Twenty-five newly appointed professors of the University of Helsinki will give their inaugural lectures on Wednesday, 29 May, starting at 14.15. The lectures serve as popular introductions to the professors’ fields of science and current research issues.
The inaugural lectures will be held at the Main Building of the University. They can also be viewed via the Unitube service. The programme below includes the timetable, lecture rooms and topics for individual lectures. The inaugural lectures will be held in the language of the topic indicated in the programme.
The inauguration ceremony will begin at 17.00 in the Great Hall. The programme includes a speech by Chancellor Kaarle Hämeri, musical performances and introductions of the new professors. In addition, the inauguration ceremony will feature an inaugural lecture by Professor of Social Work Timo Harrikari. After the ceremony, the audience is invited to attend a reception held in the foyers of the Main Building.
Welcome!
At 14.15 EDWARD WEBB
Global Forests and Land Use | Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry
TBA
At 14.45 TIMO HYTÖNEN
Molecular and Translational Plant Biology | Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry
Kasvien ilmastosopeutumisen mekanismit – luonnonvariaatiosta sovelluksiin
At 15.15 DOROTA GOZDECKA
Law | Faculty of Law
Human rights and non-discrimination in the times of democratisation of knowledge
At 15.45 DAN HELENIUS
Criminal and Procedural Law | Faculty of Law
Straffrättens internationella dimensioner
At 14.15 MIKA MÄNTYLÄ
Computer Science (Software Development Methods) | Faculty of Science
Jättimäiset ohjelmistot ja niiden virheet
At 14.45 LAURA RUOTSALAINEN
Computer Science (Spatiotemporal Data Analysis for Sustainability Science) | Faculty of Science
Tekoälyllä kestävää liikkumista tulevaisuuden kaupunkeihin
At 15.15 ANTTI HONKELA
Data Science (Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence) | Faculty of Science
Tekoälyn tietosuoja
At 15.45 SIMON PUGLISI
Data Science (Knowledge Discovery in Big Data) | Faculty of Science
TBA
At 14.15 ANU LAHTINEN
Finnish and Nordic History | Faculty of Arts
Suomen historian rikkaus
At 14.45 KATRIANNE LEHTIPALO
Atmospheric Sciences and Physics | Faculty of Science
Hiukkasen asiaa ilmasta – miten ilmakehän aerosolihiukkaset muodostuvat ja miten niitä voidaan luotettavasti havainnoida
At 15.15 PIA BÄCKLUND
Regional and Urban Inequalities | Faculty of Science
Aluesuunnittelu hallintatapana ja eriarvoisuuden rakentuminen
At 15.45 GREGOR HILLERS
Earthquake Seismology | Faculty of Science
Probing the Earth system from core to space with seismic waves
At 14.15 LEENA KOLEHMAINEN
Germanic Philology | Faculty of Arts
Saksan kielen rakennusta 2000-luvun Suomessa
At 14.45 ANNELI LUHTALA
Latin language | Faculty of Arts
Keskiajan skolastiikan menetetty maine
At 15.15 MARJA VIERROS
Classical Philology | Faculty of Arts
Kielistä, joita ei enää puhuta
At 15.45 PIRJO KRISTIINA VIRTANEN
Indigenous Studies | Faculty of Arts
Vastavuoroinen tietäminen, ajallisuus ja valtasuhteet
At 14.15 RIIKKA RÄISÄNEN
Craft Science and Craft Pedagogy | Faculty of Educational Sciences
Luonnon väripaletti: luonnonvärien tutkimus käsityössä tieteestä pedagogiikkaan
At 14.45 MINNA VAN GERVEN
Social Policy | Faculty of Social Sciences
Hyvinvointivaltio, takana loistava tulevaisuus?
At 15.15 JOHANNA KANTOLA
European Societies and Politics | Faculty of Social Sciences
Euroopan parlamentti vallan ja politiikan näyttämönä
At 15.45 MICHIRU NAGATSU
Philosophy of Social Science and Sustainability | Faculty of Social Sciences
Practical Philosophy in Practice: Thinking, Feeling and Acting at the End of the World
At 14.15 PIPSA SAHARINEN
Biochemistry | Faculty of Medicine
Verisuonitutkimuksen tuomat lääkeinnovaatiot
At 14.45 SIRKKU PELTONEN
Dermatology and Allergology | Faculty of Medicine
Perinnölliset ihotaudit – ei pelkkää pintavikaa
At 15.15 JARI LAHTI
Clinical psychology, mental health, and mental health interventions | Faculty of Medicine
Terapiagenetiikka: omiikat apuna mielenterveyden ongelmien hoidossa
At 15.45 MARITTA VÄLIMÄKI
Development of Healthcare Services | Faculty of Medicine
”Käyttääkö vaiko ei käytä?” Teknologian käyttöönoton kysymyksiä terveydenhuollossa
At 17.00, Great Hall (Aleksanterinkatu 5/Unioninkatu 34, second floor)
SPEECH
Kaarle Hämeri
INAUGURAL LECTURE
Timo Harrikari
Social Work | Faculty of Social Sciences
Sosiaalityön toimintaympäristö muuttuu – miten muuttuu sosiaalityö?
INTRODUCTIONS OF THE NEW PROFESSORS
MUSIC
Accessible entrance from the courtyard of the Main Building through the archway at Yliopistonkatu 2.
Please note that photographs will be taken throughout the event. More information: helsinkiunievents@helsinki.fi.
The dress code for the new professors is a tailcoat with a white bow tie and black waistcoat for men, and a black dress with long sleeves for women. Members of the clergy may wear clerical dress. Professors who defended their doctoral thesis abroad may wear the doctoral gown of their home university. The new professors carry their doctoral hats with them. Dress code for the public and participants in the procession is dark suit without a doctoral hat.
Dress code applies only to the inauguration ceremony (starts at 5 pm). For the inaugural lectures, there is no specific dress code.
More information: helsinkiunievents@helsinki.fi.