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Funding for Finnish-US research collaboration in learning and education   (11.1.13 15:05)
In September 2012, the Academy of Finland together with Tekes and the US National Science Foundation (NSF) launched a joint call for funding within the NSF’s SAVI programme (Science Across Virtual Institutes on Innovations in Learning and Education). The first Finnish-US research projects that have received funding will now start.

Academy currently involved in several international calls   (11.1.13 14:45)
The Academy of Finland is currently involved in a number of international calls for funding. The following five calls are now open

Urgent need for ethics in global governance and international affairs   (11.1.13 09:24)
While the rate of globalisation has accelerated and our actions are increasingly interconnected at the global scale, there is, to date, no credible ethics of global governance, or even a credible ethics of international politics as traditionally conceived. A new research project, headed by Professor Jan Klabbers, is to fill that gap, by concentrating on the possibility of devising a virtue ethi...

Funding available for research collaboration between Africa, Europe and Finland   (7.1.13 15:38)
The ERAfrica call for funding European and African research collaboration will open in January 2013. The call has three separate themes: Interfacing Challenges, Renewable Energy and New Ideas.

EUR 2 million to Finnish-Chinese research in comparative law   (20.12.12 08:39)
The Academy of Finland has decided to fund Finnish-Chinese research in comparative law with a total of some EUR 2 million. The funding is granted to six projects, including one consortium with two projects. The aim is to promote high-level, long-term and systematic Finnish-Chinese research collaboration in comparative law. Another aim is to establish and strengthen research networks between...

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