The EU project BSUIN involves six underground laboratories (UL) around the Baltic Sea. I thought in the beginning that this project may have difficulties to find a common goal and focus since the geological setting, the original purposes and the maturity of the underground facilities differ considerably. Soon it was clear that the common goal […]
The BSUIN project brings together completely different underground laboratories and each acting under very individual conditions. This uniqueness in particular is a challenge when forming a unifying network and requires to question our own thinking. But at the same moment, this uniqueness is also a strength if experts from diverse fields are brought together. Physicists, […]
In addition to education, RDI activities are essential to the universities of applied sciences. As it is typical for universities of applied sciences, the RDI activities are closely integrated with the education and learning. Also various projects are implemented in cooperation with businesses and industries. We conduct our RDI activities in close cooperation with various […]
Postmining use of underground mines – safety, sustainability, social acceptance & economy 29th September 2020 | 9 AM (EET) The Baltic Sea region hosts numerous underground facilities, laboratories (Uls) and test-sites. The Baltic Sea Underground Innovation Network (BSUIN) involves six such facilities, all unique in their characteristics and operational settings. BSUIN project concentrates on the […]
By Aro Päivi, Ahola Helena In the Baltic Sea region the underground labs have been used mostly for scientific research purposes, e.g. physics. Now the same infrastructure, facilities and the underground related expertise will be used for also business purposes, e.g. SMEs’ innovation work. Oulu University of Applied Sciences’ contribution in the project has been in […]
The Callio Lab is one of the six underground laboratories participating in the BSUIN project. The natural background radiation (NBR) measurements were performed in Callio Lab (located in the Pyhäsalmi Mine (Finland)) in July 2018 by a group from the University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland. The NBR measurement carried out at a depth of 1436 […]
The BSUIN project was presented during the Open Day in Institute of Physics, University of Silesia (Poland). The event was took place on 26th February 2020. During the Open Day the “Low-level Activity Research Laboratory”, which uses scientific instruments purchased from the BSUIN project, was presented. The visitors and students had an opportunity see equipment […]
The European Geoscience Union General Assembly 2020 was this year converted into EGU2020: Sharing Geoscience Online (#shareEGU20). The online program was held from 4th to 8th of May with inter- and transdisciplinary sessions, disciplinary sessions, Union symposia, and great debates. Short courses and other events took place in different formats. The Baltic Sea Underground Innovation Network […]
During The Baltic Sea Underground Innovation Network project activities, deep research of underground laboratories has been made and Characteristics of underground laboratories (UL) that are promising, or unique have been declared by National Center for Nuclear Research (Poland) scientists. The following questions have been raised: Why underground? Which innovations would prefer to develop underground? In these contexts, which […]
By Toni Müller and Vera Lay (TU Bergakademie Freiberg) In early spring 2020, TUBAF-representatives participated at two international scientific conferences in the US and Australia aiming at different target groups with backgrounds in mining and geophysics. We presented the outcomes and future plans of the BSUIN project and discussed potential collaborations. SME Conference and Expo […]