A research group that is led from the University of Turku found a new treatment that significantly reduces the mortality rate of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome.
The Ambassador of Mexico gave a visiting lecture Mexico Today on Monday January 27, at the University of Turku. On her lecture, Ambassador Pensado discussed the public image of Mexico.
An invention of Turku Clinical Biomaterials Centre and Stick Tech LTD, everX Posterior, which is a filling composite for back teeth, has received its fifth international award within a year.
Head of the Laboratory Lippo Lassila, Professor Pekka Vallittu and CEO Jyrki Kurokallio.
A survey conducted last year shows that international students were particularly satisfied with the University of Turku. The survey covered all the European universities and their exchange students.
The first exchange students of 2014 began their studies at the beginning of January.
According to the advance information from the faculties, 162 doctors graduated from the University of Turku last year. In addition, 1632 Master’s degrees and 1456 Bachelor’s degrees were completed.
The faculties celebrate the new Masters with Graduation Ceremonies. Masters from the Faculty of Humanities gathered at the Old Academy Building in December.
A new research reveals that recurrent inflammation of the middle ear during early childhood can cause changes on the cerebral cortex that processes speech. The research was carried out by the University of Turku and Oulu University Hospital.
The new exchange students of the University of Turku began their studies at the start of the spring term by attending an orientation course at the School of Economics on January 3.
Eva-Mari Aro, the professor of Molecular Plant Biology at the University of Turku, and her research group were selected as the only Finnish group to become partners in an Australian centre of excellence research programme.
A Finnish-Brazilian collaboration that researches the variation of biodiversity in the Amazon has received the biggest funding, over 670 000 euro, from the Academy of Finland and the São Paulo Research Foundation.
The sport services at the university offer a wide range of sports for everyone’s taste. – By doing sports, the mind stays active and it’s easier to concentrate, reminds Kalle Dahl, an alpine skier, who is representing the university at the student Olympics.