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Heta Tarkkala

@hetatarkkala.bsky.social

PhD (STS). Studies non-quantifiable issues related to science, technology & society. Currently: (health) data & wastewater. Knits at conferences.

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One of the CSSM projects is looking for a postdoc ๐Ÿ“ฃ! Find more information in the link.

01.07.2025 08:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Suomen Akatemian LinkedIn-pรคivitys: 

The Research Council of Finland firmly condemns the harassment and hate speech that RCF-funded researchers have recently faced online.
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This kind of targeting behaviour is highly inappropriate and dangerous. It threatens academic freedom, narrows public debate, and undermines trust in science and the people behind it.
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๐—œ๐—ป ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ, ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ. Researchers must be able to explore, question and share knowledge openly. The RCF funds research through open competition and international peer review, and our staff work to ensure the ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ of the process.
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Debate and disagreement are part of a healthy democracy. But there is a line that is crossed when the conversation turns into personal attacks or intimidation.
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We call on everyone to help keep that line clear. ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, and the people who make it possible.

In 2023, we released a statement on the online targeting of researchers: https://lnkd.in/dbRrUDBu

Suomen Akatemian LinkedIn-pรคivitys: The Research Council of Finland firmly condemns the harassment and hate speech that RCF-funded researchers have recently faced online. ย  This kind of targeting behaviour is highly inappropriate and dangerous. It threatens academic freedom, narrows public debate, and undermines trust in science and the people behind it. ย  ๐—œ๐—ป ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ, ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ. Researchers must be able to explore, question and share knowledge openly. The RCF funds research through open competition and international peer review, and our staff work to ensure the ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ of the process. ย  Debate and disagreement are part of a healthy democracy. But there is a line that is crossed when the conversation turns into personal attacks or intimidation. ย  We call on everyone to help keep that line clear. ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, and the people who make it possible. In 2023, we released a statement on the online targeting of researchers: https://lnkd.in/dbRrUDBu

Suomen Akatemia tuomitsee jyrkรคsti tutkijaan kohdistuvan hรคirinnรคn ja vihapuheen.

โ€In Finland, academic freedom is a core value. Researchers must be able to explore, question and share knowledge openly.โ€

โ€Letโ€™s protect the freedom to do science, and the people who make it possible.โ€

27.06.2025 20:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 305    ๐Ÿ” 66    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

Onnea!

23.06.2025 05:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œComplete the Test Firstโ€ Prescreening Tests at the Margins of Digital Public Administration | Article | Social Inclusion Heta Tarkkala, Riikka Koulu, Karoliina Snell, Helmi Soininvaara

Happy to see this published!

โ€œComplete the Test Firstโ€ Prescreening Tests at the Margins of Digital Public Administration | Article | Social Inclusion www.cogitatiopress.com/socialinclus...

@ksnell.bsky.social @helsinki.fi @hulib.bsky.social #sts

12.06.2025 11:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@ksnell.bsky.social @tupasela.bsky.social @helsinkiupress.bsky.social

21.05.2025 12:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Rezension: Genome als รถkonomische Ressource Genome Finland von Ilpo Helรฉn et al.

Rezension unseres Buches!
gen-ethisches-netzwerk.de/biobanken-un...

21.05.2025 12:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think here important is also the word polkaista because you really do polkaista the wheel into motion.

26.04.2025 18:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Joo, se โ€aja oikeallaโ€-ohje on aika oleellinen homman toimimiselle niin kuin ajateltu.

26.04.2025 15:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sehรคn on itse asiassa leveรคkaistatie eli ei nyt ihan se perinteisin kaksikaistainen. Ajelemme itse mรถkille sitรค pitkin, joten tullut siksi tutuksi.

26.04.2025 15:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Onnea Anita!

04.04.2025 05:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ludwig Ristikoita laativan John "Ludwig' Taylorin erakkoelรคmรค mullistuu, kun hรคnen identtinen kaksoisveljensรค James katoaa. Veljen vaimo pyytรครค Ludwigilta apua. Ludwig lupaa esittรครค veljeรครคn, kunnes tรคmรคn ko...

Ludvig voisi toimia. areena.yle.fi/1-72553726?u...

28.03.2025 16:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Onnistuiko Britannian ja Ranskan Ukrainan tukihanke? | Ykkรถsaamu Kuinka illan puoluejohtajien tentti sujui? Analysoimassa ovat valtio-opin professori Elina Kestilรค-Kekkonen Tampereen yliopisto sekรค apurahatutkija Theodora Helimรคki Helsingin yliopistolta. Toimittaja...

Aamun parhaita juttuja (kahvin ja hyvรคn leivรคn lisรคksi) on Ykkรถsaamun kuuntelu matkalla tรถihin areena.yle.fi/1-73559117?u...

28.03.2025 06:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The politics of constructing health data spaces: Border work and the stickiness of fragmentation - Heidrun ร…m, Lotte Groth Jensen, Rasmus Mรธlgaard Hansen, Karoliina Snell, Heta Tarkkala, Aaro Tupasela... This article explores the construction of health data spaces through the lens of border work. It provides insights into the complex attachments and detachments ...

With Norwegian, Danish & Finnish @hetatarkkala.bsky.social @tupasela.bsky.social colleagues, we published an article about creating streamlined one-stop shops for health data doi.org/10.1177/2053..., and how they require constant constructing, maintaining, and overcoming of borders. #sts #data #EHDS

27.03.2025 10:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: CSSM PhD School in June 2025 โ€“ The Centre for the Social Study of Microbes At present, research on microbes โ€“ whether in social sciences or in life sciences and biomedicine โ€“ is undergoing dramatic changes. A boom of microbiome research since the early 2000s has shown that m...

๐Ÿ“ขCALL FOR APPLICATIONS: The CSSM now welcomes applications for The CSSM PhD School, held in Helsinki, 4-6 June 2025.

๐Ÿ“…Deadline: 7 March 2025
๐Ÿฆ For more details, please visit our website: www.socialmicrobes.org/current/call...

04.02.2025 14:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Lukijan mielipide | Lain tavoite ei ole rajata akateemista vapautta Kyse on tarpeesta varmistaa lainsรครคdรคnnรถllรค, ettei Suomessa rahoitetun tieteellisen tutkimuksen tuloksia pรครคdy maihin, jotka ovat pakotteiden alaisia.

Ehkรค oleellista ei ole kysymys lain tavoitteesta. Tรคrkeรคmpi kysymys voi olla se, mitรค laki tosiasiassa mahdollistaa? www.hs.fi/mielipide/ar...

27.01.2025 09:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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HS:n tiedot | Hallitus aikoo lakkauttaa ilmastopaneelin ja vรคhentรครค uuden tiedon tuottamista Hallitus aikoo mullistaa pรครคtรถksenteon tueksi tietoa kokoavat tiedepaneelit. Nykyisenlaiset ilmasto- ja luontopaneelit yhdistettรคisiin yhteen โ€jรคttipaneeliinโ€.

Ensin Akatemia-laki ja sitten tรคmรค. Ikรคvรค kyllรค hallituksen toiminta alkaa muistuttaa Unkaria, jossa tieteen vapautta ja riippumatonta asiantijuutta on rajoitettu.
www.hs.fi/politiikka/a...

21.01.2025 12:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 56    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I really would like to participate and meet people in Stockholm, but it seems I am staying in Helsinki for a waste-related coference taking place at the same time.

17.01.2025 07:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Grant for seminar exploring human-microbial relations โ€“ The Centre for the Social Study of Microbes The Centre for the Social Study of Microbes at the University of Helsinki aims to develop theory and methods to better make sense of the complex relations between humans, nonhumans, microbes, and thei...

๐Ÿ“ฃCALL FOR APPLICATIONS: CSSM grant for seminar exploring human-microbial relations!

๐Ÿ“…DL: 28 February 2025
๐Ÿฆ For more details please visit our website:
www.socialmicrobes.org/current/call...

16.01.2025 08:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Kannanotto: Tasa-arvoasiain neuvottelukunta on huolissaan sukupuolentutkimuksen opetuksen ja tutkimuksen tilanteesta Itรค-Suomen yliopistossa | Tane

Sukupuolentutkimuksen oppiaineen kohtalo huolestuttaa. Professuuria ei olla avattu. Joensuun tutkijanaiset lรคhetti kannarin dekaanille ja laitosjohtajalle. Sisรคltรถ pitkรคlti sama kuin Tanen kannarissa.
tane.fi/-/kannanotto...

09.01.2025 15:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I would add that meals need to be covered and it is a bonus if you can go for a nice walk when needed.

31.12.2024 06:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes there are (e.g., river Teno). But situation could be better.

27.12.2024 08:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐—–๐—™๐—ฃ โ€œ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ป๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒโ€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—”๐˜€๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—น๐˜‚, ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ, ๐Ÿฐ-๐Ÿฒ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ. Uplift your understanding of how to โ€˜thinkโ€™ and โ€˜doโ€™ inter- and trans-disciplinarity with us! Info on the conference and sessions app.eventos.fi/ais-conferen...

16.12.2024 12:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Lausunto: Tekoรคlylainsรครคdรคnnรถssรค on varmistettava jรคrjestelmien avoimuus Tieteellinen seuramme nostaa esille huolen tekoรคlyjรคrjestelmien rakentamisen ja kรคytรถn avoimuuden toteutumisesta sekรค valvonnan resurssoinnista lakiesityksen pohjalta. Teksti on annettu yhdistyksenโ€ฆ

Rajapinta ry. lausui tekoรคlyasetuksen toimeenpanosta Suomessa. Olemme huolissamme tekoรคlyjรคrjestelmien avoimuudesta sekรค valvonnan resurssoinnista. Avoimuus mahdollistaa riippumattoman tutkimuksen, joka on merkittรคvรค keino arvioida jรคrjestelmien vaikutuksia. #tekoรคly

rajapinta.co/2024/12/05/l...

05.12.2024 08:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My favourite way of spending an academic day: small enough symposium, lots of coffee, space for discussions, knittingโ€ฆ Thanks @cssmicrobes.bsky.social and Microbial lives final symposium

28.11.2024 08:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So excited and happy about this! Susi Vetter was the amazing illustrator who worked in collaboration with us.

susivetter.art

27.11.2024 14:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And @cssmicrobes.bsky.social
@sallamaaria.bsky.social
@joseacanada.bsky.social to name a few

25.11.2024 12:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Me and @ksnell.bsky.social are here too!

25.11.2024 11:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

#escaide2024 has started. The role of behavioral and social sciences was emphasised already in the beginning. Looking forward to further discussions on this!

20.11.2024 09:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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To all new bluesky people interested in genomics, policy, people and value. Chek our book "Genome Finland". Open access doi.org/10.33134/HUP... #STS #genomics #sociology

19.11.2024 09:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Luckily Bluesky is getting more active!

14.11.2024 10:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@hetatarkkala is following 20 prominent accounts