Events
Campusvej 55, Odense M
17.05.2024
15:15 - 16:00
IMADA Talks
Want to know what is going on behind the scenes at IMADA?
Come and join us for 2 x 20 min. inspiring talks while you enjoy a free “casual after-work” beer with your fellow student, colleague or teacher.
Speakers will be announced ASAP, but mark your calendar now!
Fioniavej 34, Odense M
29.05.2024
11:15 - 12:15
Powerful Political Metaphors: How Are They Created?
DIAS Discussion: Powerful Political Metaphors: How Are They Created?
Introduction: Jeppe Nevers
Lecture: Timo Pankakoski
Commentator: Aglae Pizzone
The event is open for all and takes place in the DIAS seminar room
Turun yliopisto, Turku
11.06.2024 10:00
13.06.2024 16:00
The 52nd NORDTEK Conference takes place on 11th – 13th June 2024!
NORDTEK 2024 conference and meetings will be taking place in Turku/Åbo, the oldest city in Finland. The conference is hosted jointly by the University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University.The theme of the conference is ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN ENGINEERING.
NORDTEK is a network of the Technical Universities in the Nordic and Baltic Countries. The members represent 30 universities, more than 180 000 students, teachers, and researchers. The mission of the NORDTEK network is to strengthen the engineering sciences in the Nordic and Baltic region and to contribute to solve concrete needs for society by collaboration within engineering education, research, entrepreneurship, and innovation. For the students the network provides excellent opportunities for e.g. mobility and international collaboration. One of the key activities of the network is also the annual NORDTEK Conference, which is targeted to students and staff alike. This years’ Conference will be organised in Turku Finland, on 11-13 of June 2024 with the very topical theme of Artificial Intelligence in Engineering. Students from all NORDTEK member universities are welcome to participate in the Conference. If you are interested in participating from your university, please contact your local NORDTEK mobility coordinator for more information on this possibility. More information on the NORDTEK 2024 Conference: nordtek2024.fi
A pre-conference online Q&A session for students will be held on June 3rd at 10-12.In this Q&A Session you will hear about the NORDTEK and NORDTEK Student activities and have the opportunity to ask questions. You are welcome to join the session and discussion even if you are not participating in the conference. Please, log in at utu.zoom.us/j/62224406126 (the session will be active only at June 3rd at 10-12). Pre-registrations are not needed.
We also invite all engineering students in the NORDTEK member universities to be engaged with the Conference by answering to a short student questionnaire on Artificial Intelligence. The questionnaire is anonymous, contact details for the prize draw will be collected on a separate form. The questionnaire is open until 15.5.2024 and can be accessed at: link.webropolsurveys.com/Participation/Public/ec05e120-c9ff-4841-9b9b-1daa85a81c8e?displayId=Fin3029758
More information on the NORDTEK 2024 Conference student activities, please contact: Oshani Weerakoon <[email]oshani.s.weerakoon@utu.fi[/email]> and/ or Ann-Louise Hakalax <[email]ann-louise.hakalax@abo.fi[/email]>
Fioniavej 34, Odense M
12.06.2024
13:00 - 15:30
Women in transition workshop
While the menopause is commonly understood as a ‘hormone deficiency’, numerous studies have shown that the menopause is not solely a biological phenomenon, but is influenced by environmental, social, and cultural factors. Given the variation in menopause experience and its complexity, how to best support women through this transition is a considerable societal challenge. It is our belief that this question can only be tackled through an interdisciplinary approach. The workshop ‘Women in Transition’ seeks to build the groundwork for such interdisciplinary collaboration, drawing insights from the fields of medicine, sociology, communication and literature. The questions driving the workshop is about the role of biological, sociological and cultural factors in the menopausal experience, and how this insight can be used to facilitate the work of medical researchers and practitioners.
The workshop will be structured ‘from the macro to the micro’: from large quantitative population studies, through quantitative/qualitative data gathered in organisations, to individual experiences expressed in literary works. Through this structure, the workshop will focus on the synergies between different disciplinary approaches, identifying the ways in which medical, sociological and humanistic approaches can help overcome some of the challenges of the menopause and shed some light on its complexity.
13.00 – 13.45
Welcome
A short cultural history of the menopause Consultant Ella Fegitz, PhD
Menopause – an unusual aging phenomenon Kaare Christensen, MD, PhD, Professor, Danish Aging Research Center, SDU
Introduction to the molecular and cellular biology of Estrogen action on target organs Moustapha Kassem, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Endocrinology, OUH
13.45 - 14.00
Postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy for health maintenance during aging: Is it possible? Laura K. Kaltoft, MD, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen
Emma G. Christensen, MD, Bispebjerg hospital, Copenhagen
14.00 - 14.15
Menopause and medicine Ellen Løkkegaard, MD, PhD, Professor, Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Hillerød
14.15 - 14.30
Menopause in General Practice Jens Søndergaard, General Practitioner, Professor, The Research Unit for General Practice, SDU
14.30 - 14.45
Menopause in the Media in Denmark Sasja Krogh, PhD Candidate, Department of Culture and Language, SDU
14.45 - 15.00
The Uses of the Menopause Novel Anne Marie Mai, Professor, Department of Culture and Language, SDU Peter Simonsen, Professor of European Literature, Department of Culture and Language, SDU
15.00 - 15.30
Roundtable discussion: the limitations of monodisciplinary approaches to the menopause and how can interdisciplinarity help overcoming them?
Q&A
The workshop is open for all interested participants.