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Associate Professor Jussi Laine from the Karelian Institute has been elected as the new President of the Western Social Science Association, WSSA.

Alongside the remembering of heroes, nations must look at their past with a critical eye in a way that makes minority voices heard, says Olga Davydova-Minguet, Professor of Russian and Border Studies.

Research focuses upon the uneven development of different regions that has led to a trend where population growth only occurs in a few urban regions.

Researcher Kari Korolainen’s work made it to the top ten graphic novels nominated for the Finlandia Graphic Novel Award 2021.

The 91���� (UEF) has replaced Eurac Research as a Lead Partner in the MATILDE Project.

Saara Koikkalainen from the Karelian Institute was elected to join the Board of Nordic Migration Research (NMR).

The Science Forum is Finland’s largest science festival. Professor Maria Lähteenmäki of the Karelian Institute chairs the Program Committee for the 2021 edition. The Science Forum 2021 is a five-day event taking place between 13th and 17th January 2021. It will be streamed online. This year’s theme is good and evil science. Read the interview with Maria Lähteenmäki about the festival’s program and theme.

Kone Foundation has awarded, from its autumn 2020 calls, more than 1.5 million euros in grants to projects run by 91���� researchers.