Conference Programme
Wednesday 6 May 2026
Venue: University of Turku Main Building, University Hill, Tauno Nurmela lecture hall & Main Lobby
13.00–18.00 Registration
13.15–14.45 Social Programme: Guided walking tour
15.00–17.45 Pre-conference: Research published – social impact achieved? How research-based knowledge finds its way to the decision making and to the public
Opening words of the Pre-conference: Maija S. Peltola, Vice Rector, University of Turku
Keynote speakers
- Pigga Keskitalo, Professor, University of Lapland, Member of the Strategic Research Council
- Pasi Moisio, Research Professor, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare / INVEST
- Andre Sourander, Professor, University of Turku / INVEST
Facilitator: Sanna Herkama, Senior Researcher, University of Turku / INVEST
Pigga Keskitalo, Pasi Moisio, André Sourander, and Sanna Herkama
18.00 Welcome reception
Main Building Lobby (sparkling wine and small snacks served)
Thursday 7 May 2026
Venue: University of Turku, Publicum, Assistentinkatu 7
9.00 Registration, coffee available
9.30 Opening words: Jani Erola, Professor & Director of INVEST Research Flagship Center
9.45–11.00 Keynote: Philip N. Cohen, Professor of Sociology at the University of Maryland: Depopulation, Pronatalism, and Doing Demography in Public
11.00–12.30 Lunch at Restaurant Macciavelli, Educarium
12.30–14.00 Parallel Sessions
14.00–14.30 Coffee Break
14.30–16.00 Parallel sessions
16.00–16.15 Coffee and tea available to grab
16.15–17.45 Parallel sessions
19.00 Conference Dinner, Scandic Hamburger Börs (Kauppiaskatu 6, Turku) Read more
Friday 8 May 2026
Venue: University of Turku, Publicum, Assistentinkatu 7
9.00–9.30 Registration (open throughout the day), coffee available
9.30–10.45 Keynote: Kathryn Paige Harden, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas, Director of the Developmental Behavior Genetics lab and co-director of the Texas Twin Project
11.00–12.30 Parallel sessions
12.30–13.30 Lunch at Restaurant Macciavelli, Educarium
13.30–15.00 Parallel sessions
15.00–15.15 Coffee and tea available to grab
15.15–15.30 Closing remarks, Publicum Lobby
