This is an information page on courses to which members of the network can enroll. More information about the courses and events must be asked from the contact person of each course.
Check also the list of doctoral courses available to all doctoral researchers that have a doctoral study right in one of the Finnish partner universities.
Upcoming courses and events
Call for papers: seminar on environmental philosophy for doctoral researchers, 4.12.2026 / University of Turku
The Turku Environmental Ethics Research Center (TEERC), at the philosophy unit of the University of Turku, invites doctoral researchers interested in environmental philosophy to a full-day seminar on Friday 4th December 2026. Students planning a research career and interested in environmental philosophy are also warmly welcome.
The call for papers is now open. Please send your presentation proposal by email to teerc@utu.fi by October 2nd, 2026. The proposal should include the title of the presentation, an abstract (200-500 words), and the speaker’s name, contact information, and institution. Each selected speaker will have a commentator, and the speakers will send a 3000-6000 words paper (article/chapter draft, research plan, etc.) three weeks ahead of the event to receive comments.
Travel expenses (within Finland) can be reimbursed for some participants; please indicate your need for travel support when registering.
For more information on the event and registration, please visit the TEERC website: https://sites.utu.fi/teerc/en/events-2/
Mind and World in Early Modern Philosophy (Graduate Course)
August 19–21 (University of Oulu, Linnanmaa)
Early modern philosophy is a crucial turning point in the history of philosophical thought concerning the nature of cognition. This intensive graduate course at the University of Oulu will take up central concepts, problems, and positions within early modern debates about the mind’s relation to the world. The three-day course will be taught as a seminar/workshop and will include presentations by John Carriero (UCLA/Berkeley), Kristin Primus (Berkeley), and Stephan Schmid (Hamburg), as well as Vili Lähteenmäki, Oberto Marrama, and Peter Myrdal from Oulu.
PhD students will also have the opportunity to present their own work relating to the topic of the course.
The course is organized by the University of Oulu Graduate School and is part of the national doctoral course program. It is open to PhD students from all partner universities in Finland.
For more information on how to register for the course seehttps://www.oulu.fi/en/education-search/mind-and-world-early-modern-philosophy (Official registration opens on May 29.)
If you are interested in giving a presentation as part of attending the course (or if you have further questions), please contact Peter Myrdal (peter.myrdal@oulu.fi)
Call for papers: a conference on philosophy of education
Deadline for proposals 30.11.2025, conference 11.-12.6.2026 @ University of Oulu
In June 2026, the University of Oulu will host an international conference focusing on philosophy of education, with the additional themes of dialogue and democracy. Doctoral students can participate free of charge, and you can apply to the conference with either an abstract or a full-length article. We hope to receive a wide range of topics related to the themes, so philosophical works related to democratic theory or political deliberation, for example, are welcome, even if they do not have a strong educational angle. The keynote speakers include multiple leading researchers of the field, and the organizing committee includes researchers from the universities of Oulu, Tampere, and Turku, so we expect the event to bring together researchers from across Finland and abroad.
Below is the official invitation, which includes a link to the conference website:
Dear colleagues,
On behalf of the Deliberate Research Project and the Demoed Research Group, we are delighted to invite you to the Dialogue in Democratic Education conference, taking place in Oulu on 11–12 June 2026. Please visit the Dialogue in Democratic Education conference website for further information.
We warmly encourage you to submit abstracts and full papers by 30 November 2025. Comprehensive submission guidelines will be made available on the conference website by 15 October 2025.
We look forward to seeing you in Oulu!
With warmest regards,
The Organising Committee,
Katariina Holma, Hanna-Maija Huhtala, Anniina Leiviskä, Jan Löfsröm, Tuukka Tomperi
Past courses & events
Call for papers: Ympäristöfilosofian seminaari väitöskirjatutkijoille, 8.12.2025 / Turun yliopisto, Publicum
Turun yliopiston filosofian oppiaineessa toimiva Turun ympäristöetiikan tutkimuskeskus (Turku Environmental Ethics Research Center, TEERC) kutsuu yhteen ympäristöfilosofiasta kiinnostuneita väitöskirjatutkijoita 8.12.2025 järjestettävään koko päivän seminaariin.
Toivomme esitelmäehdotuksia, jotka käsittelevät ympäristöfilosofian kysymyksiä laajasti ymmärrettynä. Seminaari on tarkoitettu kaikille ympäristöfilosofiasta kiinnostuneille väitöskirjatutkijoille. Tapahtumaan ovat lämpimästi tervetulleita myös ympäristöfilosofiasta kiinnostuneet, tutkijan uraa suunnittelevat perustutkinto-opiskelijat.
Jokainen seminaarissa työtään esittelevä saa henkilökohtaisen kommentaattorin, joka on kokenut ympäristöfilosofian tutkija. Osallistujia pyydetään lähettämään noin 4000-7000 sanan mittainen tutkimuspaperi tai väitöskirjan osa kommentoitavaksi ennakkoon. Seminaariin voi osallistua myös esimerkiksi tutkimussuunnitelmalla tai ideapaperilla. Seminaarissa pidetään työn pohjalta noin 20 minuutin esitelmä. Tutkimuspaperin ja esitelmän voi tehdä suomeksi tai englanniksi.
Seminaarin tavoitteena on tarjota väitöskirjatutkijoille mahdollisuus esitellä tutkimustaan ja saada palautetta kokeneilta tutkijoilta, sekä luoda verkostoitumismahdollisuuksia suomalaisten ympäristöfilosofien kesken.
Esitelmäsessioiden lisäksi ohjelmassa on keynote-luento (Teea Kortetmäki, Jyväskylän yliopisto).
Ilmoittautuminen:
Lähetä esitelmäehdotuksesi sähköpostitse (piivin[at]utu.fi) 5.10. mennessä. Ehdotuksen tulee sisältää esitelmän otsikko, tiivistelmä (200-500 sanaa), sekä puhujan nimi, yhteystiedot ja instituutio.
Osalle osallistujista voidaan korvata matkakulut, ilmoitathan matkatuen tarpeesta ilmoittautumisen yhteydessä. Matkatuki koskee juna- ja linja-automatkoja Suomessa. Matkatukea tarvitsevalta perustutkinto-opiskelijalta pyydämme puolen sivun pituista motivaatiokirjettä.
Tarjoamme kaikille osallistujille lounaan. Halukkaat voivat osallistua omakustanteiselle illalliselle seminaarin jälkeen.
Tärkeimmät päivämäärät:
-Esitelmäehdotusten jättämisen päivämäärä: 5.10.
-Ilmoitus hyväksytyistä esitelmistä: 10.10.
-Tutkimuspaperin jättämisen päivämäärä: 17.11.
-Seminaari tiistai 8.12.
Lisätietoja: Jenna Aarnio, jekaaa[at]utu.fi
https://sites.utu.fi/teerc/tapahtumat/
Contemporary themes in Social Epistemology, 9.6.–12.6.2025, Tampere University.
by Dr. T.Y. Branch (Hannover)
Description:
The development and acquisition of knowledge is fundamentally a social endeavor. Knowledge emerges from the contributions of diverse individuals and communities, shaped by a variety of practices and aimed at multiple objectives. However, the modalities of information exchange have undergone significant transformations in terms of medium, volume, and content. This course offers a contemporary examination of critical issues related to the dynamics of information sharing, analyzed through the lens of social epistemology. We will explore questions surrounding who shares information, how it is disseminated, and what types of information are prioritized. Key topics will include the challenges of communicating specific information about pressing issues such as climate change, the implications of artificial intelligence, and the role of communicators as knowledge brokers. We will also connect these contemporary concerns to established themes in social epistemology, such as trust in experts and the nature of uncertainty. In addition to engaging with these emerging topics, students will participate in activities and writing exercises designed to deepen their understanding and interest in the current state of social epistemology.
Enrollment and info by university lecturer Jani Hakkarainen (TAU)
For SOC doctoral researchers and philosophy Master students of Tampere University:
The enrollment is open in Sisu with the code DPPH.FIL.60025 and title “Filosofian vieraileva intensiivikurssi -Social Epistemology, Luento-opetus 9.6.–12.6.” If you have problems in finding the course in Sisu, contact Jani Hakkarainen.
Institutional Epistemology Workshop, INES 2025, June 18-19, 2025, University of Helsinki.
The invited speakers are Helen Beebee (University of Leeds / Helsinki Collegium of Advanced Studies), Jessica Brown (University of St. Andrews), and Kevin Zollman (Carnegie Mellon University).
The workshop program and abstracts for the talks can be found online at https://www.institutionalepistemology.net
The workshop is open to all, but if you’d like to attend, please register at https://forms.office.com/e/P4wFAFvAau . Welcome!
The keynote talks will be streamed online (https://helsinki.zoom.us/j/68251974188?pwd=dw53fnDt5nK8tyOM1ieA1BonCjy59T.1), but otherwise the event is in-person only.
INES Organizers:
Samuli Reijula
Säde Hormio
Raul Hakli
2025 Agency and Disadvantage Workshop, July 2–3 2025, University of Turku
This two-day interdisciplinary workshop explores human agency in the context of social interaction and social structure. The event is organized by Polaris Koi, Anssi Bwalya and Joonas Martikainen.
The keynote speakers are:
Jeanette Kennett (Philosophy, Macquarie University)
Nelli Hankonen (Social Psychology, Tampere University)
Lilian O’Brien (Philosophy, Tampere University & University of Helsinki)
The event will be livestreamed, so the audience can also participate online. To participate in the event, registration is necessary, including for online participants. Please register here.
Note that the ’speaker’ option in the registration form is reserved only for people already included in the programme. The CFP is now closed.
Ympäristöfilosofian seminaari väitöskirjatutkijoille, 3.12.2024, University of Turku
Turun yliopiston filosofian oppiaineeseen perustettu Turun ympäristöetiikan tutkimuskeskus (Turku Environmental Ethics Research Center, TEERC) kutsuu yhteen ympäristöfilosofiasta kiinnostuneita väitöskirjatutkijoita 3.12.2024 järjestettävään koko päivän seminaariin.
State of the art: Theories of Equality and Decolonization, 27.5.–31.5.2024, Tampere University.
by Dr. Kerstin Reibold from The Arctic University of Norway (https://kerstinreibold.wordpress.com/).
The course is primarily intended for doctoral researchers in philosophy, but there should be space available for doctoral researchers from other doctoral programs within our faculty. The course is limited to 25 participants and will be conducted exclusively through in-person instruction.
You may find the details about the course in TAU’s web pages: https://www.tuni.fi/studentsguide/curriculum/implementations/otm-d8e1a99b-b102-4d13-be15-fc7e956e39aa?year=2023.
The students of Tampere University may enroll in Sisu, enrollment of others by contacting university lecturer Jani Hakkarainen or via
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