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2016 Academy of Finland Award Granted to Kaisa Matomäki
Academy Research Fellow Kaisa Matomäki, who works in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Turku, receives the Academy of Finland Award for Scientific Courage. According to the Academy of Finland, Matomäki has shown exceptional scientific audacity, creativity or innovation in research.
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Immigrant’s Perspective to Finland
Mehdi Ghasemi, a post-doc researcher at the English Department of the University of Turku, enjoys writing. His new book, titled Flight to Finland: A Noveramatry, provides immigrant’s perspectives to Finland.
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KiVa Antibullying Program to Schools in Chile
The KiVa Antibullying Program will be launched in Chilean schools in 2018.
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Women in Long Relationships May Experience Greater Decrease in Sexual Desire
Recent study shows that women who were in the same relationship over a seven-year time period showed greater decrease in sexual desire.
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Global Co-operation in the Field of Food Safety
Sino-Finnish teaching course in the field of food safety and quality benefits the academia, authorities and industry.
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Augmented-reality App Wordsmith Brings Sixteenth Century to Life
Wordsmith (Sanan seppä in Finnish) is a mobile app that uses augmented reality in Turku Cathedral to tell the story of the Protestant Reformation in Finland and the changes it brought to the church and to the lives of ordinary people. It is part of marking the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation in 2017. The app can be downloaded for free on Android and iOS tablets.
University of Turku and Singapore Maritime Institute to Collaborate on Maritime Research
The University of Turku and the Singapore Maritime Institute will start co-operation to jointly promote and develop maritime research and development activities. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by Vice-Rector Kalle-Antti Suominen and Executive Director Heng Chiang Gnee on 2 November.
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Vice Rector Kalle-Antti Suominen of the University of Turku and Executive Director Heng Chiang Gnee of Singapore Maritime Institute signed the MoU in Singapore on 2 November 2016.