Projects per year
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Mulki Al-Sharmani, Docent of Islamic Studies (received in November 2015)
- Department of Cultures - Professor
- Faculty of Theology - Title of Docent
- Study of Religions
- Doctoral Programme in Political, Societal and Regional Change - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Doctoral Programme in Gender, Culture, and Society - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Doctoral Programme in Theology and Religious Studies - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Middle Eastern Studies
Person: UH , U4 Research and teaching staff
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Mikko Juhani Autere
- Faculty of Theology - Title of Docent
- Study of Religions - University Lecturer
- Department of Languages - University Lecturer
- Doctoral Programme in Theology and Religious Studies - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Doctoral Programme in Philosophy, Arts, and Society - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Asian Languages
Person: U3 Research and teaching staff
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Tuomas Äystö
- Faculty Common Matters (Faculty of Humanities) - Title of Docent
- Department of Cultures - University Lecturer, Grant-funded researcher
- Study of Religions
- Helsinki Research Hub on Religion, Media and Social Change
Person: Visiting scholar, U3 Research and teaching staff
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Anton Berg, PhD student
- Department of Digital Humanities - Postdoctoral Researcher
- Helsinki Institute for Social Sciences and Humanities (HSSH)
- Helsinki Research Hub on Religion, Media and Social Change
- Helsinki Social Computing Group
Person: U2 Teaching and research staff, M5 Teaching and research support staff
Research units
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Helsinki Research Hub on Religion, Media and Social Change
Organisational unit: Research group
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KOMKRIS: Governance and resilience under antagonistic threats in the NB8 region in times of complex crisis
Godenhjelm, S. (Project manager), Kuokkanen, K. (Participant), Creutz, K. (Participant), Björklund, M. (Participant), Bauvois, G. (Participant) & Pyrhönen, N. J. (Participant)
01/01/2026 → 31/12/2028
Project: Research project
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MePhiS: Meliorist Philosophy of Suffering
Pihlström, S. (Principal Investigator), Mäkinen, V. (Co-Principal Investigator), Koistinen, T. (Co-Principal Investigator), Utriainen, T. (Co-Principal Investigator) & Kivistö, S. (Co-Principal Investigator)
01/01/2026 → 31/12/2033
Project: Research Council of Finland: Centre of Exellence
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ERC Boost Grant - Quantifying Illicit Trade in the 18th Century
Land, J. (Principal Investigator) & Grimshaw, A. G. D. (Participant)
01/01/2025 → 31/12/2026
Project: University of Helsinki Funds
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Meaningful Deathscapes; Worldview minority cemeteries in Finland (MeDea)
Vähäkangas, A. (Project manager), Butters, M. (Participant), Krohn, H. M. (Participant), Kupari, H. (Participant), Kupari, H. (Participant), Pataricza, D. (Participant), Pataricza, D. (Participant), Penttilä, M. (Participant) & Penttilä, M. (Participant)
01/09/2024 → 01/07/2028
Project: Research Council of Finland: Academy Project
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MeDea: Meaningful Deathscapes; Worldview minority cemeteries in Finland
Vähäkangas, A. (Principal Investigator), Butters, M. (Participant), Kupari, H. (Participant), Krohn, H. M. (Participant), Penttilä, M. (Participant) & Pataricza, D. (Participant)
01/09/2024 → 01/07/2028
Project: Research Council of Finland: Academy Project
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The portrayal of the pre-Islamic Arabs as murderers of their own infants
Lindstedt, I., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Approaching Religion. 2/2026Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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The religious groups of Mecca and Medina in the sixth–seventh centuries CE
Lindstedt, I., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Abdou Filali-Ansary occasional paper series.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific
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Adult Religious Learning: Vernacular and Ethnographic Approaches
Utriainen, T., Kupari, H., Annunen, L. & Butters, M., 2 May 2025, Oxford Handbook of Education and Religion. Gearon , L. F. & Kuusisto, A. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 173–189 17 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Ajan, rakkauden ja tiedon New Atlantis: Uskonnollisuus, sukupuolisuus ja esoteerisuus Francis Baconin utopiassa
Frosti, R., 21 Mar 2025, Helsinki: Helsingin yliopisto. 283 p.Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis › Monograph
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A map and list of the monotheistic inscriptions of Arabia, 400–600 CE
Lindstedt, I., 2025, In: Hadis ve Siyer Araştırmaları. 10, 2, p. 275–283 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific
Open AccessFile
Activities
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International Neurodynamics of Language and Music Symposium
Bayle, C. (Poster Presentation), Berg, A. (Poster Presentation) & Cowley, B. U. (Poster Presentation)
27 Feb 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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NaMu25 (The Nature of Music – Inter- and transdisciplinary Perspectives on a Human Universal)
Bayle, C. (Poster Presentation), Berg, A. (Poster Presentation) & Cowley, B. U. (Poster Presentation)
11 Dec 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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ESELS 2025: Emerging Scholars in Educational and Learning Sciences
Bayle, C. (Poster Presentation), Berg, A. (Poster Presentation) & Cowley, B. U. (Poster Presentation)
24 Oct 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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RPPW20 - 20th Rhythm Perception and Production Workshop
Bayle, C. (Poster Presentation), Berg, A. (Poster Presentation) & Cowley, B. U. (Poster Presentation)
17 Jun 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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SysMus25 - 18th International Conference of Students of Systematic Musicology
Bayle, C. (Poster Presentation), Berg, A. (Poster Presentation) & Cowley, B. U. (Poster Presentation)
11 Jun 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Prizes
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Arts and Humanities Research Council Doctoral Scholarship
Grimshaw, A. G. D. (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Best International Teacher Award of 2019, University of Helsinki
Al-Sharmani, M. (Recipient), 23 Nov 2019
Prize: Prizes and awards
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First Class Medal of the White Rose of Finland
Gothoni, R. (Recipient), 6 Dec 2011
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Press/Media
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Antifasistit vastustavat Teemu Keskisarjan luentoa – tutkija kehottaa kuulijoita kriittisyyteen
12/01/2026
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Conservative legal group aims to export its rightwing Christian mission beyond US borders
19/12/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Oudot väitteet Suomesta leviävät Facebookissa
18/12/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Kuopiolaistaustainen vieras nostatti kohun Linnan juhlissa – tutkijan mukaan jokin toinen syy ei olisi aiheuttanut someraivoa
08/12/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media