Program Overview

Doctoral Program in Biology, Geography and Geology (BGG)

The doctoral program in biology, geography and geology (BGG) is a multidisciplinary doctoral program that supports the training of doctoral researchers to become scientific experts in their field.

Research themes

• Biology and Environmental Science: Research covers cellular and molecular biology, physiology and genetics to biodiversity research, individual species as well as interactions between species and evolutionary phenomena at the population and organismal community level. In addition to humans and other animals, plants and microbes and their environments are being studied.
• Biodiversity research: The effects of climate change on the biodiversity of northern nature, the diversity of different groups of organisms and the problems threatening the Archipelago Sea are examples of biodiversity research topics.
• Geography and Geology: Research is focused on the Earth and its dynamic processes, wide-ranging and interdisciplinary. The research themes vary from the evolution of the earth's crust to sedimentology and historical environmental changes as well as innovation environments and urban structures.

Elections of the Doctoral Program Management Team

In its meeting, the management team of the BGG doctoral program has chosen the persons who will be nominated for the doctoral researcher's employment positions:

• Chikkanarayanaswamy, Pavan (Biology): 1.1.2026 - 31.12.2027
• Hallikainen, Felix (Geography): 1.1.2026 - 31.7.2027
• Jänkävaara, Patrik (Geology): 1.2.2026 - 31.1.2028
• Peterson, Silje (Biology): 1.4.2026 - 31.12.2028
• Toisoul, Ludovic (Biology): 1.1.2026 - 31.12.2026
• Tram, Nguyen Khanh Trinh (Biodiversity research): 1.1.2026 - 31.12.2026

In addition, the management team of the BGG doctoral program has selected the persons who are nominated for short-term positions aimed at completing the dissertation work:

• Gian Luigi Bucciolini (Biology): 1.1.-8.2026
• Aditya Jeevannavar (Biology): 1.1.-4.2026

BGG Grants

Application announcements are published on the intranet.

Claims

• Thesis: Exercise can slow down the growth of breast cancer and prevent the harmful heart effects of drug treatment
• The doctoral research shows that waterfowl in Finland are exposed to numerous harmful chemicals
• When aiming for sustainability, it is important to consider grassroots users of natural resources
• Stressful conditions can affect the energy production of wild birds

Subject words

• PhD program in Biology, Geography and Geology (BGG)