The Coimbra Group Annual Conference and General Assembly, organised in early June, brings a large number of representatives of European universities to Turku. The event is hosted by the University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University, both long-standing members of the Coimbra Group.
The research group of Professor Riitta Lahesmaa have discovered a novel modulator for human regulatory T cells. This novel regulator can strengthen or dampen immune response and provides a new basis for therapeutic approaches for immune mediated diseases. The Lahesmaa group is based at Turku Bioscience Centre of the University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University and is part of the InFLAMES Research Flagship.
An international research group led by researchers from the University of Turku and Turku University Hospital in Finland has succeeded in identifying the probable origin of stuttering in the brain.
Regular high caffeine consumption affects dopamine function in patients with Parkinson’s disease, shows a new international study led by the University of Turku and Turku University Hospital in Finland. Caffeine consumption before undergoing diagnostic brain dopamine imaging may also affect the imaging results.
There has not previously been conducted any population-based study on suicidality among children and adolescents during the Russian invasion in Ukraine. A new study carried out by a multinational research group showed high levels of suicidal thoughts and attempts in adolescents, which were strongly associated with wartime traumatic experiences, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and anxiety.
The University of Turku has opened a call for applications for the positions of the vice rectors. The role of the vice rectors is to support the Rector in the leadership and development of the University of Turku. The call for applications is open until 19 June.
As global awareness of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) activities continues to rise, a recent research sheds light on the crucial role these practices play in shaping the performance and value of companies, particularly in Nordic countries.
In its meeting on 17 May 2024, the Board of the University of Turku decided to continue the investigation of the transfer of the Turun normaalikoulu school. The Turun normaalikoulu school is the teacher training school of the University of Turku. The Board will decide on the matter in June.
Business Finland recently granted funding to a 11.7M€ project led by the University of Turku, which seeks to enhance advanced pharmaceutical and life science manufacturing in Finland. The LifeFactFuture project combines world class-excellence of Finnish life science companies, technology companies and academic researchers, and the funding decision demonstrates how public funding for research and development can enable important university–industry research cooperation. The funding decision is among the largest received at the University of Turku in the history of Business Finland.
Researchers succeeded in conducting an almost perfect quantum teleportation despite the presence of noise that usually disrupts the transfer of quantum state.