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A simple solution for disaster water treatment

Our new study, Solar disinfection – An appropriate water treatment method to inactivate faecal bacteria in cold climates 1, was recently published in Science of the Total Environment. In short, the conclusion of the study is that solar water disinfection…

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100 years of Finnish-Russian transboundary water interactions: Reflections on a...

This blog post reflects my recently published peer-reviewed article, co-authored by Professor Keskinen (Haapala & Keskinen, 2022). The article reviews the history of Finland’s cross-boundary cooperation with Russia, focusing on the development of water diplomacy and water cooperation. In particular,…

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How to educate doctors?

In this post we summarize the final report of MVTT’s impact assessment of the Majakka project. The synthesis can be found in Finnish from MVTT’s home page. The assessment was performed by Gaia consulting. For the past five years (2017-2021),…

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An automatic combination of existing forecasting approaches can help reduce...

In the fall of 2019, a weather phenomenon known in Spain as “DANA” or “Gota Fría” devastated the south-eastern part of the country. Torrential rains of 460 mm in 24 hours caused floods in numerous locations, claiming a total of seven lives…

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Global migration and the complex interplay between environmental and social...

Featured image © Irina Nazarova | Dreamstime.com   Venla Niva shares insights from a recent article exploring the interplay of environmental and social factors behind human migration. The project was carried out in collaboration with Raya Muttarak from the IIASA…

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Our PhD journey so far: zero first-author articles in two years

Getting started with things is always a bit of a hassle. Completing a PhD is a relatively massive and relatively vague thing. We’ve now been getting vaguely started for a couple of years, and in the meantime, we’ve massively questioned…

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Pioneering excellence in research and education

Majakka is our 5-year project that focuses on co-creating practices, mechanisms and culture to improve doctoral education and water research, aiming to educate top-notch game changers and to strengthen our international research excellence. The project was recently awarded with Aalto…

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How to read scientific articles and take notes

You cannot do research without reading articles, and you will lose much time and become frustrated without the proper approaches to reading. I’m going to introduce a systematic method for reading research papers and taking notes in this blog. A…

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Yes, you’re a professional writer! A letter to fellow researchers on...

Dear scientist, Are you a professional writer? Have you thought about it? You probably consider writing to be an important and essential part of your work, but maybe you leave the title “professional writer” to those who have studied writing…

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Maintenance – The Key to Water Infrastructure Development

Water development projects continue to struggle with sustainability. “Rehabilitation” is a common term used for the construction of new water systems to replace systems that have failed prematurely. Prematurely failing water infra is a serious threat to achieving the Sustainable…

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