Resources for researchers

• The Helsinki University Library’s Library for researchers site includes information on services available to researchers. Helsinki University Library provides University of Helsinki researchers with not only a wide variety of materials, but also support and advice on topics such as open publishing, research data management, the enhancement of research visibility and publication metrics.
• The website of the Finnish National Board on Research Integrity (TENK) offers information on good scientific practice and the supervision and examination of doctoral dissertations from the perspective of research ethics.
• The Responsible Research website contains instructions for responsible research and publishing as well as the reuse of research results.
• The Helsinki Term Bank for the Arts and Sciences focuses on specialist terminology in disciplines represented in Finland, together with translations and definitions.
• Researcher's Guide to Business Collaboration video course is available for self-study at any time.

• Are you employed by the University of Helsinki? You can find information on the University’s staff training in Suffeli.
• The Mela website offers information on insurance cover for grant and scholarship recipients.
• The Aurora database lists the latest calls for funding applications in all disciplines.
• The European Commission’s EURAXESS initiative supports researcher mobility and career development and promotes research funding.
• Säätiöiden post doc -pooli (‘Foundations’ Post Doc Pool’) promotes the mobility of recent doctoral graduates.
• The Fulbright Foundation supports students, researchers and other professionals with the highest academic potential.

• Nyyti is a nationwide non-profit association that promotes students’ mental health and ability to study.
• The Tohtoritakuu blog (in Finnish) focuses on the writing of a doctoral thesis and provides information on upcoming writing courses and events.
• Pomodoro is a fun and easy time-management technique popular with thesis writers.
• You can find other University of Helsinki thesis writers in the HY jatko-opiskelijat group on Facebook. The group is an unofficial communication channel administered by doctoral researchers themselves.
• For some humour and light-hearted encouragement from other PhD researchers, you can also see the following Facebook groups: Piled Higher and Deeper (PhD Comics), Shit Academics Say, and The Dissertation Coach.

• For information on legislation concerning higher education and research, please see the website of the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture.
• You can read the regulations of the University of Helsinki on Flamma.
• The website of the EUA Council for Doctoral Education offers information on the development of doctoral education in Europe.
• The University of Helsinki is a member of the League of European Research Universities (LERU).
• The European Council of Doctoral Candidates and Junior Researchers (Eurodoc) promotes the development of doctoral education and the status of doctoral students.
• The Federation of Finnish Learned Societies contributes to cooperation between learned societies, supports scholarly communication and publishing, and promotes awareness and usage of research results.

Here is a collection of links and material which concern all doctoral researchers, including strategy and organization, equality and wellbeing, language policy and communications. The links go to Flamma so you need the university's user account to read them.

• Strategy
• Organisational structure of the university
• Equality, diversity and accessibility
• Language policy of the university
• A bilingual university
• Presentation materials
• Personal and research profile
• People finder
• Communication to the University community
• Finance and procurement
• Outlook and Office 365
• Information security
• Library and language services
• Unisport

Getting acquainted with various writing guides can support your doctoral thesis work. Here are few examples:

• Belcher, Wendy Laura (2009). Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks: A Guide to Academic Publishing Success.
• Bolker, Joan (1998). Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day: A guide to starting, revising and finishing your doctoral thesis.
• Kiriakos, Carol & Svinhufvud, Kimmo (2015). Tohtoritakuu. Kirjoittamisen opas jatko-opiskelijalle ja tutkijalle (in Finnish only).
• Silvia, Paul J. (2018). How to Write a Lot: A practical guide to productive academic writing.

Study psychologist offers an external perspective on, for example, the following challenges related to doctoral education: stress, motivational problems, procrastination, reconciling studies and other parts of life, or challenges related to dissertation supervision.