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Tiedekulmassa perehdytään tiistaina 21.10. klo 17–19 sienten maailmaan. Sienten saloihin johdattavat Luonnontieteellisen keskusmuseon yli-intendentti Tuula Niskanen, yliopistonlehtori
Sari Timonen, apulaisprofessori Tuula Jyske ja laboratoriomestari Jutta Varis.
@helsinki.fi @nathist.bsky.social
"Just as in sport, where performance is reduced to a set of statistics, academic worth is increasingly compressed into numerical indicators that may overlook the quality, creativity, or broader societal relevance of research."
Wallaschek compares #research careers and sport on the LSE Impact Blog.
![A quote from Brian Conway's book 'Sacred Callings', page 8. The quote reads: " ”I argue that [--] critical events
theory, and attention to historical contingency and context,
should be taken seriously alongside alternative explanations such
as modernisation in accounting for the longitudinal development
of the Catholic male workforce."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7e6bt6rkdajyhqkj5v433h7n/bafkreie6aockw354twlm6wuzrtdxlwhuh44nahslfug4yglk2lxqvqna6y@jpeg)
A quote from Brian Conway's book 'Sacred Callings', page 8. The quote reads: " ”I argue that [--] critical events theory, and attention to historical contingency and context, should be taken seriously alongside alternative explanations such as modernisation in accounting for the longitudinal development of the Catholic male workforce."
Brian Conway's book 'Sacred Callings: An Eventful Analysis of the Global #Catholic Priesthood' (2025) introduces and tests a new critical events theory to help explain variation in #priesthood trends.
Read or download the book for free via: doi.org/10.33134/HUP...
#sociology #religion #openaccess
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Tieteessä tapahtuu -lehden numeron 4/2025 julkaisut käsittelevät muun muassa eläinhistoriaa, luontokadon syitä ja seurauksia sekä tarinallisuutta rahoitushakemusten tehokeinona.
Numero on avoimesti luettavissa osoitteessa: www.tieteessatapahtuu.fi/numerot/4-2025
"Tekoälykeskustelussa on paljon hypetystä, jolla luodaan kiireen tuntua ja myydään palveluita tai tuotteita. Mutta jos ei tiedä, mihin on menossa, on turha kiirehtiä – etenkin kun matkalla on myös vaaroja."
Professori Hannu Toivonen antaa Think Open -blogissa neuvoja tekoälyn turvalliseen käyttöön.
Kadir Kılıç explores the contradiction in Kant’s writings on genius as both continuous and discontinuous with imitation.
Read the full article in the latest issue of 'Estetika': doi.org/10.33134/eej...
#Kant #imitation #aesthetics #openaccess
'Shaping the Future of Higher Education' -teoksen kansi ja ote kirja-arviosta: "Kirja toimii hyvänä perusteoksena niille, jotka haluavat löytää malleja yhteisöllisemmän, inklusiivisemman ja kestävämmän korkeakoulutuksen kehittämiseksi." Kirja-arvion on kirjoittanut Henna Juusola, ja se on julkaistu Tiedepolitiikka-lehden numerossa Vol 50, Nro 3 (2025).
Woodin & Zuber-Skerrittin toimittamasta 'Shaping the Future of Higher Education' -teoksesta (2024) on julkaistu kirja-arvio! Lue Henna Juusolan kirjoittama arvio Tiedepolitiikka-lehden uusimmasta numerosta: doi.org/10.58957/tp....
@hennajuusola.bsky.social #korkeakoulutus #actionresearch #OAbooks
Coming up!
'Displaced Families, Dispersed Memories' investigates the #memorywork and #mnemonic practices of families dispersed by war, conflict, repression, occupation, and forced #migration. The book is edited by Johanna Leinonen et al.
Read more about our upcoming releases at: hup.fi/catalogue
Avoimen tieteen ja tutkimuksen talvipäiviä vietetään 2.–4.12.2025 Helsingin yliopistolla ja Tieteiden talolla. Tapahtumaan haetaan nyt tietoiskuja meneillään olevista avoimen tieteen hankkeista tai aloitteista. Ehdotusten deadline on 24.10.
#avointiede #avointutkimus
Ekin Erkan reviews 'The Origins of Kant’s Aesthetics' by Robert R. Clewis (Cambridge UP, 2023) in 'Estetika':
“[The book] is an exemplary work of Kant scholarship and research prowess [--].”
Read the full #bookreview at: doi.org/10.33134/eej...
@universitypress.cambridge.org #Kant #aesthetics
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Saavutettavuuskirjasto Celia järjestää 30.10. klo 10-11 webinaarin InDesign-osaajille. Kouluttajana toimii saavutettavuusasiantuntija Jonas Lillqvist. Webinaari on maksuton ja suomenkielinen. Ilmoittaudu mukaan 28.10. mennessä!
Mari Toivanen's 'Remote and Roaming' (2025) takes a holistic approach to digital nomadism by drawing on literature from work, lifestyle migration, and mobility studies.
Read or download this #openaccess book at: doi.org/10.33134/HUP...
#digitalnomadism #anthropology #sociology #politicalscience
In the new issue of 'Estetika', Reiter argues that #Kant intentionally avoided referencing exemplary #artworks in his #aesthetic theory. Reiter links this exclusion to Kant’s rejection of prescribed methods in both the creation and appreciation of fine #art.
Read more at: doi.org/10.33134/eej...
Tapahtuman haastattelut pohjautuvat Tiedekulman ja tiedekustantamo Gaudeamuksen Mitä kuuluu, Suomi? -pokkariin.
@gaudeamuskirjat.bsky.social
Tiedekulmassa keskustellaan 7.10. suomalaisen yhteiskunnan tilasta rikollisuuden, elintapojen ja terveyden sekä talouden ja hyvinvoinnin näkökulmista. Tapahtuman vierailevina asiantuntijoina ovat Matti Näsi, Tea Lallukka ja Ilja Kavonius.
Tapahtumaa voi seurata paikan päällä tai striimin kautta.
"Our findings show that ChatGPT not only fails to recognise retracted articles but often evaluates them as high-quality research and claims that their discredited claims are true."
Er-Te Zheng and Mike Thelwall question the reliability of LLMs in academic settings. Read more on the LSE Impact Blog.
Tiedejulkaisemisen päivien (9.-10.10.) teemana on tänä vuonna 'Hyvät, pahat ja rohkeat'. Paneelikeskusteluissa ja työpajoissa keskustellaan muun muassa julkaisulisensseistä, vertaisarvioinnista, sosiaalisesta mediasta sekä tekoälystä.
Tutustu ohjelmaan osoitteessa: www.tiedejulki.fi/ohjelma
Have you already read this award-winning book?
'Forced Migrants in Nordic Histories' offers the first comparative, region-wide volume focused on the histories of #refugees and other groups of forced #migrants across the #Nordic countries. Find the #openaccess book at: doi.org/10.33134/HUP...
In the new issue of 'Estetika', Robert R. Clewis explores Kant’s references to #mime and gesture, as well as his claims about commedia dell’arte.
Read the #openaccess article at:
doi.org/10.33134/eej...
#aesthetics #philosophy #Kant #humour #comedy
"AI rises as both ally and adversary, with the power to bring balance or betrayal to scientific research."
Nihar B. Shah examines the evolving role of #AI in scientific #research on the Scholarly Kitchen blog.
"Vaikuttaa siis siltä, että autoritaariset johtajat pitävät kuin pitävätkin humanististen tieteiden ja yhteiskuntatieteiden tuloksia yhteiskunnallisesti vaikuttavina. Sensuuria on muuten vaikea selittää."
www.tieteessatapahtuu.fi/numerot/4-20...
Kiitos @inkerikoskinen.bsky.social!
Out now!
Mari Toivanen's 'Remote and Roaming' draws from extensive #ethnographic fieldwork across the globe and explores the practices, meanings, and politics of digital #nomadism.
The book is freely available in #openaccess via: doi.org/10.33134/HUP-33
#anthropology #sociology #humangeography
Out now! 'Estetika' Special Issue on #Kant and #Art.
Freely available in #openaccess via: estetikajournal.org/41/volume/62...
#aesthetics #OA #aestheticmethodology
A metadata project improved the findability of Think Open blog articles on #openscience. Articles related to specific themes, such as #opendata and #openaccess, should now be easier to find.
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Second day at the #ENIUGH Congress in Växjö! Our stand is next to the registration desk (Hus M). If you're interested in chatting about #openaccess publishing or just want to browse some of our books, we'll be here today and tomorrow.
#scholarlypublishing #conference @eniugh-comparativ.bsky.social
This week, we're heading to Växjö, Sweden! The European Congress on World and Global History kicks off on Wednesday, September 10th. The event is organised by @eniugh-comparativ.bsky.social. If you'll be there too, feel free to stop by our stand!
#conference #history #scholarlypublishing
Rogers, Peck, Holt, Borchert, and Richard offer practical tips for improving the #accessibility of publications and other forms of #scholarlycommunication by writing effective image descriptions.
Read the full post on the Scholarly Kitchen blog 👇
@scholarlykitchen.bsky.social #AltText
Book cover of 'Forced Migrants in Nordic Histories', edited by Johanna Leinonen, Miika Tervonen, Hans Otto Frøland, Christhard Hoffmann, Seija Jalagin, Heidi Vad Jønsson, and Malin Thor Tureby. The cover features a black and white photograph depicting a rural scene with several people, horses, and cows.
'Forced Migrants in Nordic Histories' – winner of the Nordic #History Book Award 2025 – draws on oral histories, personal testimonies, and archival research. Central to the volume is the recognition of forced #migrants as #historical actors.
Read this #OAbook for free via: doi.org/10.33134/HUP...
The book cover of 'Rays of Language: Linguistic Perspectives on Non-Literary Papyri and Related Sources', edited by Klaas Bentein and Marja Vierros, features an abstract, sand-like swirl in various shades of brown. Next to the cover are the Helsinki University Press logo and the text 'Coming soon!'.
Coming later this year!
'Rays of Language' offers a comprehensive look at the #linguistic dimensions of non-literary #papyri. This edited volume brings together studies on #multilingualism, scribal practices, #syntax, and socio-pragmatic features of #ancient texts.
Read more at: hup.fi/catalogue
