The inaugural lectures will be held at the Main Building of the University. They can also be viewed via the Unitube service or a Zoom webinar. Before each lecture, the dean or vice-dean of the relevant faculty will briefly introduce the professor.
Following the afternoon lectures, Professor of Plant Biodiversity Anna-Liisa Laine will give her inaugural lecture at the inauguration ceremony, beginning at 16.30 in the Great Hall of the University, under the heading ‘Biodiversiteetti muuttuvassa maailmassa’ (‘Biodiversity in a changing world’). The programme also features a speech by Chancellor Kaarle Hämeri, presentations of the new professors and musical performances. After the ceremony, the audience is invited to attend a reception held in the foyers of the Main Building.
For a detailed programme of the celebrations and the live stream links for the lecture rooms, please visit our website at helsinki.fi/juhlaluennot. The inaugural lectures will be held in the language of the topic indicated in the programme.
The new professors and their lecture topics:
Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences
- Susanna Fagerholm, Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology: Integrins in immunity - new roles for old players
- Pekka Katajisto, Professor of Biology of Aging: TBA
- Anna-Liisa Laine, Professor of Plant Biodiversity: Biodiversiteetti muuttuvassa maailmassa
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Janne Lundén, Professor of Risk Management in Food Safety: Elintarviketurvallisuusriskien hallinta yhteiskunnassa
Faculty of Arts
- Kristina Malmio, Professor of Scandinavian Literature: Hur hjälper litteraturen oss att orientera i världen?
- Anne Mäntynen, Professor of Non-fiction Studies: Tiedosta kirja. Tietokirja lajina ja toimintana
- Eeva Sippola, Professor of Ibero-American Languages and Cultures: Espanja maailmankielenä
- Johan Strang, Professor of Nordic Studies: Norden som argument - från Skandinavismen till Nato
- Saana Svärd, Professor of Ancient Near East Studies: New approaches to ancient Near Eastern studies
Faculty of Educational Sciences
- Sami Paavola, Professor of Digital Learning at Work: Työelämän ja oppimisen käytäntöjen muutos tutkimuksen haasteena
- Fritjof Sahlström, Professor of Pedagogy: Är alla med? Deltagande, skärmar och rättvisa i klassrumsinteraktion.
Faculty of Medicine
- Jaan-Olle Anderssoo, Professor of Translational Neuroscience: Dopamine in brain health and disease
- Antti Sakari Rannikko, Professor of Urology: Mies ja eturauhanen
Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry
- Ville-Petri Friman, Professor of Microbiology: Kasvien ja ihmisten mikrobit – miten tunnistaa mikroskooppiset ystävät ja viholliset?
- Annamari Laurén, Professor of Peatland Forestry: Suometsien hoito on rakettitiedettä
- Kristiina Mäkinen, Professor of Plant Pathology: Terveet kasvit ruokaturvan perustana
- Pekka Varmanen, Professor of Food Technology: Hyvät, pahat ja hyödylliset: mikrobit elintarvikkeiden tuotannossa
Faculty of Science
- Tareq Hussein, Professor of Atmospheric Science: The Quality of the Air That I Breath – can it be better or can I adapt!
- Matti Pirinen, Professor of Statistics (genomics): Tilastotiede ja genetiikan tutkimus
- Matti Putkonen, Professor of Atomic Layer Deposition and Etching: Nanomittakaavan materiaaleja käyttää jokainen
- Mikko Voutilainen, Professor of Experimental Particle Physics: TBA
- Susanne Wiedmer, Professor of Analytical Chemistry: Bioimiterande membraner som modeller för växelverkningsstudier
Faculty of Social Sciences
- Minna Ruckenstein, Professor of New Technologies and Society: Teknologian ihminen ja inhimillistetty teknologia
- Sakari Saaritsa, Professor of Social History: Miten historialliset kriisit vaikuttavat ihmisten hyvinvointiin?
- Inari Sakki, Professor of Social Psychology: Mielikuvien valta ja valjastaminen - yhteiskunnan ja politiikan sosiaalipsykologiaa
- Virpi Timonen, Professor of Social and Health Services Research and Leadership: Social scientific study of ageing and the life course: changing expectations
- Samuel White, Professor of Political History: What Does History Tell Us About Climate Change and Crisis?