The Institute of Dentistry at the University of Turku has been ranked the 18th best in the world in the latest subject-specific Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). Only three other European universities made the top 20 in Dentistry & Oral Sciences, all the other places went to universities from the United States.
Like many other cereal grain food products, beer contains several chemical compounds which can be considered as beneficial for our body. In his doctoral dissertation, MSc Juha-Matti Pihlava showed that the chemical diversity of hordatines in barley and barley malt beer is much larger than previously know. He also found that wheat and rye malt beers contain benzoxazinoids, which in other studies have been indicated to have anticarcinogenic properties.
Throughout the history of life, new groups of species have flourished at the expense of earlier ones and global biodiversity has varied dramatically over geologic time. A new study led by the University of Turku shows that completely different factors regulate the rise and fall of species.
Tree ferns still occupy the tropical moist forests in Australia, even though they shared their “golden age” with dinosaurs.
Almost 100 students have arrived to Turku this summer to deepen their knowledge about Finnish language, and Finnish culture and modern literature.
– Last summer, the course organised at the University of Turku was a success, and expectations are high also for the course organised this summer. The course has received thanks for its diversity among others, says the leader of the course Viola Parente-Čapková (second from the left in picture).
The longitudinal study on children and adolescents conducted by the Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Turku is unique worldwide. The study shows that cardiovascular risk factors, such as overweight, high blood pressure, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and insulin resistance, are associated with arterial distensibility in adolescence.
The research group of Professor Rami Vainio is developing novel particle instruments and innovative, radiation-tolerant solutions to nano-satellites such as Aalto-1. At the beginning of June, the research group of the University of Turku received an eight-year funding from the Academy of Finland as part of the Finnish Centre of Excellence in Research of Sustainable Space (FORESAIL) led by Professor Minna Palmroth (University of Helsinki).
The multicentre trial coordinated by the Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Turku shows that low socioeconomic status in childhood increases the risk of higher left ventricular mass and poorer diastolic function in adulthood.
Vice Rector Riitta Pyykkö has been chosen as a member to the Register Committee of the European Qualiy Assurance Register for the term 1 July 2017 – 30 June 2019 on the basis of a proposal by the European Universities Association (EUA).
The Finnish Education Evaluation Centre has conducted a re-audit of the University of Turku and has awarded the university a quality label that is valid for six years from 16 June 2017. The quality system of the University of Turku fulfils the national criteria and corresponds to the European quality assurance principles and recommendations for higher education institutions.
The seven finalists of the Helsinki Challenge competition have been selected. One of the finalists is a database called iCombine which enables personalised cancer treatment and involves researchers from the University of Turku.
Senior Researcher Samu Kurki (left), iCombine's team leader and Senior Researcher Jing Tang (right) and Caroline Heckman (middle) joined the Helsinki Challenge competition with an idea that develops personalised cancer treatment.