- New Research Culture: Jan Werner Müller – Democracy Rules 14.12.
- Brown Bag Lunch: Martti Vainio – The Evolution of Human Communication as a Co-Operative Tool 7.12.
- STS Helsinki Seminar Series 9.12.
- HSSH to Start Looking for Three Post Doc Researchers
- Reminder: HSSH Catalyst Grant DL 20.12; Funded Projects of the Last Round
- Interviewing New Program Directors of the Datafication Research Program
1) New Research Culture: Jan Werner Müller – Democracy Rules 14.12.
New Research Culture
14.12. 17.00–19.30
Zoom
The final New Research Culture lecturer of the year is Jan-Werner Müller. He is a professor of politics at Princeton University, whose field of study is political theory. Based on his new book, Democracy Rules, Müller asks the question, how democracy’s critical infrastructure of intermediary institutions could be renovated, re-empowering citizens while also preserving a place for professionals such as journalists and judges.
After the keynote address by Müller, the discussion will continue with commentators, professor of political history Juhana Aunesluoma and associate professor Johanna Rainio-Niemi.
Read more on the event website!
2) Brown Bag Lunch: Martti Vainio – The Evolution of Human Communication as a Co-Operative Tool 7.12.
Brown Bag Lunch
7.12. 12.15–13.30
Zoom
The final Brown Bag Lunch of the year features Martti Vainio, who is the professor of phonetics and the head of department of the Department of Digital Humanities at the University of Helsinki.
Welcome to listen and discuss as Vainio presents the main events in the natural history of language and discuss how they relate to our speaking as modern humans.
Read more on the event website.
3) STS Helsinki Seminar Series: On Theory-Methods Packages in Science and Technology Studies 9.12.
STS Helsinki Seminar
9.12. 14.15
Zoom
The STS Helsinki Seminar Series is a seminar series by the STS Helsinki research collective. Our aim is to create a space for in-depth conversations about current research in Science and Technology Studies (STS). The topics cover a wide range of contemporary issues, such as climate change, the role of experts, medicine, genetics, gender, robotics or organic food. The seminars function as a platform for strengthening the STS community in Finland and bringing STS to new audiences. All scholars, students and audiences interested in the interaction between science, society and technology are welcome!
The seminar series returns on Thursday 9.12. at 14:15 with a talk by Antti Silvast (Technical University of Denmark DTU) & Mikko J. Virtanen (University of Helsinki). The event will be held on Zoom.
More info on the STS Helsinki website.
4) HSSH to Start Looking for Three Post Doc Researchers
On 10.12. HSSH Institute will start accepting applications for three post doc positions in the Datafication Research Program. More information will be published soon on the HSSH website and email lists.
5) Reminder: HSSH Catalyst Grant DL 20.12; Funded Projects of the Last Round
The Catalyst Grant provides modest but strategical support to existing and emerging research groups. Groups can apply support for a variety of needs, ideas and cooperative initiatives. The deadline for applications is on 20.12. Read more and apply here.
The projects that have been selected for funding during the last application round are listed below:
- Etnografisen aineiston elinkaari -työpaja 14.–15.12.2021| Ahlholm Maria, Piippo Irina
- Crowdsourced Labelling for Climate Tweets| Chen Ted Hsuan Yun, Celiccanat Hande, Ylä-Anttila Tuomas
- Dual Eye-Tracking Laboratory for Investigating Collaborative Problem Solving and Dynamic Task Learning under Uncertainty| Cowley Benjamin, Södervik Ilona
- Leadership Pipeline and Quality in Higher Education (LPQHE-network)| Godenhjelm Sebastian
- LAW AND ART – comics in building working methods and communicating research in law and technology studies| Hakkarainen Jenni
- Eettisesti kestävää tekoälyä turvallisuustutkimusta hyödyntämällä: rahoitushakemus tutkimusyhteistyön käynnistämiseen| Hallamaa Jaana
- Eyes in the wild - mobile eye-tracking research of social interaction in natural situations| Hannula Markku
- Consortium: Social psychologically informed study of interreligious and interethnic relations from a temporal perspective (SPIRAL)| Jasinskaja-Lahti Inga, Jokiranta Jutta
- Worlding Feminisms (WoFem) Research Group| Jauhola Marjaana
- Participatory Visual Methods in Social Science Research (PAR-VISMETH)| Ahmed Kazimuddin
- Transnational health and well-being (TRANSHEALTH)| Kemppainen Laura
- Sharing data in the social sciences| Komp-Leukkunen, Kathrin
- Taidetapahtumien potentiaaliset yleisöt| Korsberg Hanna
- Psykofyysisten mittareiden laitehankintaan, jonka avulla tutkitaan opettajien ja oppilaiden hyvinvointia, palautumista ja luontaista vuorokausirytmiä.| Kortesoja Laura
- Varusmies-hanke: Lupaprosessit laajan rekisteriaineiston yhteiskäytössä| Lagus Krista
- 1500-luvun koneluettujen historian lähteiden ja nimistöntutkimuksen indeksien yhdistäminen portaalipilotiksi| Lahtinen Anu
- Suomalaisen kaksoskohorttitutkimuksen rekisterilinkkaus ja laajennetun perheaineiston muodostaminen| Latvala Antti
- Network for research on social interaction| Lindströn Jan
- Tell Ya’mun Regional Survey| Lahelma Antti, Lorenzon Marta
- CSD: Sosiologisen demokratiatutkimuksen keskus| Luhtakallio Eeva, Eranti Veikko
- Establishing an African Studies SSH network| Lüpke Friederike
- Evaluating tools for quote attribution and the extraction of analytical concepts from texts| Mäkelä Eetu
- Technology interaction and co-design laboratory| Nelimarkka Matti
- Data Services for Transnational Archaeology (DASTA)| Oksanen Eljas
- DEMLANG - Democratization, Mediatization and Language Practices| Palander-Collin Minna
- Gender, Society and Language Use: Evidence from Mexico and Spain| Posio Pekka
- Environmental Discourses of Border Barriers, (Non-)Human Migrants, and Hunting| Saikku Mikko
- 1958 kerätyn suomenkielisen ryhmäkeskusteluaineiston jalostaminen digitoinnin avulla| Sorjonen Marja-Leena
- Helsinki Computational History Group (COMHIS)| Tolonen Mikko
6) Interviewing New Program Directors of the Datafication Research Program
You can read more about the new program directors Eetu Mäkelä, Emilia Palonen and Katja Valaskivi in this article (in Finnish).