DPSoc Welcome Day for New Doctoral Researchers 2026
Publicum
DPSoc Welcome Day for New Doctoral Researchers 2026
Wednesday 2 September, 2026 - Publicum (Assistentinkatu 7)
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)