DPSoc Welcome Day for New Doctoral Researchers 2026

keskiviikkona 2.9.2026 11.00.00 → 16.00.00 Europe/Helsinki

Publicum

DPSoc Welcome Day for New Doctoral Researchers 2026

Wednesday 2 September, 2026 - Publicum (Assistentinkatu 7)

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Programme

Room: SH126, 1 st floor, Publicum

11.00 Welcome words and introduction of DPSoc - Valtteri Arstila, Professor, Vice Director of DPSoc

Introduction round of new doctoral researchers

12.00 Where and how to get funding for your doctoral research? - Auli Bläuer, Research Funding Specialist

12.30-13.30 Lunch at Restaurant Piccu Maccia: Green buffet (mostly vegan)

 

Room: Pub4, Publicum

13.30 DocSoBe ry – Association for Doctoral Researchers of Social and Behavioural Sciences

14.00 How to Survive a PhD? - Kim Holmberg, Senior Research Fellow

Short break (10 min)

15.00 My doctoral journey: Laura Puumala, Doctoral researcher

15.15 My doctoral journey: Jerkko Holmi, Doctoral researcher

15.30 Practical matters: personal study plan, supervision plan, dissertation requirements, course tips etc. - Kirsi Tammi, Doctoral Education Specialist

16.00 Coffee&tea and pastries (1st floor lobby)

Tour of the facilities led by DocSoBe (Publicum, Educarium)

17.00 Unofficial programme by DocSoBe: After work in Proffan Kellari (Rehtorinpellonkatu 6)

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