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A recent doctoral dissertation from the University of Turku in Finland offers new perspectives into Nordic noir as a cultural phenomenon. The research shows that music and other sounds play a crucial role in the overall atmosphere of Nordic noir series and in conveying the story. In addition, the social criticism typical to Nordic noir can also be reflected in the audiovisual strategies of the series.

The University of Turku has received a donation of 45,000 euros from OP Turun Seutu for research of biodiversity and its decline.

An international scientific team, led by a researcher from the Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia (IEEC) and the Institute of Space Sciences (ICE-CSIC), has managed to detect an exceptionally fast and bright cosmic burst in a small galaxy located 500 million light years away. 

The joint PET Centre of the University of Turku, Åbo Akademi, and Turku University Hospital (Tyks) will receive a €300,000 donation from the Signe and Ane Gyllenberg Foundation to celebrate the foundation's 75th anniversary. The donation will support a project investigating the effects of connections between the brain and the rest of the body on mental and physical health. The aim is to uncover the biological mechanisms through which mental functions can influence bodily processes and disease susceptibility, and vice versa.

MSc Keshav Thapa’s doctoral dissertation revealed that the melanocortin 1 receptor, which is best known for its role in regulating skin and hair pigmentation, also has a critical role in in the liver’s ability to handle lipids such as cholesterol.

The University of Turku has been awarded significant EU funding for a doctoral training project that promotes safe and secure, legally and ethically sustainable use of artificial intelligence.

Researchers have developed a new interactive tool to view inequality indicators. It allows journalists, policymakers, researchers, and data scientists to visually explore and understand inequalities more precisely than ever.

A new study found that prolonged standing at work had a negative impact on the research participants’ 24-hour blood pressure. In contrast, spending more time sitting at work was associated with better blood pressure. The study suggests that activity behaviour during working hours may be more relevant to 24-hour blood pressure than recreational physical activity.

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.

The largest trial of its kind in the United Kingdom has shown how a low-cost, structured, anti-bullying programme KiVa can improve social dynamics in primary schools and reduce victimisation. Judy Hutchings identifies as KiVa’s strength its way of targeting the whole school and stripping bullies of the social reward.