INVEST seminars and lectures
Basic Quantitative Methods
The free online course is designed to provide a foundation in quantitative research methods for students planning to conduct research in the social sciences. The goal is for students unfamiliar with quantitative research methods to learn basic statistical terminology, concepts, tests and techniques. The course is taught by Esa Karonen.
Past Courses and Seminars
INVEST research themes spring 2022
The research themes of INVEST course focuses on the multidisciplinary dimension of the INVEST Research Flagship Centre and utilises its leading experts in the fields of social sciences and beyond to achieve these goals. The objectives of the course are to introduce the topics, themes, methods and subprojects of the INVEST Research Flagship Centre and to provide abroad understanding of the different approaches to inequality in the social sciences. After the seminars the students should have some ideas about how to construct and implement targeted interventions in tackling inequality.
25.01.2022: Partnership and fertility dynamics and social inequalities
by Marika Jalovaara
01.02.2022: Intergenerational inequalities
by Jani Erola
08.02.2022: Basic income: employment and well-being – evidence from the Finnish Basic Income experiment
by Olli Kangas
15.02.2022: Family policy and children’s post-separation living arrangements
by Mia Hakovirta
22.02.2022: NetResilience project and evolutionary social science
by Mirkka Danielsbacka
01.03.2022: Predicting long-term effects of policy reforms on life trajectories: How parental leave reforms shape parents’ work‒family life course?
by Satu Helske
08.03.2022: Social Security Reform
by Pasi Moisio
22.03.2022: Children of immigrants, language and integration
by Elina Kilpi-Jakonen
05.04.2022: Peer relations research in INVEST psychology
by Christina Salmivalli
12.04.2022: Psychological perspective on reading as a key citizenship skill
by Johanna Kaakinen
INVEST Master’s Course
Evolutionary Perspectives spring 2022
INVEST research themes spring 2021
18.01.2021: Research on intergenerational inequalities: current issues and future developments
by Jani Erola
25.01.2021: : Evolutionary social science approach to kin relations
by Mirkka Danielsbacka
01.02.2021: Basic income: employment and well-being – evidence from the Finnish Basic Income experiment
by Olli Kangas
08.02.2021: Partnership and fertility dynamics and social inequalities
by Marika Jalovaara
15.02.2021: Economic burden of health care and medicines on households
by Katri Aaltonen
01.03.2021: Children of immigrants, language and integration
by Elina Kilpi-Jakonen
08.03.2021: Social Security Reform
by Pasi Moisio
22.03.2021: Marjo Kurki: Early childhood disruptive behaviour and parental interventions; Terhi Luntamo: Childhood anxiety and school-age intervention; Hanna-Maria Matinolli: Early intervention during antenatal period
29.03.2021: Predicting long-term effects of policy reforms on life trajectories: How parental leave reforms shape parents’ work‒family life course?
by Satu Helske
12.04.2021: Peer relations research in INVEST psychology
by Christina Salmivalli
19.04.2021: The Age-Period-Cohort approach and social change
by Esa Karonen and Antti Kähäri
INVEST research themes spring 2020
Why should we be interested in Intergenerational Inequality? (14.02.2020)
by Jani Erola
Falling fertility and the inequalities involved (18.02.2020)
by Marika Jalovaara
Early interventions in child mental health (25.02.2020)
by Andre Sourander
Reforming future social security (03.03.2020)
by Pasi Moisio
Kiva anti-bullying program: randomized controlled trial and scale-up in Finnish schools (11.03.2020)
by Christina Salmivalli
Research on social and economic inequality (17.03.2020)
by Mikko Niemelä
The beauty of making field experiments – difficult encounters between researchers and politicians (31.03.2020)
by Olli Kangas
INVEST research themes autumn 2019
Research impact in INVEST (28.10.2019)
by Maria Maunula
Ethnically mixed partnerships in Finland (08.11.2019)
by Leen Rahnu (Tallinn University)
Introduction to genetic and environmental influences in shaping individuals’ lives (22.11.2019)
by Lucy Bowes (Oxford University) and Ada Johansson (Åbo akademi)
Intergenerational transmission of social disadvantages and possible (non-material) contributory and protective factors (05.12.2019)
by Johanna Kallio
Socioeconomic background and gene-environment interplay in social stratification across the early life course (20.12.2019)
by Hannu Lehti