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Sakari Saaritsa @sakarisaaritsa.bsky.social · May 6

Works at the airport in Lusaka, Zambia, too.

(But not in Helsinki)

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Sakari Saaritsa @sakarisaaritsa.bsky.social · Apr 17

Yliopisto-lehti tarttui tutkimukseeni. Hieno juttu. Koko näköislehti täällä: tinyurl.com/5n72hczy

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Sakari Saaritsa @sakarisaaritsa.bsky.social · Apr 17

The times were really good, though.

Sakari Saaritsa @sakarisaaritsa.bsky.social · Apr 4

"The University of Helsinki is a staunch defender of academic freedom and counts inclusivity among its most central values."

"We expect to see a growth of sustainable and long-lasting research collaboration [...] joint publications and applications for international research funding."

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Sakari Saaritsa @sakarisaaritsa.bsky.social · Apr 4

If any Social Science Historians I know in the US feel like this might be the time to come visit the University of Helsinki for at least an academic year and see where it goes from there, there just happens to be a new funding instrument. DL April 14th so mail asap if curious. tinyurl.com/2s3btja9

Dropbox

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Sakari Saaritsa @sakarisaaritsa.bsky.social · Apr 4

DL April 10th: Welcome to a thought-provoking workshop on makeshift economies in Europe, spanning from the early modern period to the present! The event will take place in Helsinki in August. CFP open until 10 April, 2025! tinyurl.com/ybfp9wum Take note @socscihistory.bsky.social @esshc.bsky.social!

Call for papers | Workshop on the concept of the makeshift economy | University of Helsinki

MAKING A LIVING IN THE MARGINS – PAST AND PRESENT Workshop on the concept of the makeshift economy Time and place: 28–29 August 2025, University of Helsinki

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Sakari Saaritsa @sakarisaaritsa.bsky.social · Apr 3

Täsmälleen sama tuotto kuin "Nälkämaasta hyvinvointivaltioon" -teoksellamme (2019). Ihan kuin tässä olisi joku kuvio.

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Ingrid van Dijk @ingridvandijk.bsky.social · Apr 1

I'm looking for 1-2 doctoral candidates in my ERC-funded project "Relative Health: Long-Run Inequalities in Health and Survival Between Families and Across Generations". These are 4-year, fully funded positions at Lund University. More info: lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

Doctoral student in Economic History – Inequalities in health and survival

The Department of Economic History is a research-intensive department that employs about 100 people: researchers, teachers, technical/administrative staff, and Ph.D. candidates. The department has a l

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Kris Inwood @kris-inwood.bsky.social · Mar 14

Last Call for Proposals! Tomorrow March 15th is the final day to submit a proposal for the 50th SSHA Conference in Chicago, November 20-23, 2025 at the Palmer House Hotel. Please consider submitting a paper or panel. If you have any questions, please contact [email protected] anytime.

SSHA2025

ssha2025.ssha.org

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University of Helsinki @helsinki.fi · Mar 7

Sujuva terveydenhuollon tutkimus on edellytys uusien hoitomenetelmien kehittämiselle ja julkisten varojen viisaalle käytölle. Nykyinen toisiolaki jarruttaa lääketieteellistä tutkimusta ja hidastaa uusien hoitomenetelmien kehittämistä. Kannatamme hallituksen tuoretta esitystä lain korjaamiseksi!

Helsingin yliopisto: ”Toisiolain uudistaminen parantaisi terveydenhuoltoa” | Helsingin yliopisto

Terveydenhuollon on perustuttava ajantasaiseen tutkimustietoon, mutta nykyinen lainsäädäntö vaikeuttaa tutkimuksen tekemistä. Helsingin yliopisto kannattaa parhaillaan lausuntokierroksella olevaa hall...

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Gabriele Cappelli @gaber86.bsky.social · Mar 5

Our article "Human capital in Europe, 1830s–1930s: A general survey" is out in an issue at the Journal fo Economic Surveys 39 (2), which is a special issue titled "Metrics and Drivers of Well‐Being in the Long‐Run." 1/2

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Social Science History Association @socscihistory.bsky.social · Feb 27

Don’t forget the deadline for submissions is March 1st. Just two days away! Here is the link to get right into the submission system and find the CFP: ssha2025.ssha.org

SSHA2025

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Sakari Saaritsa @sakarisaaritsa.bsky.social · Feb 25

Happy to see you two in convo

Sakari Saaritsa @sakarisaaritsa.bsky.social · Feb 21

"Suomen perustuslaissa on turvattu tieteen ja ylimmän opetuksen vapaus."

University of Helsinki @helsinki.fi · Feb 21

USA:n tutkimusrahoituksen ehdoilla ei ole vaikutusta tutkimuksen vapauteen yliopistossamme.

Tutkimusrahoituksen hankkiminen on tärkeä väline tieteellisen tutkimuksen toteuttamiseksi. Rahoitusta ei tule hakea hinnalla millä hyvänsä, kuten poistamalla tiettyjä sanoja tutkimussuunnitelmasta.

USA:n tutkimusrahoituksen ehdoilla ei ole vaikutusta tutkimuksen vapauteen Helsingin yliopistossa | Helsingin yliopisto

Rahoitusta ei tule hakea hinnalla millä hyvänsä, kuten poistamalla tiettyjä sanoja tutkimussuunnitelmasta, sanoo Helsingin yliopiston vararehtori Anne Portaankorva.

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Sakari Saaritsa @sakarisaaritsa.bsky.social · Feb 13

Must have had it for about eight years now, so way before everything got dubbed "AI"... 😀

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Sakari Saaritsa @sakarisaaritsa.bsky.social · Feb 13

@Voice Aloud Reader (Android) has done a massive service to me over the years. It does PDFs from many languages well. Free version.

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Social Science History Association @socscihistory.bsky.social · Feb 7

Reminder: Call for Papers for the 2025 SSHA Conference closes March 1st! Check out the details and submit your proposals here: ssha.org/conference/

Annual Conference

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · Feb 6

🚨🚨🚨Call for Papers! 🚨 Save the Date!🚨🚨🚨

Symposium
𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗩𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁

📅 July 01–02, 2025
🗺️ @MPIDRnews

www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...

@IUSSP #health #population #migration

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Sakari Saaritsa @sakarisaaritsa.bsky.social · Jan 11

The EUI Max Weber Programme postdocs are funded for 1-2 years. www.eui.eu/apply?id=max...

Max Weber Fellowships

strongThe deadline for applications has passed Late applications for the Department of Economics will be accepted until all positions are filledstrongThe Max

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International Students of History Association @isha-international.bsky.social · Jan 10

Our volunteers are working on a big list of Fellowships for PhD Candidates in History. This is what we have so far: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

if you can think of any others, please do suggest, and if you find it useful, please share!
#Skystorians #Academicsky

Big list of Fellowships for History PhDs

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Sakari Saaritsa @sakarisaaritsa.bsky.social · Jan 9

A notable defence at Aalto University tomorrow! www.aalto.fi/en/events/pu...

Public defence in Economics, M.Soc.Sci. Maarit Olkkola | Aalto University

Essays on Health Policy and Human Capital (title of the thesis)

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Sakari Saaritsa @sakarisaaritsa.bsky.social · Dec 31

Welcome back!

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Sakari Saaritsa @sakarisaaritsa.bsky.social · Dec 23

Possibly, although here we have 24h electricity...

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Sakari Saaritsa @sakarisaaritsa.bsky.social · Dec 23

Fog and pouring rain also in Southern Finland.

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Stefania Galli @galli-stef.bsky.social · Dec 17

🚨 Job alert: economic historians look here!

Jon us at the University of Gothenburg!

1-3 postdoc positions available within a great research environment and with minimal teaching obligations.

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