Join the symposium remotely! Online participation is free of charge but requires registration by 24 November 2026. We will be streaming all keynote sessions as well as sessions in one parallel track. | Osallistu symposiumiin etänä! Etäosallistuminen on maksutonta, mutta edellyttää ilmoittautumista viimeistään 24.11.2026. Striimaamme kaikki keynote-puheenvuorot sekä yhden rinnakkaissession ohjelman.
Korkeakoulututkimuksen seura toimittaa teemanumeron Akateemisesta vapaudesta Tiedepolitiikka-lehteen | Special Issue Call for Papers
Teemanumero kytkeytyy Korkeakoulututkimuksen XVI kansalliseen symposiumiin, jonka teemana on Akateeminen vapaus: rajat ja rajattomuus. Lähetä abstrakti teemanumeroon 15.12.2026 mennessä. | This special issue is linked to the 16th National Symposium on Higher Education Research, themed Academic Freedom: Bounded and Unbounded. Submit an abstract for the special issue by 15 December 2026.
Korkeakoulututkimuksen symposium 2026 | Higher Education Symposium 2026
Korkeakoulututkimuksen XVI symposiumi järjestetään tänä vuonna marraskuun lopussa 26.-27.11 Jyväskylän Ruusupuistossa. Tervetuloa! | The 16th Symposium on Higher Education Research will be held this year on November 26–27, at Ruusupuisto in Jyväskylä. Welcome!
Online event: Postliberal Higher Education and Academic Resistance, 12 Aug 2025
Welcome to the online event organised by Consortium of Higher Education Researchers in Finland (CHERIF) themed Postliberal Higher Education and Academic Resistance: Academic Freedom under the Trump Administration in the United States. Speakers: Professor Brendan Cantwell, Michigan State University & Assistant Professor Laura Smithers, University of Nevada, Reno.
Seminar: Equity and inclusion in academic careers at Finnish universities, 6 June 2024
To create a more equitable future that fosters inclusivity and diversity in academic careers, research, and teaching, it is essential to understand how inequalities arise in academia. This seminar will approach equality/inequality in higher education from the perspective of academic careers.
Early career researchers, how are you doing in academia today and in the future?
In this post we explore the wellbeing of early career researchers working in Finland, based on discussions at the CHERIF Symposium in 2023. Wellbeing is a topic we feel passionate about, so we are delighted to share some takeaways from the event with you.
2023 Early Career Researcher Workshop
'Rejections, setbacks, and everlasting uncertainty: workshop on “failure” in academia' - pre-symposium event open for anyone who wants to share their experiences of doing research, whether they are an early-career researcher or a more established scholar. The workshop organised on 14 Aug 2023 and facilitated by Melina Aarnikoivu.
The 34th Annual CHER Conference 1–2 Sep 2022
The 34th annual CHER conference calls on the higher education researchers community to highlight the challenges and present opportunities for a more sustainable and responsive higher education. A two-day online conference organized by the Consortium of Higher Education Researchers (CHER), the Finnish Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä, and CHERIF.
Tieteelliset yhdistykset vastustavat kehysriihen kaavailtuja leikkauksia tutkimusrahoitukseen
Neljä suomalaista tieteellistä yhdistystä kritisoi voimakkaasti hallituksen kehysriihessä esittämiä leikkauksia suomalaisen tieteen rahoitukseen. Edistyksellisen tiedeliiton, Korkeakoulututkimuksen seuran, Suomen tieteen- ja teknologiantutkimuksen seuran ja Rajapinta ry:n yhteisessä julkilausumassa yhdistykset vetoavat Suomen hallitukseen ja erityisesti tuoreeseen tiede- ja kulttuuriministeri Antti Kurviseen leikkausten perumiseksi.
Early-career higher education researchers in Finland: come and join the discussion on doing higher education research!
We would like to invite all doctoral researchers (independent of their funding status) and postdocs (or others who identify themselves as “early-career”) who are studying Finnish higher education to join a conversation about the art and craft of doing higher education research in the Finnish context.