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We have bestowed this year’s J.V. Snellman Public Information Award on two researchers, Professor Olli Vapalahti and Associate Professor Tarja Sironen, for their outstanding efforts to disseminate scholarly knowledge about COVID-19. 🏆 Our warmest thanks and congratulations to both! 💙

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Meet the teacher! In 2000, Veli-Pekka Tynkkynen had just started his PhD studies in geography at the University of Helsinki. In the picture, he is at Arbat, a Moscow street that has inspired artists and dissidents for over a century. Today, Veli-Pekka is a professor in Russian environmental studies. He leads a research team that focuses on energy, natural resource and climate issues in Russia. He also teaches in the Master's Programme in Russian Studies. “The students are taught by teacher-scholars that have wide expertise in societal outreach, in addition to high-level basic research.” The applications are still open until 15 Jan 2021 to our 35 International Master’s Programmes.

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13 of our researchers listed among the most cited 1 % of their fields! 💎 The Highly Cited Researchers list covers peer-reviewed published research articles especially in the natural sciences and medicine.

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Hector Sanchez thought he knew the ingredients of quality research, but his research process was shaken up when he entered the Master’s Programme in Intercultural Encounters. With the help of Indigenous scholars, he began to scrutinise himself and his role in research. The applications are now open to our 35 International Master’s Programmes. Apply before 15 Jan 2021.

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Video games offer unique experiences of enchantment and inclusivity. In games, religion and spirituality are used to establish a narrative that challenges the player’s moral compass, says Heidi Rautalahti, a religious scholar.