• Towards the post-doctoral party Karonkka
  A Half-day event, Thursday 23.4. 2009 University of Oulu, Linnanmaa campus area, lecture hall L7
  
  The event provided information about the practical matters related to finalizing doctoral theses and degree. Materials of the event are here
  

• A half-day course on Stress by Prof. Benoit Dugue University of Poitiers, France
  Wed 15.4.2009 at 9:00-13:00 at Kastelli Research Centre, Aapistie 1, Oulu in lecture room on 3rd floor
  
  For more information see Stress2009
  

• Course on Advanced time series analysis for environment and climate data
  15-16.1.2009, University of Oulu (Linnanmaa)
  Lecturer Prof. John Moore, University of Oulu, University of Lapland
  
  Registrations by January 9th, 2009. For more information see course description 

• Two-day seminar Human-Environment Relations in the North
  The FiDiPro research group welcomes graduate and master students to attend the two-day seminar Human-Environment Relations in the North. The seminar focuses on developing and presenting innovative perspectives on human-environment relations in the circumpolar North, especially within a context of contemporary environmental changes which affect livelihoods, human engagement with the environment, resource use and development at multiple and interrelated levels.
  
  Keynote speakers are well-known specialists representing various fields such as anthropology, sociology and geography, and will address the main theme of the seminar via four subthemes: 1) People, Energy and Resources, 2) Climate, Livelihoods and Tourism, 3) Rivers and Watersheds and 4) People, Predators and Pests. Other presenters of the seminar represent several linking research projects from Finland and Canada.
  
  The seminar is free of charge. Registration by email is, however, required.
  
  By registration, please indicate if you wish to receive a certificate of attendance to apply for credits from your faculty/department. For more information, see http://thule.oulu.fi/englanti/research/humanenvironmentseminar.html or contact Hannah Strauss or Kaarina Tervo (email: firstname.surname@oulu.fi).
  

• Aboriginal Identities and Welfare Issues: Northern Perspectives
  May, 8th, 2008 at the University of Oulu, Linnanmaa
  
  Organizers: Thule Institute, Giellagas Institute and Department of Geography, University of Oulu
  
  The multidisciplinary seminar opened topical insights into social and welfare issues among indigenous people, especially in Canada and Finland. See program
   

• Why North? Which North?
  Multidisciplinary seminar on research in and of the North
  
  Lasaretti Conference Center, Merikoski Hall, Oulu on 7th to 8th February 2008
  Organizer Thule Institute
  
  It is both important and somewhat trendy to do research in or of the North. But why? As the concept of the North is essentially relative: which North? These intentionally provocative questions are approached in this seminar philosophically, theoretically, empirically, ethically and even methodologically.
  
  The purpose of the seminar was to bring together insights of North from various disciplines. The aim was to converge across disciplines in order to critically unpack, demystify and deconstruct the concept of the North.
  
  See Announcement and Detailed program (pdf files).

• Thule Short Course
  Use of spectral analysis and linear system models in research of environmental proxies
  Prof. Markku Rahiala, Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Oulu
  
  Was held in January 2008, containing 4 hours of lectures and 2 hours of exercises in computer lab (incl. applications) at the Computer lab at the Department of Mathematical Sciences
  
  Target groups:
  Research students at the Thule Institutes’ research programs
  Environmental Graduate School EnviroNet
  Graduate School of Circumpolar Wellbeing, Health and Adaptation
  Environmental scientists
  
  Further information from Thule Institute:
  Kari Strand kari.strand (at) oulu.fi
  Riitta Kamula riitta.kamula (at) oulu.fi
  Hannele Savela hannele.savela (at) oulu.fi
  

• Thule Institute Lecture series 2007/2008
  
  The lecture series presents the research activities at the Thule Institute. It provides a multidisciplinary discussion forum for students and researchers. Lectures are open for every one interested in different aspects of northern and environmental issues.  
  

• Intensive Course
  GLOBAL CHANGE IN POLAR REGIONS:
  GLOBAL-LOCAL CONNECTIONS IN TOURISM, ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURE
  
  Oulanka Research Station, Finland, 2–3 December 2007
  
  The Intensive Course will go deeply into tourism in the context of wider changes in physical and socio-cultural environment and their relationship with localized socio-cultural, economic and ecological processes changing Polar regions presently and in future.
  
  The number of participants is limited, and for participation, abstract is required. There is no course fee, transportation from Oulu, accommodation and meals are free.
  Deadline for registration and submission of abstracts is 23 November, 2007
  
  More information thule.oulu.fi and the course information leaflet

Visiting lectures at the Department of Geography, University of Oulu:

• 16.11.2006 at 10.15-12.00 at lecture hall MN 222, Linnanmaa, Oulu
  “Mapping vegetation and its evolution in High Arctic with the help of remote sensed data”
• 17.11.2006 at 10.15-12.00 at lecture hall MN 222, Linnanmaa, Oulu
  "Modelling the Landscape Visibility for land planning"

Lecturer
Directeur de recherche Thierry Brossard
Universite de Franche-Comte, Besancon, Ranska

More information:
Jarmo Rusanen, jarmo.rusanen(at)oulu.fi or
Miia Parviainen, miia.parviainen(at)oulu.fi

• 22.8.2006, at 10.15 - 15.00,University of Oulu, lecture room PR 101, Seminar on Understanding Environmental Issues
  Seminar is arranged by Process and Environmental Engineering Department together with EnviroNet
  and hosted by Professor Riitta Keiski. Guest lecturer: Prof. Pat Dale, University of Griffith, Australia

Program
10.15 -12.00 Interdisciplinary foundations: reflecting on interdisciplinarity
Three decades of teaching and research at Griffith University, Australia
Discussion
Chair: Director Kari Laine/Prof. Riitta Keiski

13.30 -15.00 Constructed wetlands for secondary sewage treatment
Discussion
Chair: Research Prof. Erkki Alasaarela

• 1.9.2006, at 9.00-16.30, University of Oulu, Department of Architecture, Apaja auditorium. Open seminar Built Heritage and planning in Northern Ostrobothnian rural regions, seminar is organised by the international project "Heritage at risk in rural Europe".

Program:
9.00 Opening of the seminar
9.05 Climate conscious planning in Northern Finland/Kimmo Kuismanen
10.00 The changing cultural environment of parish villages in Northern Ostrobothnia/Kaisa Mäkiniemi
11.00 Coffee break
11.15 Characteristics of Finnish wooden towns/Risto Suikkari
12.15 Lunch
13.15 Characteristics of Finnish vernacular log architecture/Jari Heikkilä
14.15 Perspectives on regional architect’s planning challenges/Kai Tolonen
15.15 Coffee break
15.30 Planning projects to Kalajoki/Kari Nykänen
16.30 Redesigning Pyhäsalmi town centre as part of the conurbation of Pyhäjärvi/Arja Lehtimäki

More information: Raine Mäntysalo
Tel. 08-553 4984, Fax. 08-553 4996, GSM. 050-359 4199
email: raine.mantysalo (at) oulu.fi

• A special lecture in plant ecology on the topic Rhizosphere - root environment and plant-soil interactions was organized in the Department of Biology/University of Oulu during fall 2005. Seminar programme can be found HERE .

  More information:
  Kari Taulavuori
  kari.taulavuori (at) oulu.fi
  tel. 553 1512

• Top Ten Seminar Human - Environment Encounter (2 ECTS Credits), 14th -16th, Apaja Auditorium (Department of Architecture, Univ Oulu).

  The aim of the course is to give the students an insight to multidisciplinary problematics of the interactions and conflicts between human and the environment. Is environment taken into account in urban and rural planning and how human activities and structures affect the nature? What are the social impacts?

Invited lecturers:

• Professor Allen Carlson (Univ Alberta, Canada) Environmental aesthetics
• Professor Atte Korhola (Univ Helsinki) Climate-driven changes in the terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems of the Arctic
• Docent, Dr. Matti Kortteinen (STAKES) The problem of culture and social life in the paradigm of urban planning- reflections on the development in the Helsinki region
• Dr. Kristina Nilsson  (Swedish Univ Agricultural Sciences) Environmental discourses as object of empirical research
• Professor Frank Vanclay (Univ Tasmania, Australia) Social Impact Assesment (SIA)

Full seminar programme can been found HERE .

Post graduate students in environmental studies are encouraged to attend and give a short presentation (20min) of their research. It is also possible to present a poster. Invited lecturers will give valuable feedback from the presentations. You will get 2 ECTS credits by participating, presenting and writing a short paper. The papers will be published in the proceedings book.

More information HERE

• September, 29th - 30th, 2005 Advanced methods in remote sensing and GIS, Department of geography, seminar room MN 210 at 12-14. Bernt Johansen, Norut IT, Norway gives lectures on the foolowing subjects:

  Different steps in creating vegetation maps based on satellite images:
  1) Available satellite data (Landsat, Spot, Ikonos/Quricbird, and MODIS)
  2) Classification methods with special emphasis on automatic classification methods
  3) Aggregation of ancillary data
  4) Merging of classified products to cover larges areas
  5) Interpretation of classified products
  6) Converting of data into GIS systems
  7) Some examples of use - especially related to the reindeer herding activity.

  More information: Miia Parviainen, e-mail: miia.parviainen (at) oulu.fi, tel (+358 8) 5531697