Life in Finland
No interest (in retrospection and introspection)?

February 17, 2017 • 3 min read • Finland

No interest (in retrospection and introspection)?

There was much talk about last year's "changes" at the university.
1000 times too slow

December 1, 2016 • 3 min read • Finland

1000 times too slow

Helsinki University has outsourced parts of its IT infrastructure to Microsoft.
Key project funding

October 7, 2016 • 2 min read • Finland

Key project funding

This post is inspired by our recent success in the Key Project Funding call of the Academy of Finland.
University rankings (and how to manipulate them)

August 29, 2016 • 4 min read • Finland

University rankings (and how to manipulate them)

Whow.
Let's beat cancer together!

August 7, 2016 • 1 min read • Finland

Let’s beat cancer together!

Sawan and me registered as "The Jeltsch Laboratory" team to the Helsinki Twilight Run, which is a charity event to support the Finnish Cancer Foundation.
Good leadership?

May 2, 2016 • 3 min read • Finland

Good leadership?

When I started as a principal investigator at the University of Helsinki, I was advised to take the "Good leadership" course which was arranged by Personnel Training.
FPLC Protein purification course

January 4, 2016 • 5 min read • Finland

FPLC Protein purification course

Eight postgraduate students registered for the FPLC protein purification course, which took place in December.
Know your rights

November 19, 2015 • 1 min read • Finland

Know your rights

In a series of articles in the magazine Acatiimi, Mia Weckman from the Finnish Union of University Researchers and Teachers (FUURT) was introducing the Finnish legal system and legislation concerning the work place.
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Biochemistry/Molecular biology researcher and teacher