Keyword: Press release

The University of Turku was the most popular university in this spring’s second joint application round for the Finnish-language degree programmes which ended on 27 March 2024. The total number of applicants to the University's Finnish-language degree programmes was 31,824, which is also the highest number of applicants ever to the University of Turku. The previous applicant record from 2021 (31,511) was broken in the last hour of the application round.

At the joint Academic Day of the University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University on 22 March 2024, Antti Hakanen, the Docent of Clinical Microbiology at the University of Turku and the Chief of Department at Tyks Laboratories of the Wellbeing Services County of Southwest Finland, was presented with the Docent of the Year recognition.

The primary goal of the Facility Programme of the University of Turku is to find savings, while also providing an opportunity to develop a new school model and teacher training of the future. 

The project will investigate the long-term impact of student employment on the lives of university students.

Researchers have clarified the evolutionary history of a previously poorly known group of ferns from the tropical rainforests of America using DNA methods. The study discovered many new fern species, 18 of which have now been given official names and species descriptions.

The Alum of the Year recognition was awarded to Deputy Director Kristi Raik at the Anniversary Celebration of the University of Turku on 28 February 2024.

The University of Turku, with the support of the Turku University Foundation, has published an online gallery that brings together selected works of art from the collection on display across the University's campuses.

A recent genetic discovery has revealed that the pale grey plumage of the tawny owl is linked to crucial functions that aid the bird's survival in cold environments. As global temperatures rise, dark brown plumage is likely to become more common in tawny owls living in colder areas.

Research Flagship Centre INVEST is commissioning an international external assessment of its activities and future options as the first Finnish Flagship. The assessment will help INVEST and its host organisations to decide on the future of its activities after the end of the current flagship period. 

A new study of the Turku PET Centre in Finland has shown that music evokes similar emotions and bodily sensations around the world.