The Finnish Union of University Professors has chosen Jani Erola, Professor of Sociology at the University of Turku, as Professor of the Year for 2026. The choice was announced at a public event of the Union Statements from the Scientific Core in Oulu on Thursday, 15 January 2026. The award amount for the Professor of…
The Finnish Union of University Professors will organise Communicatio Academica: Statements from the Scientific Core in Oulu on Thursday, 15 January 2026. The public event will be held from 2 to 3.30 p.m. at Cultural Centre Valve. The event will feature professors’ speeches on geographical boundaries, reindeer husbandry and cybersecurity, and the Professor of the…
The Office of the Finnish Union of University Professors is closed for Christmas on December 24–26. We are not taking calls during the days between Christmas and the New Year, but we do read our email.
The Board of the Finnish Union of University Professors met on 12 December 2025 and, among other things, discussed the Union’s objectives for the Government Programme.
The meeting of the Union Council was held on 28 November in Helsinki. At its meeting, the Council approved a new strategy for the Union, ‘Advocacy for science and professors’.
The autumn meeting of the Council of the Finnish Union of University Professors was held in Helsinki on 28 November 2025.
Statement by the Council of the Finnish Union of University Professors, 28 November 2025, Helsinki.
Sivista and the Finnish Union of University Professors jointly organised a traditional seminar on academic leadership on 14 November. This time, the topic was the safety of research.
The Board of the Finnish Union of University Professors met on 7 November 2025 and, among other things, approved and decided to submit the Union’s Action Plan and Budget for 2026 to the Council for approval.
The Finnish Union of University Professors is concerned that universities and universities of applied sciences will be subject to a total of EUR 83.8 million in savings. These are against the Government’s goals of increasing R&D funding and increasing the number of people with higher education. However, the Union is pleased that a total of…