The Ceremonial Conferment of Doctoral Degrees of all the faculties of the University of Turku was organised on 28–30 May. 12 Honorary Doctors and 110 doctors were conferred in the Ceremony.
Riitta Lahesmaa and Virpi Lummaa start their five-year academy professorship at the beginning of 2016.
Riitta Lahesmaa, who was appointed to the post of an academy professor, is the director of Turku Centre for Biotechnology and leads a research group in Turku, which is part of the Academy of Finland's Centre of Excellence in molecular systems immunology and physiology.
The delegation from Al-Ghad International Colleges for Health Sciences (AICHS) visited the University of Turku to gain information about organising Master’s level education in Health and Nursing Sciences.
The Annual Report that presents the operations of the University of Turku in 2014 has been published. It is available both in Finnish and English. You can read the digital version of the Annual Report on your computer or tablet.
A research team based at the University of Eastern Finland and the Turku Centre for Biotechnology have found new ways to block a pathway that may be responsible for several brain disorders, which could open the door to developing better treatments.
The new genetic analysis methods applied by researchers of the University of Turku and Estonian University of Life Sciences reveal that restored spawning grounds and rapids produce higher population densities in brown trout and increase the vitality of rivers and streams.
The University of Turku has increased the number of subjects in the international university ranking.
According to the International Student Barometer survey, 85 per cent of international students studying in Finland would recommend their Finnish higher education institution to other prospective students.
Science Slams are a popular format in Central Europe for promoting scientific achievements and research subjects. In a Science Slam, researchers present their research topics as engagingly and understandably as they can within a ten-minute time limit. The University of Turku’s own Science Slam was held on 13–14 April.
Veera Viitanen had no problems engaging the audience.
The close collaboration between the University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University in the field of drug development is expanding. Last year, the University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University initiated several research projects with the renowned St. Petersburg State Chemical-Pharmaceutical Academy. In a drug development symposium held on Tuesday 14 April, researchers from St. Petersburg were introduced to the research being conducted in Turku.