Contacts & supervision

Need help? Looking for a supervisor? From this page, you'll find the contact information for the administrative personnel in the doctoral programme, as well as information on the steering group of the programme and the supervisors in the different disciplines represented in the programme.
Contacts
Director

Professor Anna Valros

The director of the doctoral programme

  • Is responsible for the management of the doctoral programme, the achievement of its objectives and its quality
  • Oversees the curriculum design for the doctoral programme
  • Is responsible for the planning of the pedagogical aspects and content of teaching in the doctoral programme
  • Is responsible for organising cooperation between the units, other degree programmes and the doctoral school
  • Decides on the allocation and appropriate use of the doctoral programme’s resources
  • Is accountable for the operations of the doctoral programme to the vice-dean of the coordinating faculty and cooperates with the coordinating faculty and the doctoral school
Board






Doctoral researchers' representatives

The doctoral programme board

  • Assesses the applications for the right to pursue a doctoral degree and prepares selection proposals to the faculty granting the right to pursue a degree
  • Is responsible for preparing the curriculum and admissions criteria for the doctoral programme
  • Decides on the curriculum of the doctoral programme and is responsible for teaching preparation
  • Organises doctoral researcher supervision
Ad­min­is­tra­tion

Harri Mäcklin, Senior Advisor for Doctoral Education

The senior advisor for doctoral education of the programme

  • Is responsible for supporting the management of doctoral education
  • Supports the preparatory work on curricula, teaching programmes and timetables for the doctoral programme
  • Administers the application processes for salaried positions, and implements decisions related to these matters
  • Is responsible for the coordination and development of services for doctoral researchers in cooperation with Teaching and Learning Services

Other important email addresses:

  • Doctoral School office:  (transferable skills courses, travel grants and their payment)
  • Admission Services: (admissions)
  • Doctoral Student Services:  (pre-examination and approval of doctoral dissertations in Viikki)
How to find a supervisor?

Finding supervisors willing to guide you through your thesis project is one of the most important steps when preparing your application. But it’s not always an easy feat. Here are a few tips on how to go about it:

  • Start early. And when we say early, we’re talking about months rather than weeks. Finding the right match can be a time-consuming business.
  • Do your research. You are more likely to get a positive response if the researchers you approach actually share your research interests. Think of approaching the prospective supervisors in a sense like you would applying for a job – sending the same generic message to various recipients is unlikely to provide the hoped-for results. Acquaint yourself with the supervisors' research profiles, and try to pick the people you approach based on actual mutual research interests.
  • Pay attention to detail. At least one of your supervisors has to be in a permanent or long-term employment to the faculty awarding your prospective target degree, and at least one needs to hold the title of docent or similar scientific qualifications – i.e. be a senior researcher in your field. When you find potential supervisors, make sure in the further discussions that at least one of them fills these conditions.
  • Be precise. Supervisors get a lot of email. When you approach a prospective supervisor, present your interest and motivation in a clear, succinct manner.
  • Be patient and prepare for disappointments. In the process of finding a supervisor, you are likely to receive several negative responses – or, sometimes, no response at all. If you get a negative response, move on. Be also aware that, especially if your research interest is of a field that’s not widely represented here, it’s also possible that you will not find a supervisor.
Supervisors

More than 60 supervisors from 14 institutions are currently affiliated to CVM. CVM supervisors affiliated with University of Helsinki can be found in the  of the University of Helsinki.

Please note that the list includes both students and supervisors. If you're looking for a potential supervisor, look for people having 'Supervisor in doctoral programme' title.
Supervisors not affiliated to University of Helsinki
University of East­ern Fin­land (UEF)
  • Jaakko Mononen
  • Heli Lindeberg
  • Leena Ahola
  • Heikki Roininen
  • Petteri Nieminen
  • Pertti Rannikko
  • Rauno Sairinen
  • Pekka Jokinen
  • Hannu Räty
  • Matti Kuittinen
  • Matti Tolvanen
  • Jussi Silvonen
Na­tional Labor­at­ory An­imal Centre (Kuo­pio)
  • Satu Mering
  • Timo Nevalainen
Cen­ter for Horse Man­age­ment (Hevosti­e­tokeskus) (Kuo­pio)
  • Minna-Liisa Heiskanen
Finnish En­vir­on­ment In­sti­tute (SYKE)
  • Taru Peltola
University of Turku (UTU)
  • Olli Koistinen
  • Juha Räikkä
  • Markku Oksanen
  • Elisa Aaltola
Åbo Akademi University (ÅAU)
  • Markku Suksi
Tampere University of Technology (TUT)
  • Jari Hyttinen
University of Oulu (UO)
  • Jukka Pennanen
Labor­at­ory An­imal Centre, University of Oulu
  • Hanna-Marja Voipio
MTT Ag­ri­food Research Fin­land (MTT)
  • Marketta Rinne
  • Hannu Korhonen
  • Satu Raussi
  • Jarmo Valaja
  • Ismo Strandén
Finnish Food Au­thor­ity (Ruokavirasto)
  • Liisa Sihvonen
  • Kimmo Peltonen
  • Saara Raulo
  • Sinikka Pelkonen
  • Annamaria Eriksson-Kallio
Private Sec­tor
  • Anssi Tast, Vethaus OY
  • Eija Helander, Suomen Rehu Oy
French Na­tional In­sti­tute for Ag­ri­cul­tural Research, France
  • Isabelle Veissier
In­sti­tut Su­per­iéur d´Ag­ri­cul­ture, France
  • Joop Lensik
Pa­cific Agri-Food Research Centre, Canada
  • Anne-Marie de Passillé
  • Jeff Rushen, PhD
University of Prince Ed­ward Is­land, Canada
  • David Sims
University of Copen­ha­gen, Den­mark
  • Jan Ladewig
  • Björn Forkman
  • Dvoralai Wulfsohn
  • Peter Sandoe
Research Centre Foulum, University of Århus, Den­mark
  • Lene Munksgaard
Tech­nical University of Den­mark
  • Henrik Madsen
Swedish University of Ag­ri­cul­tural Sciences, Sweden
  • Bo Algers
  • Stefan Gunnarsson
Teagasc Ag­ri­cul­ture and Food De­vel­op­ment Au­thor­ity, Ire­land
  • Anne Maria Mullen
Klaipėda University, Lithuania
  • Marija Eidukeviciene
The Nor­we­gian School of Veter­in­ary Science, Nor­way
  • Birgit Ranheim
Cath­olic University of Leuven, Bel­gium (M3-BIORES)
  • Daniel Berckmans
  • Jean-Marie Aerts
Es­to­nian University of Life Sciences, Es­to­nia
  • Väino Poikalainen
CVM email list

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