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HELSUS organizes regular discussion events, workshops and trainings for researchers, policy-makers and private actors.

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Webinar: EU Environmental Principles and Scientific Uncertainty before National Courts—the Case of the Habitats Directive

A full understanding of how courts handle complex scientific questions is essential to appreciating the dynamics of environmental law. The...

HELSUS Science Policy Forum

HELSUS Science-Policy Forum

Welcome to the first HELSUS Science-Policy Forum on Nature-Based Solutions supporting climate and biodiversity targets! HELSUS...

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HELSUS Global South Encounters

The HELSUS Global South Encounters is a series of seminars and small talks intended to sharpen critical research in sustainability science...

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HELSUS Brown Bag Lunch

HELSUS Brown Bag Lunches are concise lunchtime events where participants bring their own lunch box and gather to a seminar with...

HELSUS Sustainability Discussion Group

Welcome to HELSUS Sustainability Discussion Group! The HELSUS Sustainability Discussion Group (SDG) is a monthly meeting for...

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Viikki Sustainability Research Seminar

Viikki Sustainability Research Seminar schedule now available! Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), Natural Resources Institute...

HELSUS Policy Dialogues 2018

HELSUS Policy Dialogues

Upcoming events: No upcoming events for the moment. Past events: HELSUS Policy Dialogues is a series of critical,...

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18.2.2021

Science news

Do schools have the capacity to teach adaptation to climate change?

Researchers are embarking on a project to determine the skills needed to curb climate change and adapt to it, and the ways these skills are...

7.1.2021

Sustainability news

Two open positions for grant-funded researchers in the Sustainable Food Systems Research Group – apply by 8.2.2021

Two reserach projects in the Sustainable Food Systems Research Group are seeking for grant-funded researchers to examine cellular agriculture...

23.12.2020

Science news

Save the date: 10-year anniversary seminar of the Taita Research Station

The 10-year anniversary seminar of the Taita Research Station of the University of Helsinki in Kenya takes place on January 28, 2021 in Tavastia...

15.12.2020

Sustainability news

The HELSUS autumn funding supports new sustainability research openings, collaboration and societal impact in sustainability research

18 initiatives received funding as a part of the HELSUS autumn 2020 funding call as seed funding, funding for international research...

14.12.2020

Sustainability news

Save the date: Sustainability Science Days, Finland’s largest event in sustainability science, highlights the need for radical change

The theme of the next conference is destruction and creativity. Sustainability challenges cannot be solved without radical changes in human...

24.11.2020

Life science news

The properties of a promising stabiliser found in spruce can be adjusted using different extraction techniques

Spruce gum is a hemicellulose extracted from wood, which can be used to provide yoghurts, salad dressings, cosmetics and other products with a...

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26.02.2021

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26.02.2021

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Everyone needs basic knowledge of sustainability. That's why we’re launching a course aimed at mitigating climate a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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26.02.2021

HELSUS

"Olen ollut yliopistolla yli 20 vuotta, enkä ole aiemmin suunnitellut opetusta yhtä laajan ja monitieteisen joukon… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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25.02.2021

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Are you ready for the #Connect4Sustainability science conference?! We are! Next Wednesday we are discussing two hot… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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