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University of Turku Aims to Strengthen Co-operation with China

Jukka Kola, who will take up his Rector’s term in the University of Turku in August, has strengthened the University’s ties with Chinese universities during his visit in Hangzhou, China. The...

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Perceived Threats to Family Increases Women’s Willingness to Sacrifice During War

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Hypertension Specialist Teemu Niiranen Studies World’s Leading Cause of Disease Burden

Immunological Discovery Opens New Possibilities for Using Antibodies

Researchers from the University of Turku have discovered a new route that transports subcutaneously administered antibodies into lymph nodes in just a few seconds. The discovery enables targeted...

University of Turku Third Best University in Finland in QS Ranking 2020

The University of Turku was placed 287th in the QS World University Rankings 2020. All in all, 1,000 different universities were globally ranked according to six indicators.

Gut Microbes Associated with Temperament Traits in Children

Scientists in the FinnBrain research project of the University of Turku discovered that the gut microbes of a 2.5-month-old infant are associated with the temperament traits manifested at six months...

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INVEST: Missing Pieces of Welfare State

Winner of Pentti Malaska Futures Award Solar Foods Oy

Pentti Malaska Futures Award to Solar Foods Producing Food from Air and Electricity

Rector Kalervo Väänänen: “Universities Have to Protect Nature and Culture”

Universities have a central role in building an ecological society and treasuring civilisation, believes Kalervo Väänänen whose term as the Rector is coming to an end in July 2019.

Researchers from Turku Bioscience Centre Identified Novel Oncogenic Function for Receptor Linked with Alzheimer’s Disease

Common and rare SORLA single nucleotide polymorphisms have been associated with the development of Alzheimer’s disease. So far, SORLA has been mainly studied in neurons, but the new study focused on...

University Supports International Applicants in Marie S. Curie Individual Fellowship Call

The Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions of the Horizon 2020 programme offer researchers opportunities to work around the world in different universities. On 20–21 May, the University of Turku organised a...

Kalervo Väänänen’s Portrait Revealed at End of His Term as Rector – Väänänen Speaks for Nature and Education

Painted by artist, portrait painter Timo Vuorikoski, the portrait was revealed in the Medisiina D building of the University of Turku on 23 May 2019.

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5G Network to Student Restaurant Galilei on University Hill

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University Community Gathered Together to Kick off Strategic Planning

University of Turku Partners with United Nations Economic Commission for Africa to Advance Sustainable Development

Rector of the University of Turku Kalervo Väänänen and Division Director of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Carlos Haddad have signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), whose...

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Finnish Education System’s Top Reputation Brought Teachers from Hong Kong for Five-week Excursion to University of Turku and Turun normaalikoulu School

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University of Turku Plants Trees in Namibia as Carbon Sinks

Increased Risk of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder among Children with Immigrant Father

Children born in Finland who had an immigrant father were two times more likely to be diagnosed with PTSD than those with two Finnish parents, discovered researchers from the Research Centre for Child...

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Team Aboa from Turku Aims High in iGEM Top Competition on Synthetic Biology

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Circulating tumor DNA provides treatment options for the most common ovarian cancer type

Students at International School in Finland Significantly Outperform U.S. Students on ‘Fake News’ Digital Literacy Tasks

A recent study revealed students at an international school in Finland significantly outperformed U.S. students on tasks which measure digital literacy in social media and online news. The researchers...

Turku Centre for Biotechnology Celebrates 30-year Anniversary and Strengthens Role as International Cluster of Expertise

Turku Centre for Biotechnology, a joint unit of the University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University, celebrating its 30-year anniversary offers technology services and produces top research in...

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Amazonian Soils Mapped Using Indicator Species

Study Reveals Brain Marker for Angry Dreams

Researchers have identified a pattern of brain activity that reflects anger experienced during dreaming according to a new study carried out on healthy adults and published in The Journal of...

Web-based Parent Training Intervention for Childhood Disruptive Behaviour Successful in Primary Health Care

A programme developed for the early detection of children’s disruptive behaviour and low-threshold digital parent training intervention was successfully transferred to child health clinics in primary...