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How to survive grad school: event at HY

12 October 201512 October 2015 Paola Elefante Leave a comment

Do not miss the upcoming event I have helped organising! How to survive grad school was organised jointly with the Association of Doctoral Students at the University of Helsinki and sponsored by the Doctoral School in Natural Sciences. I gathered five professors, one for each department, to give undergrad and postgrad students the chance to […]

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Live from Münster: summer school on inverse problems 2015

24 September 201524 September 2015 Paola Elefante Leave a comment

I have been visiting the lovely German town of Münster in the past two weeks and in the last few days I have been attending a summer school on inverse problems here. Even though knowing the family was struggling at home to keep up the routine has been worrying me, I must say I enjoyed these days here, both […]

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MYMF2015: excellent maths, career mentoring & fun

30 August 201530 August 2015 Paola Elefante Leave a comment

Last week one of my goals of the year was fulfilled and Meeting for Young Mathematicians in Finland, the conference I helped organise as member of the scientific committee, was a success. The meeting was promoted by the Finnish Mathematical Society and sponsored by Aalto University, DOMAST and Finnish Cultural Foundation. The chair of the […]

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Curiosity and determination: the example of Amalia Ercoli-Finzi

14 August 201514 August 2015 Paola Elefante Leave a comment

Today I came across this nice piece on one of my favorite Italian columns on women. The following article is extracted from a book called “Il senso delle donne per la scienza” by Maria Luisa Agnese and tells the story of Amalia Ercoli-Finzi, an Italian scientist who is deeply involved in the amazing space mission Rosetta. The […]

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Long time no see

27 July 201527 July 2015 Paola Elefante Leave a comment

I noticed my last post dates about one month ago, definitely too long! A lot has been happening lately: I have been working all summer on my project and, as a bonus, my husband has started studying for a distant learning MBA. This means I have more childcare duties and less time/energy to write posts […]

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Kumpula's Women Network: spring event

12 May 201512 May 2015 Paola Elefante Leave a comment

Last week the Kumpula's Women Network (see previous post) had a nice spring event at Helsinki Observatory, in the City Centre. Two lectures in Finnish were held by Eva Isaksson, astronomy librarian who's passionate about women in science, and Päivi Harjunpää, head of the Observatory. After a pleasant lunch, the head guide Paula Kyyrö showed us the […]

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Well-being event in Kumpulan Kampus

7 May 20157 May 2015 Paola Elefante Leave a comment

Last weeks have been simply crazy. As a result, I finally caught the flu I magically avoided for the past 8 months (and, believe me, with a 2 year old attending daycare, it's really called magic). As a positive consequence, I get some free time to blog. Among other news, I would like to tell […]

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The Students' Seminar: what, who and why

13 April 201513 April 2015 Paola Elefante Leave a comment

Last year I became a chair to the longlasting Students' Seminar (*), together with my colleague Anssi Mirka, at the Department of Mathematics and Statistics of the University of Helsinki. The seminar takes place almost every week of the study periods, usually in room B321 of Exactum, Kumpulan Kampus. Speakers and audience are usually formed by undergrad […]

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MYMF2015: networking event for Finland Math junior researchers

11 March 201511 March 2015 Paola Elefante Leave a comment

Wondering what to do after your PhD, or even during it?! Would you like to meet fellow junior researchers to share pains and tales? Or do you just want an official-looking excuse to procrastinate? You are warmly invited to take part in the Meeting for Young Mathematicians in Finland (MYMF).  This networking event, organised by […]

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EXTREMA COST action: live from Leiden

12 February 201513 February 2015 Paola Elefante 1 Comment

This week I am taking part to the workshop at Lorentz Center (Leiden, The Netherlands) "Artefacts in X-ray tomography". The workshop is part of the COST action, a European framework that allocates funds for multidisciplinary innovative projects, stimulating an active and fruitful collaboration among European researchers and professionals. This is my third workshop of the EXTREMA […]

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