Meet the New TIAS Fellows 2024

In September 2024, six new TIAS Postdoctoral Fellows and three Collegium Fellows joined the Turku Institute for Advanced Studies (TIAS) to undertake new research projects.

We welcome colleagues from the University of Turku and beyond to join us in two online seminars (25 September and 2 October) to find out more about TIAS’ new Fellows and their research. Please join us online for an hour of interdisciplinary research excellence.

Wednesday 25 September programme

Welcome and introduction to TIAS: Professor Martin Cloonan, Director, TIAS

Presentation by TIAS Fellows (10 minutes each):

Antti Lampinen (Humanities): The Reception of Ancient Ethnography in Early Medieval Learned Writing

Marie-Pier Larose (Social Sciences): Linking Molecular Genetics and Developmental Psychiatry to Improve Academic Success

Ville Suuronen (Social Sciences): What is Contemporary Illiberalism?

Jussi Jaakkola (Law): Political Philosophies of Competitive Fiscal Federalism

Xin Liu (Humanities): The Lottery Nation: The Promise of Wealth in the Post-socialist China