Senior Researcher Saska Tuomasjukka never consciously created a career path but did what felt good and right. In retrospect, it was his values that were behind it all: sustainable development and love for nature. This led him to an inspiring job at the Nutrition and Food Research Centre of the University of Turku.
The University of Turku, Turku University of Applied Sciences, Åbo Akademi University, and Novia University of Applied Sciences have set up a joint cooperation group for sustainable development. The group’s objective is to promote regional cooperation, with a particular emphasis on themes related to sustainability and responsibility.
Introduction to Sustainability Course (2 ECTS credits) provides knowledge and understanding of the basics of sustainability. The course is research-based and combines the research perspectives to sustainability from experts from different disciplines of the University of Turku.
The Sustainable Campus Life Working Group of the University of Turku, together with the University's nutrition and food researchers, the Student Union, and campus restaurant operators, are organising Responsible Food on Campus week to raise awareness of responsible and sustainable food options.
A group of Finnish university rectors and researchers visited Tanzania to learn about the results of an eight-university development project and two decades of successful research and education cooperation between the Universities of Turku and Dar es Salaam. Future cooperation opportunities will be discussed at a workshop in May.
How to respond to growing consumer expectations for ecological, plant-based or healthy food? How can societies ensure sustainable food production? Researchers are looking for solutions to questions that are rapidly transforming the entire food industry. The University of Turku launches a new degree programme in food technology in the autumn to meet the growing demand for experts in the industry.
The QS Sustainability Rankings 2024 ranked over 1,400 universities from around the world based on indicators designed to measure sustainability and responsibility. The University of Turku ranked well in the listing, even though there is room for improvement in certain areas.
Like many others, the library is actively contributing to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals to ensure a sustainable future for current and upcoming generations. Furthermore, major research databases offered by the library are now aligning with the objectives of sustainable development.
The University contributes to the climate work of the City of Turku by reducing our carbon footprint, conducting significant climate research, and by training experts with competence in sustainable development.
The higher education institutions in Turku area, i.e. University of Turku, Turku University of Applied Sciences, Åbo Akademi University and Novia University of Applied Sciences, organised a joint sustainability event on 19 September 2023. Students, researchers and staff from all universities were invited to participate, discuss and learn about sustainability.