Master’s Degree Programme in Drug Discovery and Development
Study in Finland’s top city for drug innovations! We train experts for the whole chain of drug development – from molecules to regulations.
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Master's Degree Programme in Biomedical Imaging
What can you see inside a cell? Our interdisciplinary programme provides you thorough theoretical understanding and practical skills in diverse biomedical imaging methods and technologies.
Gut Microbes Associated with Temperament Traits in Children
18.06.2019
Scientists in the FinnBrain research project of the University of Turku discovered that the gut microbes of a 2.5-month-old infant are associated with the temperament traits manifested at six months of age. Temperament describes individual differences in expressing and regulating emotions in infants, and the study provides new information on the association between behaviour and microbes. A corresponding study has never been conducted on infants so young or in the same scale.
Doctoral programme on Inequalities, Interventions and New Welfare State (3-4 yrs)
Doctoral programme on Inequalities, Interventions and New Welfare State (DPInvest) is part of is part of the University of Turku Graduate School (UTUGS).
Student feedback
The MediOpe unit maintains and develops the faculty feedback system. The feedback system is used to monitor whether the right things are being taught in the right way. The aim is to make the feedback process as transparent and practical as possible.
Training
We offer pedagogical training tailored to the needs of the teaching and guidance staff of the Faculty of Medicine, as well as shorter training events.
We also offer elective courses for undergraduate students in the form of the Medical Pedagogy Pathway, Becoming a specialist doctor and the Study Skills online course.
Mentoring as support to help student grow into expert
Mentoring is provided during undergraduate education at the bachelor's and master's levels in biomedicine, as well as in the medical and dental licentiate programmes.
Increased Risk of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder among Children with Immigrant Father
09.05.2019
Children born in Finland who had an immigrant father were two times more likely to be diagnosed with PTSD than those with two Finnish parents, discovered researchers from the Research Centre for Child Psychiatry at the University of Turku. Researchers stress that schools and clinicians should become more aware of intergenerational transmission of trauma.
MediOpe — Education Development Unit
The MediOpe unit's tasks include supporting both teaching and learning at the Faculty of Medicine. The unit organises training for faculty teaching staff, supports the implementation and development of teaching, coordinates and develops mentoring programmes for undergraduate students and the faculty's student feedback system. The unit also supports curriculum development.
Combining Artificial Intelligence with Well-being Gathers Leading International Experts to Turku
07.03.2019
The international Life Science Live event will gather medical and health care research communities and the business world to Finland in May. The cutting edge event will be arranged in the Turku Fair Center and keynote speakers include e.g. Karen Madden, Vice President of Perkin Elmer; Andrew Fried, Director of global Life Science Industry at IBM; and Dipak Kalra, President of the European Institute for Innovation through Health Data organisation.