Curious about how economics can support sustainability transitions?

Join us at Viikki on 2.12. for insights from environmental economics, business research, and (de)growth economics.

🗓 2.12., 14–16
📍 Viikki, A-Talo, Kokoustamo, Tiimi A4 & MS Teams: lnkd.in/d3UPCi_8
🔗 Info: lnkd.in/d-vZFnVp

Presentation and panel: Ethical Guidelines for Research Involving the Sámi in Finland

🗓️ 19 Nov, 10–12:30 | 📍University of Helsinki, Main Building, Fabianinkatu 33, Room F3005

Read the guidelines here 👉 lnkd.in/g3yUK9vE

Join us for a HELSUS-RESET BBL on 20.11. At 11:30-12:30 with Silvia Gaiani on the topic of Nordic Sustainable Food Systems!

🗓️ 20.11. 11:30–12:30
📍 UH Main Building 2069
💻 Zoom. Bring your lunch & join the discussion! 🥗

See more info about the BBL events on the event website.

🌱 HELSUS-RESET BBL continues with David Caicedo Sarralde on seed sovereignty & ancestral ontologies in the Andean-Amazon region.

🗓️ 23.10. 11:30–12:30
📍 UH Main Building, Room 2069
💻 Zoom: lnkd.in/dqDbrrbx

Bring your lunch & join the discussion! 🥗

Join us on Monday for a guest lecture by John Little on the topic of: Societal Challenges of the Anthropocene – An Evolutionary, System-of-Systems, Convergence Paradigm

🗓️ 22.9. 13:00–14:00 📍 UH Main Building 2069 💻 Zoom: helsinki.zoom.us/j/6188654164...

Welcome!

🌍 HELSUS-RESET BBL is back with Prof. Bodo Steiner discussing how geopolitical uncertainty shapes sustainability debates & food systems.

🗓️ 25.9. 11:30–12:30 📍 UH Main Building 2069 💻 Zoom.

Bring your lunch & join the discussion! 🥗

More information on the event website: lnkd.in/ewDvgjRT

What does sustainability look like as a self-reinforcing system?

On 25 June, Prof. Brian D. Fath (Towson Univ & IIASA) joins the HELSUS-RESET BBL to explore autocatalytic processes and systems ecology.

🗓️ 25 June at 11:30–12:30 | 📍 Room 2069 (Main Building) or Zoom: helsinki.zoom.us/j/62374960128

Different dimensions of sustainability and global collaboration discussed at “Bringing together sustainability and ethical perspectives in responsible internationalization” by Tino Johansson (HELSUS), Anahita Rashidfarokhi (HELSUS) and Kaisa Kurki (UniPID)

RESET Research Symposium 2025

Last Thursday’s interdisciplinary symposium hosted by RESET, HOH and INEQ on the Viikki campus brought together researchers exploring the intricate relationships between humans, animals, and the environment.

More details: www.helsinki.fi/en/projects/...

Upcoming BBL Seminar: Eco-anxiety as an emerging risk for occupational safety and health with Fanni Moilanen and Jarno Turunen.

Discussant: Dr. Panu Pihkala.

🗓️ May 15, 11:30–12:30
📍 Room 2069, Main Building or online

Open to all — feel free to bring your lunch. 🥗

Slowing Travel & Decarbonizing Working Culture in Academia

Join us May 16 for a discussion on slow travel, decarbonizing research culture & climate justice in academia.

With Dr Gianluca Grimalda & Dr Stuart Capstick

📍 Think Corner Stage, Helsinki Central Campus & Online
🕐 13:00–15:00

What does sustainability look like at the municipal level?

At the Viikki Sustainability Research Seminar (28.4.2025), hosted by HELSUS, Syke and Luke, we explored how municipalities are navigating sustainability transformations across key sectors: energy, housing, and food.

Join HELSUS-RESET Brown Bag Lunch Seminar with Laura Riuttanen & Yue Pan for insights on COP29 and what’s ahead for COP30 in Belém, Brazil.

We’ll reflect on key takeaways, discuss the role of researchers, and explore how the University of Helsinki can engage in global climate policy.

Welcome!