From a dark cave to peer review – How do you become a Doctoral Researcher?
Educational paths are shaped by many individual, social and structural factors. For some, an academic career is a clear goal from an early age, while for others, an interest in research emerges much later. I know several people who ended up pursuing doctoral studies after being encouraged by their master’s thesis supervisor or through working […]
Why is workplace loneliness a timely issue in working life right now?
Loneliness currently appears as significant societal challenge. WHO has even described loneliness as the next public health issue and call for strengthening community and social connections across different areas of life to sustain a socially well-being of society (WHO, 2025). In Finland, one in three young adults and on in five working-age adults experience loneliness […]
Facing Change at the British Academy of Management Conference
In early September, I attended the British Academy of Management’s 40th anniversary conference at the Royal Holloway campus of the University of London. The anniversary theme, “Thriving Together: Impact, Innovation, and Inclusion in Business and Management”, emphasized the importance of fostering a collaborative and supportive environment within the business and management community, where individuals and […]
Focusing on Foundational Skills – Nordic-Baltic PIAAC Conference in Jyväskylä
My autumn got off to an exciting start when I attended the Nordic-Baltic PIAAC Conference in Jyväskylä at the end of August. This two-day event was organized by the Nordic-Baltic PIAAC network and the Nordic Network for Lifelong Learning (NLL), with a focus on the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC). The […]
TYSTI Project Moving Forward: Research Findings and New Initiatives
Autumn has been an active period for the TYSTI project from the perspectives of research, publications, and new development initiatives. The project examines the connections between workplace learning, innovation, well-being, and workplace pedagogy in Finnish working life, and during the past months we have taken several significant steps forward. Publications Completed and New Manuscripts Underway […]
Spontaneously, strategically, directly and indirectly – leaders have a wide range of tools at their disposal to support learning in day-to-day work
Learning at work is both an everyday experience and a subject of academic research, but what exactly lies behind it? Learning and the support of learning in the workplace naturally affect all employee groups, but in an article published last summer we focus on the leadership point of view. In our article How Can Learning […]