{"id":4748,"date":"2026-01-21T20:40:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T18:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etmu.fi\/?p=4748"},"modified":"2026-03-27T08:25:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T06:25:50","slug":"board-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etmu.fi\/en\/board\/board-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Board 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Please meet the 2026 ETMU board!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jyu.fi\/en\/people\/melodine-sommier\">M\u00e9lodine Sommier<\/a>&nbsp;(University of Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4) \u2013&nbsp;<strong><em>Chair<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oulu.fi\/en\/researchers\/melinda-russial\">Melinda Russial<\/a>&nbsp;(University of Oulu) \u2013<strong><em>&nbsp;Vice-Chair<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jyu.fi\/en\/people\/paivi-iikkanen\">P\u00e4ivi Iikkanen&nbsp;<\/a>(University of Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4) \u2013&nbsp;<strong><em>Secretary<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/researchportal.helsinki.fi\/en\/persons\/gwena%C3%ABlle-bauvois\/\">Gwena\u00eblle Bauvois<\/a>&nbsp;(CEREN, University of Helsinki)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oulu.fi\/en\/researchers\/michelle-francett-hermes\">Michelle Francett-Hermes<\/a>&nbsp;(University of Oulu)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/researchportal.tuni.fi\/en\/persons\/iida-kallio\/\">Iida Kallio<\/a>&nbsp;(Tampere University) (<em>on leave<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jyu.fi\/en\/people\/katarzyna-karkkainen\">Katarzyna K\u00e4rkk\u00e4inen<\/a>&nbsp;(University of Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/researchportal.tuni.fi\/en\/persons\/luke-macaulay\/\">Luke Macaulay<\/a>&nbsp;(Tampere University)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/en\/people\/maria-petajaniemi\">Maria Pet\u00e4j\u00e4niemi<\/a>&nbsp;(Tampere University)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jyu.fi\/en\/people\/shomaila-sadaf\">Shomaila Sadaf<\/a>&nbsp;(University of Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jyu.fi\/en\/people\/sotiria-varis\">Sotiria Varis&nbsp;<\/a>(University of Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please meet the 2026 ETMU board! 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