500 |
| Silvio Cruschina | Romaanisten kielten tutkijaseminaari / Research Seminar in the Romance Languages (HUMDP-911) | 1000 |
| Terhi Ainiala | Puhujien vierailut suomen kielen tutkijaseminaarissa | 481 |
| Tomi Huttunen | Andrei Zorinin vierailu | 1000 |
The European PhD Network in Philosophy is an international joint scholarly network aimed at promoting the scientific quality and the internationalization of doctoral education in the field of Philosophy, as well as providing doctoral researchers enhanced career possibilities. The main activity of the Net consists of working seminars, which take place twice a year, each time in one of the universities belonging to the Net.
Each participating university chooses one to two doctoral researchers for the duration of a three-year cycle. In order to be eligible for the Net, the applicants must already have been accepted as a doctoral researcher to one of the participating universities. The maximum number of doctoral researchers to be admitted to the Net is 15 and is equally distributed among the partner institutions.
The Doctoral Programme in Philosophy, Arts and Society belongs to the European PhDNet "Literary and Cultural Studies", coordinated by the University of Giessen in Germany. Participants of the PhDNet complete a bi-national cotutelle degree between the Justus-Liebig University of Giessen and one of the other universities participating in the network. In Helsinki, the active disciplines in the network are comparative literature and Finnish literature.
For more information, please see
Langnet is a network for doctoral programmes which aims to connect
The purpose of Langnet is to promote language research and postgraduate studies among universities. Langnet creates connections between universities, research centres and individual researchers. Langnet is a great way for doctoral researchers to access the Finnish communities in language studies. Langnet welcomes all postgraduates, supervisors and PhDs in language-related studies to join the network.
Langnet’s basic activities (the coordinator’s salary) are currently supported financially by all
In 2024–2027 Langnet is administered from Tampere University. For more information, please see
The Una Europa Doctoral Programme in Cultural Heritage (Una-Her-Doc) is a joint-venture of eight of the eleven Una Europa universities promoting interdisciplinarity, internationalization of learning, international networking, and the creation of a transnational research ecosystem in cultural heritage. It offers innovative educational formats, alternative forms of transnational mobilities (joining Una Europa partners on-site or remotely), and multilingualism.
The Una Europa universities participating in Una-Her-Doc are the University of Helsinki, Free University Berlin, University of Bologna, University of Edinburgh, Jagiellonian University Krakow, University of Leuven, and Complutense University of Madrid.
Una-Her-Doc is an opportunity for both current doctoral researchers and those considering doctoral studies at the University of Helsinki. It enables them to complete a bi-national double doctorate (cotutelle) at the University of Helsinki and one of the other participating Una Europa universities. In addition to the double doctoral degree, Una-Her-Doc awards a certificate on cultural heritage co-signed by all participating Una Europa universities to the doctoral researchers who have completed the programme.
For more information, please see