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In two studies, researchers at the University of Turku have found that carbon sequestration and plant resilience as well as forage pasture yield can be increased through key adjustments in agricultural management. The results provide a roadmap for reducing pesticide loads in soils and the first steps towards increasing climate change mitigation while improving crop yield in grasslands.

Good quality indoor air is crucial to our well-being, while impurities in the air can compromise our working capacity and health. Researchers at the University of Turku in Finland have developed a new method for measuring indoor air quality, making use of fluorescent strains of nematodes.

The University of Turku opens the call for applications to the Pentti Malaska Futures Award on 1 February 2023. We are looking for bold, research-based, visionary, and boundary-crossing solutions supporting the building of a more sustainable global future.

Professor Hyoun Kim has a multitude of research expertise areas in the field of Child and Family Studies. In Turku, she will discuss collaboration opportunities with the Research Centre for Child Psychiatry and deliver lectures on current topics.

An action proposal is being prepared on the basis of the change negotiations and preparations related to the Financial Balancing Programme of the University of Turku. The University Board will probably discuss the proposal in its meeting on 14 February.

Maternal gestational diabetes mellitus may have unfavourable effects on the neurodevelopment of 2-year-old children. On the other hand, a mother’s healthy, comprehensive diet supports the child's neurodevelopment, reveals a new study conducted at the University of Turku.

In the first joint application round of 2023, the international Master’s degree programmes of the University of Turku attracted a total of 5,958 applications. The number of applications grew by a record-breaking 76 percent compared to the number of applications in 2022. The greatest growth was seen in the Master’s degree programmes in Gender Studies and in Mechanical Engineering.

Living in a greener environment has an impact on the composition of oligosaccharides in mother's breastmilk, which in turn may affect the infant’s health. A study conducted at the University of Turku showed that greater diversity and proportion of green environments in the residential area were associated with increased diversity in the composition of the oligosaccharides in breastmilk.

A study led from the University of Turku discovered a supernova explosion that expands our understanding of the later life stages of massive stars. 

Wind turbines are built at an increasing pace but their effect on nature and animals are poorly known. Researchers from the Universities of Turku and Helsinki in Finland have investigated the impact of wind turbines on bat presence and activity in boreal forests. The results indicate clearly that bats don’t like wind turbines.