Keyword: Press release

In its meeting, the University Board of the University of Turku selected Professor Jukka Kola as the Rector for the five-year term starting on 1 August 2019.

13 Master’s degree students have been selected as the international student ambassadors of the University of Turku: Claudia from Mexico, Ameya and Meghadipa from India, Frida from Finland, Milla and Antonia from the United States, Kristaps from Latvia, Jonathon from the United Kingdom, Armin from Iran, Mac and Huy from Vietnam, Claire from China, and Dado from Bosnia-Herzegovina.

The research project Inequalities, Interventions, and New Welfare State (INVEST) of the University of Turku has received significant funding.

The University of Turku is the only academic partner in the international maritime consortium and represents expertise in research. The University of Turku was invited to join a development consortium of international maritime technology leaders which aims at developing the investment process in container ships and creating novel business models.

The University of Turku commits to taking measures to make the University carbon neutral.

The Developing Inclusive & Sustainable Creative Economies (DISCE) consortium intending to reshape the economic and social perception of the cultural and creative industries (CCIs) has received a three-year funding from the prestigious Horizon 2020 Programme of the European Commission. The consortium led by the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship at Turku School of Economics includes distinguished social and economic research institutes, cultural managers and creative workers from six European countries.

A new study shows that living or moving to a neighbourhood with a higher socioeconomic status is clearly associated with better adherence to dietary recommendations. Researchers studied the connection between neighbourhoods’ socioeconomic status and dietary choices from data covering over 16,000 Finnish adults.

Infant brain development is still poorly understood. Thus, research on the topic is vital as developing brains are sensitive to early environmental factors. Recognising this, the FinnBrain imaging study conducted in Turku explores brain structure in newborns.