Faculty of Health Sciences Doctoral Researcher Symposium 2026

Location

• The event takes place on UEF Kuopio campus in Snellmania building
• Arriving and parking
• Talks will be in Auditorium SN100 (1st floor)
• Poster sessions and sponsor exhibition will take place in Snellmania lobby
• The “Sell your science” workshop will take place in SN100 and other rooms in Snellmania (announced later)

Credits

• Attendance to the symposium, a presentation (oral or poster presentation) and peer review yields 1,5 ECTS.
• Attendance to the career workshop and completing the related pre-assignment yields an additional 0,5 ECTS.

Fees

• The scientific program is free for all FoHS Doctoral researchers, supervisors and other research group members, including undergraduate students. Coffee/tea and snacks will be served during the event.
• Dinner card price is 25 euros. Please note that participation to dinner is confirmed only after the payment has been received.

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The price of a dinner card will be 25 euros. Please note that participation to dinner is confirmed only after the payment has been received.

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For sponsors, we are offering the following packages:

• Bronze: 300 euros for logo/product information visibility (website, slide show during breaks etc.)
• Silver: 600 euros for 10 minute short talk in the program (limited number of talks available) OR a stand in the sponsor exhibition, logo/product visibility in meeting materials, participation in the scientific program and catering for two participants.
• Gold: 900 euros for 15 minute short talk in the program (limited number of talks available) AND a stand in the sponsor exhibition, logo/product visibility in meeting materials, participation in the scientific program and catering for two participants.

Organizing team

Leaders
Jonna Niskanen (jonna.niskanen(at)uef.fi)
Sara Häkli (sara.hakli(at)uef.fi)

Participants
Afifef Khosravi
Akshatha Kalavathi Shivakumar
Anna Gummerus
Anna Kalatanova
Buddhima Rahinduwa
Claire Fayad
Donya Bezhadpour
Eeva Saarelainen
Eugene Enimah
Hassan Raza
Iida Vokkolainen
Laboni Akter
Mujtaba Hasan
Sanni Peltonen
Shanza Razzaq
Sreejita Das
Tiago Cunha Oliveira
Zhiting Wang

Faculty
Annika Koistinen
Emilia Kansanen
Jenni Küblbeck
Katja Savolainen
Saara Happo
Suvi Koivunen