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Let's celebrate the breadth of the University’s excellent Life Science research and establishment of HiLIFE with a full week of events at the Campuses! HiLIFE Helsinki Institute of Life Science is a new joint institute established in 2017 that supports high quality life science research across the University of Helsinki campuses and faculties. HiLIFE builds on existing strengths and new recruits and partnerships to create an attractive international environment for researchers to solve grand challenges in health, food, and environment. PROGRAM OF THE WEEK ERC Sup­port­ing ex­cel­lent Life Sci­ence re­search - Spot light on Life Science ERC grantees Monday October 30, 2017 at 11:30 am – 4:30 pm Biomedicum Helsinki helsinki.fi/en/helsinki-institute-of-life-science/erc-supporting-excellent-life-science-research-0 Huippututkimuksesta hyvinvointia - Public lecture in Finnish Monday October 30, 2017 at 4:30 – 7:00 pm Think Corner Helsinki tiedekulma.fi HiLIFE Goes Busi­ness - HiSTAKES project promotes societal impact and commercial possibilities of academic projects in the area of Life Science Tues­day Oc­to­ber 31, 2017 at 10 am - 12 noon Ter­kko Health Hub Helsinki helsinki.fi/en/helsinki-institute-of-life-science/hilife-goes-business PhD Kick-off - Inside Doctoral Studies - Orientation and networking reception for doctoral candidates of University of Helsinki Tues­day Oc­to­ber 31, 2017 at 4 - 7 pm City Hall, Helsinki helsinki.fi/fi/tutkimus/phd-kick-off-inside-doctoral-studies Sci­ence in Life –Build­ing tools for life sci­ences In­ter­dis­cip­lin­ary HiLIFE re­search in Kum­pula cam­pus Wed­nes­day Novem­ber 1, 2017 at 1-4 pm Physicum en­trance hall, Helsinki helsinki.fi/en/helsinki-institute-of-life-science/science-in-life-building-tools-for-life-sciences HiLIFE re­search in Viikki cam­pus Details to be announced Thursday November 2, 2017 HILIFE GRAND OPEN­ING The opening week culminates in the Grand Opening with Mayor Jan Vapaavuori and Rector Jukka Kola (Please register by Oct. 29th: lyyti.fi/reg/HiLIFE_Grand_Opening) Opening words Keynote speakers: Professor Mary M Power: "Science, society, and species interactions" Professor Fiona Watt: "Stem Cell Revolution" Panel discussion Our bright hosts of the afternoon are ERC awarded researchers Anna-Liisa Laine and Vince Cerullo! Friday 3 November at 3-5 pm University of Helsinki Great Hall Celebrations continue at Think Corner at 5 pm Follow the updates on this Facebook event and on helsinki.fi/hilife

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In 2009, Annika Laakso’s husband Ville was diagnosed with a rare brain cancer. Even thought cancer research is advancing at a dizzying speed, in the case of rare diseases, expertise hangs by the thinnest of threads. That's why Laakso's family decided to launch a #cycle4sarcoma campaign to support sarcoma research. Ville succumbed to sarcoma in July 2019. Running the campaign and donating funds made what they lived through feel like it has some meaning. – Our children are now 10 and 14. I’ve told them that their father has left an indelible mark. You may not yet understand it, but at some point you will.

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Antenatal classes, maternity and child welfare clinics, health centres – the parents of small children in Finland have access to a wide variety of support services. Professor Mirjam Kalland’s data show that easy access to services may reduce symptoms of depression and the stress associated with parenthood.

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Agriculture and forestry generate side streams that can support the modulation of immune system in both children and adults. Their complex microbial community can be used as part of gardening and landscaping materials that decrease the risk of diseases, such as allergy, asthma and type 1 diabetes.

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Sufficient amount of sleep in childhood can prevent various health problems and support cognitive performance. Preference for morningness may especially contribute positively to the future health.

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Using digital media may have a positive impact on study motivation if the school supports it. However, there seems to be a digital gap between school and the rest of the world.

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Sirke Piirainen, a doctoral student, is studying what will happen to birds as climate and the environment undergo a change. How environmental changes in the past few decades have affected the distribution or decline of various species? She was supported in her research by the Ilkka Hanski Fund. Donations to the fund honour Ilkka Hanski's life work in the fields of population and conservation biology.

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Student or researcher of the University of Helsinki, apply for a grant! Find support for your studies or writing a thesis, travel grants or support for your research. The application round for the year 2020 is open Jan 14 - Feb 6, 2020.

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Student or researcher of the University of Helsinki, apply for a grant! Find support for your studies or writing a thesis, travel grants or support for your research! The application round for the year 2019 is open Jan 15 - Feb 7, 2019.

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Student or researcher of the University of Helsinki, apply for a grant! Find support for your studies or writing a thesis, travel grants or support for your research! The ap­plic­a­tion round for the year 2018 is open Jan 11 - Jan 31, 2018.

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“As a teacher and researcher, my goal has been to include every young person in society,” says Joseph Gagnon. Professor of special education, he believes that skilled teachers can provide crucial assistance for adolescents with behavioural problems.

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One in three of us will develop cancer in our lifetime. Even if cancer is common, all cancerous tumours are unique. Our cancer research is at the highest level internationally. Working with the Helsinki Biobank, our university is an exceptional research environment, offering the chance to find groundbreaking new ways to treat cancer. To succeed, we need your help. On Giving day, held on 26 November, we invite people to support cancer research.