Keyword: Dissertation

Social relationships are formed unequally according to class background even in relatively egalitarian Finland, as shown in Minna Tuominen's doctoral research. Particularly trust, which is strongly linked to well-being, varies by social class, accumulating more among the highly educated and better-off classes. Especially vulnerable are those in lower education and income groups, as well as immigrants, who often rely on relatively fewer social relationships.

A new diagnostic assay, developed by MSc Md. Ferdhos Khan in his PhD study, will help to more accurately distinguish patients with prostate cancer from those with benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Yuko Mori conducted a large international school survey for her doctoral dissertation in child psychiatry. The research showed that around 5% of young people had attempted suicide. Students who had been victims of both cyberbullying and traditional bullying were the most likely to have attempted suicide. The survey also found that around a third of young people feel unsafe at school and that young people rarely seek professional help for their mental health problems.

Doctoral researcher Nina Cossin-Sevrin studied how stress and unfavourable living conditions affect the metabolic efficiency of birds, and what effects this has on, for example, their growth or reproduction.

Quasars are extremely luminous galaxies and their light is produced by a supermassive black hole at their center, which is actively feeding on the cosmic gas and dust around it. Previous theories have suggested that quasars and their supermassive black holes are formed when galaxies collide, but a recent doctoral thesis at the University of Turku shows that quasars can form even in the absence of galaxy interactions.

New doctoral research explores how people from refugee backgrounds experience citizenship and how they navigate their everyday lives before and after their legal status is regularised.

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.

Political disinformation, or disinformation relating to matters of public interest, has become a hot topic for discussion in recent years. In his dissertation, LL.M Christopher Phiri studied how it is possible for the state to regulate political disinformation while maintaining freedom of expression.

A Doctoral Researcher Luca Pettinau examined whether the heart performance of fish in fish farms can be enhanced with swimming exercises. Regular swimming exercises with moderate exertion improved the heart performance of the fish, as well as their ability to tolerate higher temperatures. Increasing the strain on adult fish also improved the growth and survival of their offspring.

After monitoring bat activity for two summers, doctoral researcher Simon P. Gaultier found that bats avoid wind turbines and artificial lights in woodlands. The thesis also highlights the need for better consideration of bats in wind power projects in the whole European boreal region.