Weighing ethics in police work
Our research on ethics in police work (link) has often prompted spontaneous comments such as “This is such an important topic! This is needed. Absolutely.” or “Why the police? Why them in particular?”, but also more skeptical remarks: “Are you, as researchers, going to give instructions and tell the police what they should do? Surely […]
Two must-have skills for research dissemination: my experience
During my PhD, I sent questionnaires to people in a specific leadership role. One response stood out, not because it was a completed survey, but because it was a single line: “You, researchers, are a bunch of (…).” The message was nothing along the lines, “You, researchers, are a bunch of people who can’t do […]
PhD Researcher’s Week – Creativity, routines and rhythms
Study leave in the middle of a long career has opened a new kind of window and rhythm, allowing a different way of breathing and structuring everyday life. A researcher’s everyday life, however, is not just wildly flowing creativity—at least not for me—but rhythm, routine, and listening to one’s own energy levels. Welcome to take […]
Work Loneliness Is Increasing – A New Project Launched in the JATKOT Research Group Focuses on the Relationship Between Work Loneliness and Workplace Learning
Work loneliness has become a broad societal challenge today. One in five working-age Finns and one in three young adults experience loneliness at work. According to the 2026 loneliness barometer conducted by the Finnish Red Cross, experiences of loneliness have increased since 2025, as 65% of respondents reported feeling lonely at least sometimes. Loneliness thus […]
Invited lectures and workshops – making research accessible, disseminating results and building new collaborations
The past couple of years in the JATKOT group have involved not only active research but also the dissemination of research knowledge. The most typical way to spread research findings – in the university context – is naturally through teaching. The traditional idea in universities has been, and still is, that researchers also teach and […]
New Energy and Opportunities for 2026
The year 2026 has started with great enthusiasm in the JATKOT research group. Before Christmas, we received some exciting funding news: the Kone Foundation grant for the EEPO (Ethical Police) project and the Work Environment Fund funding for research on workplace pedagogy, innovation, and wellbeing (TYSTI). Our researchers also secured personal grants and paid doctoral […]