TIAS invites applications for four (4) Collegium and three (3) Postdoctoral Fellow positions for three-year period starting from 1 September 2025.
TIAS selects its Fellows via an international call for applications and welcomes applications from all disciplines within its five constituent faculties (Economics, Education, Humanities, Law and Social Sciences). Selection of successful applicants will be on the basis of academic excellence.
The University of Turku will confer ten honorary doctors at the Ceremonial Conferment of Doctoral Degrees on 15–16 May 2025. An honorary doctorate is the most prestigious recognition the University can bestow.
The research conducted at the University of Turku and the Seili island were presented to the representatives of the Nippon Foundation and its sub-foundation the Scandinavia–Japan Sasakawa Foundation at the end of August.
Jeff Applegate, an American teacher and actor, recently completed part of his teacher training at the Turku Teacher Training School. During his stay in Finland, he had the opportunity to immerse himself in the Finnish education and teacher training system, gaining valuable insights into its methods and philosophies.
TIES is a ground-breaking new fellowship scheme based at UTU Turku Institute for Advanced Studies (TIAS). TIAS invites applications for up to eight (8) TIES Fellowship positions. TIES Fellows will be appointed for three years from 1 September 2023 and will undertake a secondment of two to six months in an organization outside higher education.
Research at the Department is based on the idea of freedom of scholarly inquiry. We carry out high-quality research, co-operate internationally and work for the advancement of scholarly debate across disciplines. We cultural historians take into account the many-layered nature of time as we analyse the continuities and changes in the past. Our department is always active in the development of new research methods.