The researchers from the University of Turku discovered a new hereditary disease which causes recurring strokes, among other things. The research was published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine.
Are you interested in finding out whether the stereotypes about the Finnish people are true? What does a Karelian pastry taste like and how many of the 20 000 islands in the Turku archipelago can you visit? Find out in the International Summer School of the University of Turku!
British teacher of mathematics and comedian Matt Parker visited the university on Thursday to illustrate theoretical patterns with humoristic examples.
Mathematician Matt Parker displayed a Klein’s bottle inspired beanie knit by his mother.
According to CEO Tero Vauraste of Arctia Shipping, who spoke at the arctic research seminar of the University of Turku, Finland has great potential in the maritime technology of the arctic region.
Tero Vauraste was a guest speaker at the arctic region research seminar on Friday March 28, 2014, at the University of Turku.
11 student teams took part in the Challenge Turku innovation camp, which was organised for the second time, and the judges praised that all the ideas of the teams were feasible. The winning team wanted to develop the cultural destinations of Turku in order to make them more attractive.
The Challenge Turku competition was won by Team White: team tutor Esteban Soto (left), Sobhan Niroula, Jose DeCos and Karyna Yanchohola.
A delegation from the Sultanate of Oman visited the University of Turku on March 20, 2014. The visitors familiarised themselves with the Finnish university education and mapped the possibilities for cooperation in higher education.
Introduction to the Theories of International Relations – the name of the course is challenging, but the participants convince that Associated Professor Dmitry Lanko has a unique capability to open the topic with an understandable way. Thanks to the FIRST-programme, The Baltic Sea Region Studies of the University of Turku can offer Lankos’ course to students.
The Department of English of the University of Turku received a Fulbright lecturer for the spring term. Professor Casie Hermansson, who has come to Finland from Pittsburgh, Kansas, lectures about American literature and introduces the students to children’s literature, among other things.
In the latest QS Ranking of different disciplines and subjects, the University of Turku is at the top of the world-wide assessment in five different categories. In two subjects, the University of Turku is even among the 150 best universities in the world.
In the future, people will need more and more adaptable mathematical skills. In the newly begun programme, researchers are studying if by developing the teaching of mathematics in primary school learning can be changed so that pupils can better adapt their mathematical skills.