The HSSH Visiting Professor Program continues to bring many internationally recognized scholars to the City Center Campus of the University of Helsinki in 2025.
This article features preliminary information on visits during the spring term. Detailed information will be posted once it is available. You can also contact the local contact(s) of the Visiting Professors for more information on the detailed program of the visits.
Kirsten Fischer, University of Minnesota
Local contact: Laura Kolbe
Kirsten Fischer is currently visiting Helsinki and will give a talk at the HSSH Brown Bag Seminar on 29.1.2025. Click here for more information.
Ingrid Schoon, University College London
Local contacts: Katariina Salmela-Aro & Katja Upadaya
Ingrid Schoon is visiting Helsinki in February, 17.–28.2.2025. She will hold a lecture and a workshop during her visit in Helsinki. You can reach out to the local contacts for more information.
Kohei Saito, University of Tokyo
Local contacts: Michiru Nagatsu & Sakari Säynäjoki
Kohei Saito’s second visit to Helsinki is coming up in March. There will be seminar events during the week 10.–14.3. and more information about these will be posted later.
Mirko Schäfer, University of Utrecht
Local contact: Minna Ruckenstein
Mirko Schäfer is visiting Helsinki in March, 12.–16.3.
Nick Couldry, The London School of Economics and Political Science
Local contact: Risto Kunelius
Nick Couldry is visiting Helsinki in April, 7.–16.4. and he will give a keynote talk on 9.4.. More information on this and other events will be posted later.
Fred Markowitz, Northern Illinois University
Local contact: Janne Kivivuori
Fred Markowitz is visiting Helsinki for the month of May, 2025. The visit is jointly funded by HSSH and Northern Illinois University. On May 7th Professor Markowitz will give a presentation on the topic “Mental Illness, Social Integration, and Criminal Offending” at the Criminological Seminar. On May 14th he will give a presentation at HSSH’s Brown Bag Seminar, titled “Mental Illness, Social Integration, and Criminal Offending”.
Surinder Jodhka, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Local contact: Johanna Rainio-Niemi & Meri Kulmala
Surinder Jodhka is visiting Helsinki during May–June, approximately around 25.5.–16.6.2025. More information about the visit will be posted later.