Category Archives: Research

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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TIAS and Scholars at Risk by Kimi Kärki

Posted on November 20, 2019 by limala

Scholars at Risk (SAR) is an international network of academic institutions, organised to support and defend the principles of academic freedom and to defend the human rights of scholars around the world. It is coordinated from the United States of … 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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TIAS and Other Stories by Martin Cloonan

Posted on October 17, 2019 by limala

Hello and welcome to the TIAS/TCSM blog. I’m delighted to have been asked to write something for the first blog. Having been asked, it seemed to me that it might be appropriate to write something about the role of Institutes … Continue reading →

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