Senni Määttä I have been interested in the journey of papers from the initial idea to publication, the behind-the-scenes evolution of papers. As I recently published my own first paper, I thought it would be interesting to reflect on the journey of that paper. The fact that this was an Early Stage Researcher’s first paper perhaps brings an extra flavour to this journey (the abstract and a link to the paper are at the end of this post). The idea …

Many universities around the world have started to understand that research should be accessible to wider audiences. Research cannot exist in its own bubble, separate from the rest of society. This realisation has resulted in open access requirements becoming a more common occurrence. Still, not enough is being done to the most impregnable barrier of them all – the language we use in our academic publications. I cannot help but join the long list of names* to criticise academic language. …

Recently, I visited Finland, and was able to attend an energy conference and speak in a lecture in the University of Eastern Finland (UEF). The Energy Transitions 2020 conference was organized by UEF, UEF Law School and the Centre for Climate Change, Energy and Environmental Law (CCEEL) in Joensuu, Finland 27-28.2.2020. I was able to attend this conference thanks to MISTRAL-ITN and MSCA, and got to enjoy many interesting viewpoints into energy transitions. The participants of the conference had to …