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Academy of Finland Awards go to Riikka Puhakka and Ville Vuorinen

Riikka Puhakka, who studies the effects of nature on the wellbeing and health of young people, and Ville Vuorinen, who studies the physics of air and fluid flows, are the winners of the 2022 Academy of Finland Awards. The Awards are presented in recognition of exceptional scientific courage and creativity and for work to promote the impact of science in society.

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International research infrastructures where Finland is a member, call for invited applicants 2023

Call opens 9 May 2023
Call closes 6 June 2023 at 16:15 Finnish time

Transforming Health and Care Systems Partnership Programme Joint Transnational Call: Healthcare of the Future

Call opens 14 March 2023
Call closes Intent to Apply by 23 May, DL 13 June 2023

Flagship Programme call for 2nd Flagship term for Flagships selected in 3rd Flagship Programme call

Call opens 14 April 2023
Call closes 20 June 2023 at 16.15 Finnish time

HERA call: Crisis – Perspectives from the Humanities

Call opens 26 May 2023
Call closes 21 Sep 2023 at 14.00 CET
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News 25 May 2023
Academy of Finland decides dates for winter 2024 call
Release 24 May 2023
Lefoulon-Delalande prize for Academy Professor, Academician, Kari Alitalo
Release 24 May 2023
Academy of Finland Awards go to Riikka Puhakka and Ville Vuorinen
News 16 May 2023
Research integrity morning on 24 May / Finnish National Board on Research Integrity TENK
Release 16 May 2023
Academy of Finland grants funding for 59 new Academy Research Fellowships in natural sciences and engineering
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Anne Uutela
28 Apr 2023
High-quality biosciences, health and environmental research continues despite Covid-19
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31 Mar 2023
It’s time to act: the M-ERA.NET call is open
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28 Mar 2023
Creating future solutions in collaboration – call for new Flagships opening
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24 Mar 2023
Promoting equality and nondiscrimination – in the best interests of science
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8 Feb 2023
Strong scientific publishing and collaboration in competence clusters
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Guidelines on effects of Covid-19 pandemic

The Academy of Finland’s updated guidelines on the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic for funding recipients and applicants.

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The Strategic Research Council (SRC) funds high-quality research that has great societal impact. SRC-funded research seeks concrete solutions to grand challenges that require multidisciplinary approaches as well as active and ongoing collaboration between those who produce new research knowledge and those who use it.

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Tietysti.fi is a website run by the Academy of Finland to communicate Academy-funded research projects and other scientific research to a mainstream audience in a popular way.

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