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Five new Academy Projects and one Postdoctoral Researcher to Aalto (Academy of Finland – Research Councils for BE and CS)

The Academy of Finland’s Research Council for Biosciences and Environment (BE) and Research Council for Culture and Society (CS) have decided on funding for five new Academy Projects and one three-year research posts as Postdoctoral Researcher.

The funding periods start 1 September 2018. The funding decisions of the research councils were made on 29 May (Research Council for Biosciences and Environment) and 5 June 2018 (Research Council for Culture and Society).

The new projects and posts in these fields at Aalto University:

Postdoctoral Researcher:
Gabryelczyk, Bartosz, Dept. of Bioproducts and Biosystems
Functionally graded biomimetic composites inspired by the squid beak (BEAK). (BE), 284 063e

Academy Projects:
Consortium Court Decisions: Economic and Social Consequences of Court Decisions on Families. (CS)
Bagues, Manuel, Dept. of Economics, 318 527e
Huttunen, Kristiina, VATT Institute for Economic Research, 318 430e

Kauppi, Katri, Dept. of Information and Service Management
Alternative Causes to Agency Problems in Inter-Organizational Relationships – Hidden Expectations vs. Hidden Action (ACAP). (CS), 425 228e

Linder, Markus, Dept. of Bioproducts and Biosystems
Biomimetiska adhesive. (BE), 474 735e

Schildt, Henri, Dept. of Management Studies
Placing the displaced: Institutional contradictions and emotional dynamics in fostering refugee entrepreneurship in Finland and Lebanon. (CS), 316 972e

Consortium STRATHIST: Learning from the past for the future: A historical perspective on industrial and strategic change. (CS)
Vaara, Eero, Dept. of Management Studies, 315 665e
Lamberg, Juha Antti, University of Jyväskylä, 315 667e

Read more about the funding decisions on Academy of Finland website (> Press releases)

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