Events

Upcoming events at the faculty.
Event Organismal and Evolutionary Biology (OEB) Seminar Series

Organismal and Evolutionary Biology (OEB) Seminar Series

25.2.–27.5.2026 at 13.15–14.00 Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Viikinkaari 1, P.O. Box 65, 00014 University of Helsinki
Monthly seminar series for the Department of Organismal and Evolutionary Biology
Event EEB Seminar series - Spring 2026

EEB Seminar series - Spring 2026

11.3.–8.6.2026 at 00.00–00.00 Viikinkaari 5, 00790 Helsinki
Almost weekly, Master's Programme in Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity Conservation (EEB) welcomes speakers from various fields of ecology and evolutionary biology.
Event EEB Seminar - Charles Mullon

EEB Seminar - Charles Mullon

20.5.2026 at 13.15–14.00 Viikinkaari 5, 00790 Helsinki
EEB seminar organizing committee welcomes Charles Mullon, from Lausanne University, Switzerland.
Event OEB Seminar - Zoe Smeele (Duplouy group) & Michael Rechsteiner (Laine group)

OEB Seminar - Zoe Smeele (Duplouy group) & Michael Rechsteiner (Laine group)

27.5.2026 at 13.00–14.00 Viikinkaari 5, 00790 Helsinki
This OEB seminar will welcome Zoe Smeele (Duplouy group) & Michael Rechsteiner (Laine group).
Event Symposium on Balanced Polymorphisms

Symposium on Balanced Polymorphisms

28.5.2026 at 13.00–16.00 Biocentre 3, Viikinkaari 1, 00790 Helsinki
A symposium on genetic polymorphisms and their maintenance in nature.
Event Aleksei Shcherbinin: Multi-Pressure Approach and X-ray Desorption of Solids for Sustainable Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry

Aleksei Shcherbinin: Multi-Pressure Approach and X-ray Desorption of Solids for Sustainable…

29.5.2026 at 12.00–14.00 Chemicum, auditorio A129, AI Virtasen aukio 1, Helsinki
Aleksei Shcherbinin will defend the doctoral dissertation entitled "Multi-Pressure Approach and X-ray Desorption of Solids for Sustainable Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry" in the Faculty…
Event Eetu Selenius: Sexual Selection as a Driver of Balancing Selection

Eetu Selenius: Sexual Selection as a Driver of Balancing Selection

29.5.2026 at 13.00–15.00 Biokeskus 2, auditorio 1041, Viikinkaari 5, Helsinki
Eetu Selenius, FM will defend the doctoral dissertation entitled "Sexual Selection as a Driver of Balancing Selection - Maintenance of Color Polymorphism in the Wood Tiger Moth" in the Faculty…
Event Deryk Tolman: The behavioural ecology of coevolutionary mosaics: Causes and consequences of geographic variation in host defences against cuckoos

Deryk Tolman: The behavioural ecology of coevolutionary mosaics: Causes and consequences of…

5.6.2026 at 12.00–14.00 Biokeskus 2, auditorio 1041, Viikinkaari 5, Helsinki
Deryk Tolman will defend the doctoral dissertation entitled "The behavioural ecology of coevolutionary mosaics: Causes and consequences of geographic variation in host defences against cuckoos"…
Event Juulia Manninen: Environmental Microbiota and Pollution in Urban Environments

Juulia Manninen: Environmental Microbiota and Pollution in Urban Environments

5.6.2026 at 12.00–14.00 Auditorio 116, Unioninkatu 35, Helsinki
Juulia Manninen, FM will defend the doctoral dissertation entitled "Environmental Microbiota and Pollution in Urban Environments - Implications for Health-Relevant Exposure" in the Faculty of…
Event Jose Enrique Cano Bernal: Understanding and Mitigating Brownification

Jose Enrique Cano Bernal: Understanding and Mitigating Brownification

5.6.2026 at 12.00–14.00 Soc&Kom, Festsal, Snellmaninkatu 12, Helsinki
Jose Enrique Cano Bernal will defend the doctoral dissertation entitled "Understanding and Mitigating Brownification - The Impact of Land Use, Climate Change, and Forestry on Finnish Freshwater…
Event EEB Seminar - Joanne Bennett

EEB Seminar - Joanne Bennett

8.6.2026 at 13.15–14.00 Viikinkaari 5, 00790 Helsinki
EEB seminar organizing committee welcome Joanne Bennett, from Charles Sturt University, Australia.
Event Pavlina Gregorova: Transfer RNAs as Mediators of Bacteriophage-Host Interactions

Pavlina Gregorova: Transfer RNAs as Mediators of Bacteriophage-Host Interactions

12.6.2026 at 12.00–14.00 Biokeskus 2, sali 1041, Viikinkaari 5, Helsinki
Pavlina Gregorova, M.Sc. will defend the doctoral dissertation entitled "Transfer RNAs as Mediators of Bacteriophage-Host Interactions" in the Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences,…