University Collegiate Council has appointed Deputy Mayor Ritva Viljanen (LL.M., M. Pol. Sc.) as a new member of the University Board who comes from outside the university community.
The Academy of Finland has appointed new academy projects, academy professors and research fellows as well as postdoctoral research fellows. The funding that was allocated to the University of Turku reflects the diversity of our research.
The Academy of Finland appointed five-year Academy Professorships to Johanna Ivaska, Professor of Molecular Cell Biology, and to Johanna Niemi, Professor of Procedural Law. The new FiDiPro Professors are Sociologist Lisa Adkins from Australia and Manuel Tena-Sempere from Spain who researches reproductive endocrinology.
One of the world’s leading dental technology companies Planmeca Oy and the University of Turku have founded a joint venture company, Nordic Institute of Dental Education (NIDE). The Finland-based company offers high-quality continued education courses to international dental professionals.
The Development Services at Brahea Centre of the University of Turku develops higher education in Vietnam in collaboration with two Vietnamese partner universities within the ICTEDU project, one of the higher education development cooperation projects funded by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland.
The City of Turku, the University of Turku, Åbo Akademi University, Turku University of Applied Sciences and the student unions of different institutions have signed the cooperation agreement “Ready, Study, Go Turku! (RSGT).
The activation or increasing the amount of brown adipose tissue, i.e. brown fat, could be a new way to control weight. The new findings that were presented in the Turku PET Symposium give indications that help is at hand. For example, being exposed to cold can activate the brown fat.
According to Docent Kirsi Virtanen, what the researchers are studying at the moment is whether we can improve the function of brown fat to advance weight loss and decrease obesity.
Clinical Research Services Turku (CRST), which previously operated under the University of Turku, was incorporated.
The University of Turku looks towards India. In spring, the University made a cooperation agreement with the Indian Sardar Patel University.
Narendra Modi, who was chosen as the Prime Minister of India in May, and Rector Kalervo Väänänen met in Gandhinagar, India, at the beginning of the year.
The new UTU – Life & Science magazine is now available in electronic form for both PCs and tablet computers.