Keyword: Turku Brain and Mind Center (TBMC)

A summer job at church children’s camps changed the life of the upper secondary school student. Working with children sparked a desire to help and understand vulnerable children and young people. This eventually led Riikka Korja to become a professor of developmental psychology at the University of Turku. Her passion is to help not only the vulnerable, but also early career researchers and students.

Infant brain development is still poorly understood. Thus, research on the topic is vital as developing brains are sensitive to early environmental factors. Recognising this, the FinnBrain imaging study conducted in Turku explores brain structure in newborns.

The Medisiina Service Point (Faculty of Medicine services) is closed on July 9-29, 2018 (Weeks 28 - 30)

The Medisiina office is closed on July 10-30, 2017 (Weeks 28 - 30)

Period for applying for a right to study for doctoral degree in the Faculty of Medicine is March 1 – 20, 2017. The right to study begins on August 1, 2017.

The Faculty office is closed on July 11-31, 2016 (Weeks 28 - 30)

Period for applying for the right to study for doctoral degree in the Faculty of Medicine is April 25 – May 16, 2016. The right to study begins in the Spring term 2016.

Call for applications for the right to study for doctoral degree in the Faculty of Medicine will open on January 25, 2016. Period for applying is January 25 – February 12, 2016.

The Faculty of Medicine and the doctoral programmes open a call for a grant (1-3 months full-time working) to support doctoral candidates who are in the final stages of their doctoral degrees.