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The quarrying of Juslenia will begin with test blastings on Thursday, 27 September at 8.30–8.45am and on Friday, 28 September at 8.30–8.45am. The actual blastings will begin on Monday, 1 October 2018. During the blastings, students and staff are asked to take extra caution near the construction site. The blastings will be finished by the end of January 2019.

​The construction site of Juslenia next to Horttokuja photographed on Friday, 21 September.

Researchers of organic chemistry and biotechnology from the University of Turku are creating new medical technologies in an Ecosystem coordinated by Orion Corporation. The research groups are involved in creating treatments for diseases for which the traditional small-molecular drugs are not suitable.

The University of Turku is one of the co-organisers of the Life Science Pitching Competition at Sluh y Science event on 5 December 2018. The competition invites startups and pre-startups with a focus on life-sciences.

A musician's note reading speed and capability to effectively scan the notation are the keys to successful playing, found researchers as they were examining the music reading of players of different skill levels in an extensive experimental research project. Measurable differences in eye movements between beginner and professional musicians can be mere tenths of a second, but during that time a well-versed player has time to add flourish and play around with the music, interpreting it in their own manner.

The beginner’s course in Korean is a new initiative, and it is organised in co-operation between the Centre for Language and Communication Studies of the University of Turku and King Sejong Institute established by the South Korean government, and specialising in the teaching of the Korean language as well as cultural export.

An emergency exercise was organised on the lower campus of the University of Turku on 13 September. It was part of a more extensive Syystammi18 drill by the Finnish Defence Forces.

The emergency exercise that took place at Educarium has ended. The area can now be accessed normally.

The first Salomaa Prize was awarded to Dr Jean-Eric Pin from Paris. The award ceremonies took place in the annual Developments in Language Theory Symposium (DLT conference for short) in Tokyo on 13 September.

​The Prize-winning mathematician Jean-Eric Pin (centre) at the award ceremony alongside award committee members Mikhail Volkov and Juhani Karhumäki.

The properties of quantum mechanics can be utilised, for example, in technology and encrypting messages, but the disadvantage is the occasional disappearing of information. For the first time, a research group consisting of Finnish and Chinese scientists has found a way to fully control the information escaping the qubit.

The Natural Chemistry Research Group of the University of Turku will organise the XXX International Conference on Polyphenols (ICP) 2020 in Turku on 13–17 July 2020. 400–500 participants are expected to join this biennial event that is estimated to generate more than €800,000 of travel income in Turku.

​Photo: Visit Turku / Vesa Aaltonen.