Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Turku The faculties of the University of Turku organise annually altogether 180 defences of doctoral dissertations. Guidelines for dissertation defence University of Turku Graduate School UTUGS UTUPub: Doctoral dissertations Upcoming dissertation defences Dissertation Defence 02.04.2026 Dissertation defence (Chemistry): FM Reetta Kyynäräinen FM Reetta Kyynäräinen defends the dissertation in Chemistry titled “Moments of Mistakes: Students'... Dissertation Defence 10.04.2026 Dissertation defence (Entrepreneurship): OTM Anna-Maija Marjakangas OTM Anna-Maija Marjakangas defends the dissertation in Entrepreneurship titled “Modern career and... Dissertation Defence 10.04.2026 Dissertation defence (Chemistry): MSc Jinghui Yang MSc Jinghui Yang defends the dissertation in Chemistry titled “Amphiphile-Templated Dynamic... Dissertation Defence 10.04.2026 Dissertation defence (Information Systems Science): MSc Shan Feng MSc Shan Feng defends the dissertation in Information Systems Science titled “Sleep Tracking: Health... Dissertation Defence 17.04.2026 Dissertation defence (Biology): FM Ida Penttinen FM Ida Penttinen defends the dissertation in Biology titled “Natal Dispersal and Habitat Selection... Dissertation Defence 17.04.2026 Dissertation defence (Immunology): FM Jenna Rannikko FM Jenna Rannikko defends the dissertation in Immunology titled “Clever-1 inhibition in human cancer... Dissertation Defence 20.04.2026 Dissertation defence (Physics): MSc Ghulam Ume Farwa MSc Ghulam Ume Farwa defends the dissertation in Physics titled “Multi-spacecraft observations of... Dissertation Defence 21.04.2026 Dissertation defence (Materials Engineering): MSc Hassan Ali Qureshi MSc Hassan Ali Qureshi defends the dissertation in Materials Engineering titled “Microcavity... All upcoming dissertation defences