New professors present their work in video lectures – Kirsi Pauliina Kallio’s topic is the environment as a pedagogical question

Due to Covid-19 restrictions, Tampere University will host its inaugural lecture series in a virtual format in the spring of 2021. Inaugural lectures will be delivered by 15 newly appointed professors from different fields. The videos are published on the University’s YouTube channel.

“New professors have traditionally been welcomed to the University community in connection to inaugural lectures, but now that Covid-19 restrictions are in place, we are delighted to be able to showcase our new professors in a virtual environment. The brief lectures provide an overview of our new professors’ fields of research and perfectly illustrate the broad range of multidisciplinary research carried out across Tampere University,” says Provost Jarmo Takala.

Professor of Environmental Pedagogy Kirsi Pauliina Kallio approaches pedagogical issues from the perspective of environmental relations and environmental citizenship.

“Environmental pedagogy is a multidisciplinary and multifaceted field that concerns both everyday living environments and the earth as a space for all life. The focus is on looking at the environment as a pedagogical issue,” Kallio says.

According to Kallio, the challenging task of environmental pedagogy is to affect people’s environmental relations. This requires formulating theoretically premised perspectives related to, for example, curbing climate change and stopping the loss of biodiversity. 

An inaugural lecture is a time-honoured academic tradition and a prestigious occasion for newly appointed professors to present their research in lay terms to the scientific community, stakeholders, and the public and for the University to welcome them to the community.  Inaugural lectures are usually public events that are open to all.

View new professors at all faculties on tuni.fi/newprofessors

Enquiries:
The contact details of the professors giving lectures can be found via the people search on the University’s website.