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.
MSc Alireza Zamani examined over 9000 spider specimens collected from different regions in Iran and discovered 147 new spider species.
After conducting a research on fish populations in the Baltic sea, Doctoral Candidate MSc Giovanna Mottola found that some fish can still survive from current summer heat waves. But according to the research the general increase of temperature due to climate change all the year around can threaten this capacity.
The dissertation research of MSC Steffen Grebe provides new insights into the photosynthetic aspects of evergreen conifers and their dynamic response to seasonal environmental changes.