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Category Archives: Personal thoughts
Thoughts on Academic Career Structures
Discussions on academic career structures have recently become popular in Germany, a leading country in science and technology. The #IchBinHanna Twitter hashtag emerged in the German academic society in the summer of 2021. The discussion was triggered by a two-minute … Continue reading
Biomimicry: A fairway to seek sustainable solutions for a better world
Biomimicry is “Innovation Inspired from Nature.” It is nothing but learning from nature or taking design ideas from nature. It is a new way of inventing by looking at the natural world for inspiration. When I was in school and … Continue reading
Vettä ja voimalinjoja: elämän suurten valintojen äärellä
Olen juuri aloittanut kollegiumtutkijan tehtävässä Oxfordin yliopistossa vietetyn jakson jälkeen. Pian sen jälkeen kun tulin valituksi tähän pestiin, ilmestyi tällä palstalla Teemu Niirasen blogikirjoitus (07/2020), jossa käsiteltiin lääkäritutkijan uran vaiheita ja tutkimusryhmän johtajan varsinaisia esihenkilötehtäviä. Se herätti ajattelemaan matkaa, jolle … Continue reading
Medicinal Chemistry: an essential field in dire need of dedicated experts
I was in Italy when the first case of COVID-19 appeared in China, but when things became more serious globally, I moved back to India. Suddenly Italy, the place that was like a second home to me, got wrecked by … Continue reading
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Tagged drug research, medical chemistry, pandemic, research funding
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Now is the time to stand in solidarity, not project blame on the ‘Other’
Novelist Arundhati Roy suggests that we might think about the current COVID-19 pandemic, a deadly global health crisis which has been disorganising planetary life and exacerbating social inequalities for over a year now, as a portal. She suggests we experiment … Continue reading
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River: an erroneous concept
Before you keep reading, please think for a moment the scenery the word ‘river’ evokes to you… Does it include a flowing water line with green trees on sides, swimming fish or some other animal drinking water from it? Did … Continue reading
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Tagged freshwater ecosystems, hydromorphology, rivers
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Embracing the New Year in the Midst of Seasonal Darkness
I sincerely wish everyone a happy new year! The 2020 was extraordinary, particularly shaded by the pandemic. Normal academic life is challenged, but it seems not to be only negative. For instance, several my colleagues expressed higher effectiveness in remote … Continue reading
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Should research always be “useful”? A case for fundamental science, by Sophie Reichert
This question came up with a friend and fellow researcher recently. She had just given a public lecture on her topic of research in ecology and was asked why her work was important /relevant / useful. As researchers this is … Continue reading
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Tagged #fundamental_research, commodification, research_funding
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NOT, ketterä teleskooppi, kirjoittajana Erkki Kankare
Covid-19 pandemian aikana sosiaalisten lähikontaktien vähentäminen on tärkeää koronaviruksen leviämisen ehkäisemiseksi. Turun yliopistossakin henkilökunta on yhä pääsääntöisesti etätöissä, jos se työtehtävien puolesta on mahdollista. Aikaisemmin keväällä parin kuukauden ajan päällä oli kattavampi “lockdown”. Tutkijoille koronavirukseen liittyvät rajoitukset vaikuttavat tutkimusaineiston hankintaan … Continue reading
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Second waving – and (not) drowning? A Finnish social scientist “reflects” by Liisa Lähteenmäki*
During the summer, the corona pandemic almost obeyed “the Trumpian wet dream” of disappearing in Finland – the entire country had only a few new cases and no further deaths occurred. In the fall, as universities, schools, play-schools and day-care … Continue reading
