Brown Bag seminar: Researching the coldest regions of the world
Event information
Time
Tue 25.08.2026 11:00 - 12:00
Venue location
Stage, Tellus Linnanmaa & Zoom
Location
Welcome to start the Brown Bag seminar series of a new academic year on Tuesday 25th of August in Tellus Stage with a focus on researching the coldest regions of the world. In the seminar you will hear about cold-region hydrology and polar research collaboration. The speakers in this seminar are Associate Professor Pertti Ala-aho from Water, Energy and Environmental Engineering research unit and Coordinator Hannele Savela working with POLARIN, an international network of polar research infrastructures and services addressing key scientific challenges in polar regions.
Associate Professor Ala-aho will talk with the title Life from snow – how ongoing changes in snow seasons can influence our water resources. His research aims to support societal adaptation to changing snow regimes and to improve understanding of the role of snowmelt in water resources.
In her talk, Coordinator Savela will introduce POLARIN’s activities and explain what the network can offer researchers at the University of Oulu. She will also present the upcoming POLARIN call, which will open in the autumn.
The seminar will take place on Tuesday 25th of August from 11 am to 12 pm at Tellus Stage on Linnanmaa campus. Lunch will be provided for those who register by Thursday 20th of August at 12 pm. The seminar will be held in English.
If you cannot make it to the Linnanmaa campus, you can also participate via Zoom. If you participate via Zoom, you don’t need to register for the event.
The aim of the Brown Bag Seminars is to showcase University of Oulu’s research and to encourage knowledge-sharing and networking amongst our researchers. Once a month, we invite two of our researchers from different fields to talk about their research related to the same topic. Brown Bag Seminars are open to everyone – come learn something new and join in the conversation!
Note UniOGS Doctoral Researchers: You can add Brown Bag Seminars in your personal learning plan and once you have attended 10 Brown Bag Seminars, you can get 0,5 credits of doctoral studies.