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The international QS World University Rankings by Subject ranks altogether 500 universities in 48 different disciplines. In the 2018 ranking, the most successful disciplines from the University of Turku were Nursing Science (44th) and Education (151–200).

In the 2021 QS World University Rankings by Subject, the University of Turku was among the best in the world in four broad subject areas and in 13 disciplines.

Did you know that a large amount of technical information on inventions is never disclosed in scientific literature, but is only available in patent publications? As a researcher in a technology and innovation-oriented field you can benefit in many ways from keeping track of the patents and patenting activity in your field.

Did you know that a large amount of technical information on inventions is never disclosed in scientific literature, but is only available in patent publications? As a researcher in a technology and innovation-oriented field you can benefit in many ways from keeping track of the patents and patenting activity in your field.

Scanning patent databases for topical patent publications in your field of research is a key skill in fields related to innovations, e.g. sciences and engineering and medicine. Many technical discoveries are never published in academic literature but can be found in open patent databases.

Do you have an innovative project or idea? Share it at the Falling Walls Lab Turku on September 15 to win a scholarship and a place in the finale in Berlin!

The material contents of the Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO) database have expanded, as the library also acquired the so-called ECCO II section. The database provides diverse source material for the 18th century research not only in languages, literature and history but also in other disciplines.