UniPID News
September 10, 2026 — Face Behind the Course: Meet Ridwan Abukari
How can development be understood beyond mainstream theories and global assumptions? We sat down with Ridwan Abukari, a doctoral researcher from the University of Jyväskylä and the teacher for the UniPID MOOC course, Essentials in Development Studies to discuss this and beyond.
September 2, 2026 — When we use the same words, do we mean the same things?
This blog by Paola Bullon Pinares, a UniPID intern during summer 2026, reflects on how people may use the same concepts, such as equality, inclusion, or diversity, while attaching very different meanings to them. Drawing on examples from higher education and international collaboration, Paola...
August 28, 2026 — Building connections for AU-EU Science, Technology and Innovation Collaboration
On 25 August 2026, UniPID brought together experts from universities, research funding, policymaking and international research cooperation for the webinar AU-EU Science, Technology and Innovation Collaboration for Finnish Universities. The event explored how Finnish universities can engage with...
August 11, 2026 — Working Together with the Development Policy Committee – Why Academic Perspectives Matter?
Universities and research ought to have an increasingly prominent role in Finland's development policy moving forward. The sector requires objective knowledge producers more than ever to balance rising political and economic interests. Active collaboration in the Development Policy Committee...
June 16, 2026 — UniPID Virtual Studies are now part of RIPA!
Earlier this spring, UniPID as a network was connected to the cross-institutional studies service (in Finnish, Ristiinopiskelupalvelu, RIPA). This marks a new chapter for UniPID Virtual Studies! Let’s break down what this all means in practice!
June 9, 2026 — Kone Foundation Grants €450,000 for Impactful Protection of Scholars Through an Initiative of Finnish Universities
Launched in 2026, the Finnish Scholar Protection Scheme (FSPS) establishes a national model to strengthen both the funding base and the impact of scholar protection. The Kone Foundation funding will cover two co-funded scholar protection periods of up to three years each at Finnish universities.
June 9, 2026 — Koneen Säätiö myöntää 450 000 euron rahoituksen vaikuttavaan tutkijansuojeluun yliopistojen yhteistyöllä
Vuonna 2026 toimintansa aloittanut Finnish Scholar Protection Scheme (FSPS) luo kansallisen mallin tutkijansuojelun rahoituspohjan ja vaikuttavuuden vahvistamiseksi. Koneen Säätiön rahoitus kattaa kaksi korkeintaan kolmevuotista yhteisrahoitteista tutkijansuojelujaksoa suomalaisissa...
June 9, 2026 — Faces behind the course: Meet Maria Helena Saari and Anna Vladimirova!
How can education help us to rethink our relationship with the more-than-human world? Postdoctoral researchers Maria Helena Saari and Anna Vladimirova from the University of Oulu are inviting students to do exactly that, through their course Critical and Multispecies Approaches to Environmental...
June 5, 2026 — UniPID at Spring Forum for Higher Education International Affairs 2026 in Kotka
UniPID actively participated in the Spring Forum held in Kotka on 18-20 May. By hosting two sessions, UniPID's contributions highlighted growing collaboration between Finnish and African higher education, and the potential of COIL to make learning more accessible through virtual collaboration...