Researchers developed a theoretical model that predicts substantial increase in the brightness of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) by leveraging novel quantum states called polaritons. Integrating polaritons into OLEDs effectively requires the discovery of new materials, making practical implementation an exciting challenge.
Finnish researchers show in a new study that pituitary macrophages, the immune cells located in the pituitary gland, help regulate hormonal balance. It is possible that in the future, macrophage cells could be used to treat endocrine disorders that can lead, for example, to infertility.
Ryo Itoshima’s doctoral dissertation studied two family-centred care interventions and their effects on collaboration between staff and parents, physical closeness between parents and baby, and baby recovery in neonatal intensive care.
Professor Cecilia Söderberg-Nauclér, InFLAMES group leader from the University of Turku, is investigating the links between human cytomegalovirus and brain tumours in a multi-million euro research project conducted in collaboration between researchers in Finland, Denmark, and Sweden. The Lundbeck Foundation has awarded a grant of approximately €4 million for the project.
The University of Turku will confer ten honorary doctors at the Ceremonial Conferment of Doctoral Degrees on 15–16 May 2025. An honorary doctorate is the most prestigious recognition the University can bestow.
LINK Medical AS acquires Finnish clinical research service company CRST Oy.
A team of researchers from the University of Turku and the Natural Resources Institute Finland examined the foraging behaviour of barnacle geese in Northern Karelia, Finland. In this region, geese feeding on agricultural fields cause large economic damage to farms. The researchers’ findings suggest that the combined use of areas where geese are not disturbed and no-go areas where geese are repelled from fields can help to mitigate the damage to crops as well as the local human-wildlife conflict.
A doctoral study from the University of Turku has unveiled how colour morphs in tawny owls (Strix aluco) adapt to shifting environmental conditions. MSc Charlotte Perrault explores how grey and brown tawny owl morphs navigate the challenges posed by changing snow cover and temperature variations in northern Europe.
The University of Turku opens the call for applications to the Pentti Malaska Futures Award on 27 January 2025. We are looking for bold, research-based, visionary, and boundary-crossing solutions supporting the building of a more sustainable global future.
A study conducted at Turku PET Centre in Finland showed that changes in the functioning of opioid neurotransmitters in the brain may underlie anorexia.