Author Archives: kaihak

Where has winter gone !?…..Is climate crisis knocking at our doors? by Lokesh Kesavan

Posted on March 6, 2020 by kaihak

By this time, most of us realized that, something is abnormal in the environment and in the climate due to absconding snowy, cold, sub 0 ℃ weather, which is hallmark condition of Finland during the months, December-March. This raises everyone’s … Continue reading →

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Crystallography, a (tragic) love story by Pedro Dinis

Posted on February 4, 2020 by kaihak

Given free-reign by the Turku Collegium of Science and Medicine to write about anything made the choice of topic quite easy, as macromolecular crystallography has accompanied my budding scientific career. It also comes at a critical juncture in the field … Continue reading →

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No snow for skiing – a real problem or not?

Posted on January 24, 2020 by kaihak

It should be winter time and many people would love to ski, but there is currently simply no snow for skiing. Luckily this is not a problem as we have ski tunnels, such as one in Paimio very close to … Continue reading →

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Mentoring the mentors by Nicolino Lo Gullo

Posted on December 2, 2019 by kaihak

I am at that stage of the academic career in which I cannot consider myself a young scientist but I do not think of myself as a senior researcher neither. It is true that now I feel more comfortable with … Continue reading →

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Collegium supports starting an independent career

Posted on November 4, 2019 by kaihak

I was one of the “lucky ones” getting a Junior Group Leader position in Collegium of Science and Medicine in 2016. I say “lucky one” since there were 166 applicants and six of them got position. The competition of positions … Continue reading →

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What Determines the Success of a University?

Posted on October 17, 2019 by kaihak

There are several global ranking systems for universities. The University of Turku is doing pretty well in these rankings percentagewise but there are about 400-500 universities to win for reaching the top. Can the University of Turku ever get there? … Continue reading →

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