{"id":3387,"date":"2026-08-13T12:14:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T09:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/centre-for-sustainable-ocean-science\/?page_id=3387"},"modified":"2026-08-14T15:15:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T12:15:37","slug":"call-for-abstracts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/centre-for-sustainable-ocean-science\/yhys-colloquium-2026\/call-for-abstracts\/","title":{"rendered":"CALL FOR ABSTRACTS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/centre-for-sustainable-ocean-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/04\/Banner_NEW-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3584\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/centre-for-sustainable-ocean-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/04\/Banner_NEW-scaled.png 2560w, 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style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;min-height:0px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);line-height:0.3\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/yhys.net\" style=\"color: black;text-decoration: none\">\n    <span style=\"font-weight: 600\">YHYS<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a style=\"color: black;text-decoration: none\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/centre-for-sustainable-ocean-science\/yhys-colloquium-2026\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600\">Colloquium<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/centre-for-sustainable-ocean-science\/yhys-colloquium-2026\/facts-fictions-futures\/\" style=\"color: black;text-decoration: none\">\n    <span style=\"font-weight: 600\">Theme<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/centre-for-sustainable-ocean-science\/yhys-colloquium-2026\/keynotes\" style=\"color: black;text-decoration: none\">\n    <span style=\"font-weight: 600\">Keynotes<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/centre-for-sustainable-ocean-science\/yhys-colloquium-2026\/phd-event\/\" style=\"color: black;text-decoration: none\">\n    <span style=\"font-weight: 600\">PhD Event<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/centre-for-sustainable-ocean-science\/yhys-colloquium-2026\/call-for-abstracts\/\" style=\"color: #000082;text-decoration: none\">\n    <strong>Calls<\/strong>\n  <\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/centre-for-sustainable-ocean-science\/yhys-colloquium-2026\/sessions\/\" style=\"color: black;text-decoration: none\">\n    <span style=\"font-weight: 600\">Sessions<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/centre-for-sustainable-ocean-science\/yhys-colloquium-2026\/program\/\" style=\"color: black;text-decoration: none\">\n    <span style=\"font-weight: 600\">Program<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-693772819aca25c1234c679fad78c31e wp-block-paragraph\"><a style=\"color: black;text-decoration: none\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/centre-for-sustainable-ocean-science\/yhys-colloquium-2026\/registration\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600\">Registration<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/centre-for-sustainable-ocean-science\/yhys-colloquium-2026\/organizers\/\" style=\"color: black;text-decoration: none\">\n    <span style=\"font-weight: 600\">Organizers<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-3387_cdfcb9-fe .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-3387_cdfcb9-fe .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer alignnone kt-block-spacer-3387_cdfcb9-fe\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ba76c0c9c1b212f358d947b441a87c01\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Call for Abstracts<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-15ad654e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">\n<span style=\"font-weight: 600\">The YHYS Fall Colloquium 2026,<\/span> hosted by \u00c5bo Akademi University in cooperation with the University of Turku, calls scholars for a meeting to discuss pertinent topics related to environmental social science. <span style=\"font-weight: 600\">The theme of the colloquium is Facts, Fictions and Sustainable Futures.<\/span> Read more about the theme <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/centre-for-sustainable-ocean-science\/yhys-colloquium-2026\/facts-fictions-futures\/\">here<\/a>. While the plenary sessions focus on the colloquium theme, the sessions coordinated by scholars can cover various aspects of environmental social science, from the local to the global, and from empirical papers over policy-relevant topics to conceptual and theoretical contributions.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 600\">The colloquium sessions have now been selected and are available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/centre-for-sustainable-ocean-science\/yhys-colloquium-2026\/Sessions\/\">Sessions page<\/a>.<\/span> We invite scholars to submit an abstract to the session that best matches their research interests. As session formats vary, please consult the individual session descriptions for specific instructions and submission requirements.\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 600\">Abstracts should be submitted directly to the convenors of the chosen session no later than 15 September 2026.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600\">Important Dates<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Deadline for abstract submission: 15 September 2026 <br>Notification of acceptance by session convenors: by 25 September 2026 <br>Registration: 1 September &#8211; 31 October 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600\">Participation Fees<\/span> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Participation is free of charge for members of the Finnish Society for Environmental Social Science (YHYS). Information about membership is available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/yhys.net\/jasenyys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YHYS membership page<\/a> (external webpage, opens in new tab).<br> <br>For non-members, the conference fee is:<br>60 \u20ac (regular participants)<br>30 \u20ac (students, including BSc and MSc &#8211; does not apply to PhD students)<br><br>Please note that the Colloquium participation fee does not include the dinner card (42 \u20ac). 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