A new research-based point-of-care test has been developed in Finland for detecting the Lyme neuroborreliosis spread by ticks. The test makes rapid initiation of antibiotic treatment possible for patients with borreliosis, which reduces the post-treatment symptoms related to the disease. At the same time, unnecessary antibiotic treatments can be avoided.
Turku Summer School offers students an excellent opportunity to combine studying with an active social programme and to enjoy the best of the Nordic summer. We invite participants from all over the world and also provide an excellent head start for exchange students to their study-abroad period in Finland.
All the presentations that were held in the Three Minute Thesis competition 2018 of the University of Turku are available on YouTube. Khalil Shahramian won the competition and he will represent the University of Turku in the 3MT competition of the Coimbra Group.
Winner Khalil Shahramian represents the University of Turku in the 3MT competition of the Coimbra Group.
Researchers from the Faculty of Law of the University of Turku, The Institute for Human Rights of Åbo Akademi University, and the Non-Discrimination Ombudsman have conducted an empirical study on the changes that have taken place in the decisions regarding international protection. In the internationally unique study, the researchers compared the decisions of the Finnish Immigration Service on asylum seekers in 2015 and 2017.
Cultural models of sense-making shape our views about who we are and who we could be – what is possible for us as individuals and as communities. Hanna Meretoja’s new book, The Ethics of Storytelling, provides us with tools for analysing cultural narrative models and understanding the power of literary narratives to expand our sense of the possible.
A new application developed at the University of Turku, Finland, can detect atrial fibrillation that causes strokes. Atrial fibrillation can be detected with the mobile phone application without any extra equipment. The mobile application can save lives all over the world as timely diagnosis of atrial fibrillation is crucial for effective stroke prevention.
Acquisition and active use of two languages have been suggested to train executive functions in the brain, such as focusing one’s attention, suppressing interference from the environment, and switching from one task to another. A new study, however, shows that these statements have been too optimistic.
Eduten Playground developed at the University of Turku is a learning platform where educators share and further develop teaching materials. The platform offers a possibility for students to do tasks and exercises at their own pace regardless of the location and provides a wide range of learning analytics methods for educators.
The winner of the University’s Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT) 2018 was Khalil Shahramian. He will represent the University of Turku in the international 3MT competition organised by the Coimbra Group.
Khalil Shahramian (left) was the favourite of both the judges and the audience. Pablo Perez came in second.
CEO Aleksi Randell received the Alumni of the Year award at the 98th Anniversary Celebration of the University of Turku on Wednesday, 28 February.
