Keyword: University Communications

Eleven students from the universities of Turku were nominated as student ambassadors of South-West Finland on 11 May 2016 at Turku City Hall.

The University of Turku has been granted a professorship by UNESCO with the aim of making use of tools of futures research to eradicate poverty and increase well-being in the developing countries. Professor of Futures Studies Markku Wilenius has been appointed to the position.

Adjunct professor of Biomathematics Laura Elo from University of Turku has received a grant from the European Research Council (ERC). The grant is one of the most highly competitive grants in Europe. The ERC Starter Grant is 1.5 million euros.

The Entrepreneurial Act of the Year for the academic year 2015‒2016 at the University of Turku is the Startup! course. The award is €30,000, and the main partner in awarding the act for the academic year 2015‒2016 is TOP Foundation.

Maritime industry is facing a global turning point as digitalisation enables the development of autonomous and remote controlled vessels. A multidisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Turku is part of the Advanced Autonomous Waterborne Applications (AAWA) project studying and developing solutions for autonomous shipping.

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The Nordic Institute of Dental Education (NIDE) has been approved by the American Dental Association’s prestigious Continuing Education Recognition Program (ADA CERP). NIDE is the first Nordic education provider to receive the recognition.

The Turku International Summer School of the University of Turku and Turku University of Applied Sciences offers students from all around the world an excellent opportunity to combine studying with an active social programme and to enjoy the best of the Nordic summer in August.

A study based on Finnish register data shows that SSRI antidepressants used in the treatment of maternal depression during pregnancy create a significantly greater risk of adolescence depression for the offspring.

Valter Weijola, a researcher from the University of Turku, discovered a large rat species unknown to science from Manus Island in Papua New Guinea. Weijola’s previous discovery from another island in the same island state, reported in late February, was a new monitor lizard species.

A research group from the Turku Centre for Biotechnology has found a novel way of how to inhibit a particularly vicious activity of one of the most notorious cancer drivers: the oncoprotein Ras.