New professors’ inaugural lectures on 29 May 2024

New professors' inaugural lectures on 29 May 2024

The 25 new professors at the University of Helsinki will present the latest research findings in their fields on Wednesday, 29 May from 14.15 to 16.15. The inaugural lectures will be held in the Main Building at Fabianinkatu 33. The lectures are also available for streaming.

Professor of Global Forests and Land Use Edward Webb, Professor of Earthquake Seismology Gregor Hillers, Professor of Data Science (Knowledge Discovery in Big Data) Simon Puglisi, Professor of Law Dorota Gozdecka and Professor of the Philosophy of Social Science and Sustainability Michiru Nagatsu will give their inaugural lectures in English.

Following the inaugural lectures, an inauguration ceremony at the Great Hall of the University at 17.00 will feature a speech by Chancellor Kaarle Hämeri, the inaugural lecture by Professor of Social Work Timo Harrikari (in Finnish), introductions of the new professors and musical performances. After the ceremony, the audience is invited to attend a reception held in the foyers of the Main Building.

For the programme and the livestreaming links to the lecture rooms, visit our website at helsinki.fi/juhlaluennot. Each lecture lasts roughly 20 minutes, with breaks in between to allow for the audience to move from one lecture venue to another.

The lectures and the inauguration ceremony are open to anyone interested in the topic. Welcome!

New professors giving their inaugural lectures and the lecture topics:

Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry

• Professor of Molecular and Translational Plant Biology Timo Hytönen: Kasvien ilmastosopeutumisen mekanismit - luonnonvariaatiosta sovelluksiin
• Professor of Global Forests and Land Use Edward Webb: TBA

Faculty of Arts

• Professor of Germanic Philology Leena Kolehmainen: Saksan kielen rakennusta 2000-luvun Suomessa
• Professor of Finnish and Nordic History Anu Lahtinen: Suomen historian rikkaus
• Professor of Latin Language Anneli Luhtala: Keskiajan skolastiikan menetetty maine
• Professor of Classical Philology Marja Vierros: Kielistä, joita ei enää puhuta
• Professor of Indigenous Studies Pirjo Kristiina Virtanen: Vastavuoroinen tietäminen, ajallisuus ja valtasuhteet

Faculty of Educational Sciences

• Professor of Craft Science and Craft Pedagogy Riikka Räisänen: Luonnon väripaletti: luonnonvärien tutkimus käsityössä tieteestä pedagogiikkaan

Faculty of Law

• Professor of Law Dorota Gozdecka: Human rights and non-discrimination in the times of democratisation of knowledge
• Professor of Criminal and Procedural Law Dan Helenius: Straffrättens internationella dimensioner

Faculty of Medicine

• Professor of Clinical psychology, mental health, and mental health interventions Jari Lahti: Terapiagenetiikka: omiikat apuna mielenterveyden ongelmien hoidossa
• Professor of Dermatology and Allergology Sirkku Peltonen: Perinnölliset ihotaudit - ei pelkkää pintavikaa
• Professor of Biochemistry Pipsa Saharinen: Verisuonitutkimuksen tuomat lääkeinnovaatiot
• Professor of Development of Healthcare Services Maritta Välimäki: "Käyttääkö vaiko ei käytä?" Teknologian käyttöönoton kysymyksiä terveydenhuollossa

Faculty of Science

• Professor of Regional and Urban Inequalities Pia Bäcklund: Aluesuunnittelu hallintatapana ja eriarvoisuuden rakentuminen
• Professor of Earthquake Seismology Gregor Hillers: Probing the Earth system from core to space with seismic waves
• Professor of Data Science (Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence) Antti Honkela: Tekoälyn tietosuoja
• Professor of Atmospheric Sciences and Physics Katrianne Lehtipalo: Hiukkasen asiaa ilmasta - miten ilmakehän aerosolihiukkaset muodostuvat ja miten niitä voidaan luotettavasti havainnoida
• Professor of Computer Science (Software Development Methods) Mika Mäntylä: Jättimäiset ohjelmistot ja niiden virheet
• Professor of Data Science (Knowledge Discovery in Big Data) Simon Puglisi: TBA
• Professor of Computer Science (Spatiotemporal Data Analysis for Sustainability Science) Laura Ruotsalainen: Tekoälyllä kestävää liikkumista tulevaisuuden kaupunkeihin

Faculty of Social Sciences

• Professor of Social Policy Minna van Gerven: Hyvinvointivaltio, takana loistava tulevaisuus?
• Professor of European Societies and Politics Johanna Kantola: Euroopan parlamentti vallan ja politiikan näyttämönä
• Professor of Social Work Timo Harrikari: Sosiaalityön toimintaympäristö muuttuu - miten muuttuu sosiaalityö?
• Professor of Philosophy of Social Science and Sustainability Michiru Nagatsu: Practical Philosophy in Practice: Thinking, Feeling and Acting at the End of the World