{"id":287,"date":"2017-03-30T11:45:45","date_gmt":"2017-03-30T08:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/on-the-move\/?p=287"},"modified":"2025-07-14T10:15:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T07:15:25","slug":"old-dog-learning-new-tricks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/on-the-move\/2017\/03\/30\/old-dog-learning-new-tricks\/","title":{"rendered":"Old dog learning new tricks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

So your postdoctoral research is over \u2013 years ago, and you feel that you still want to learn new directions to your research. Well, longish research visits do not have to be past life \u2013 it might be time to a new visit to foreign university! That was just what happened to me. I decided to get new skills in chemical ecology, and decided to get it from the University of California Berkeley, just a side of San Francisco. Fulbright Finland has just perfect grant option for this kind of trips: Fulbright Finland grant for research collaboration. The funding is aimed for visits from one week to three months. For me five weeks was possible, and luckily, I got the grant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Picture:\u00a0Golden Gate Bridge and a non-random traveller.<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Picture: There is always time for antspotting!<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Picture: Visiting Alcatraz garden.<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Now, my visit is almost over, only a few days remaining, and it is time to turn my thoughts towards UEF again. The visit has been a success; I got new collaborators and met colleagues. Of course, I had some leisure time too, San Francisco and nearby areas offered many interesting locations. I am very grateful to Fulbright Finland and the people from UC Berkeley for this successful visit. UEF, I am coming back with a bunch of new skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jouni Sorvari<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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