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Welcome to the University of quality and vision
The University of Turku is an internationally acknowledged, multidisciplinary scientific university located on the Southwest coast of Finland, in the vivid student city of Turku. With over 21,000 students and 3,500 employees, it is one of the major universities in Finland.
International research project tracks the development of diabetes
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News
- Obesity is associated with altered brain function
Researchers at the University of Turku and Aalto University have found new evidence for the role of the brain in obesity.
- Researchers in Turku advance stem cell and cancer research
Professor Riitta Lahesmaa’s research group has found a new protein essential for human embryonic stem cells.
- Funding for three research projects on the field of immunology
The Academy of Finland has granted funding for research on cancer and multiple sclerosis.
- Record number of doctoral defences in 2011
The University of Turku arranged 149 doctoral defences in 2011 – the highest number in the history of the University.
- New exchange students arrived on campus
Over a hundred cheerful international students started their exchange studies at the university in the beginning of January. Their two-day orientation...
Coming events
- Towards a New Ethical Imagination, 10-11 February 2012, Publicum, Lecture hall Pub5, Assistentinkatu 7, Turku
- CELE 2012 -conference: A RECIPE FOR SUCCESS - Transforming Learning Environments Through Dynamic Local Partnerships, 22-24 February 2012, Kaarina and Rauma, The deadline for registration:17 February 2012. Welcome!
- For Scientific events in Turku BioCity check: Turku BioNet Seminar Calendar
Recent dissertation topics
- The Effects of Nutritional Environment on Inbreeding Depression and the Expression of Condition-Dependent Traits
- Mental Well-being at Work. A Sign of a Healthy Organisation and a Necessary Precondition for Organisational Development
- Non-Markovian Dynamics in Continuous Variable Quantum Systems
- Sitouttamisretoriikka yritysviestinnässä
UTU in media
- Altered brain function behind weight gain
- Encuentran relación entre la obesidad y algunas alteraciones cerebrales
- Hallan nuevas evidencias que relacionan la obesidad con la alteración de determinadas funciones cerebrales
- BREASTFED BABIES ARE LESS ANGRY
- Finlandia.- Hallan nuevas evidencias que relacionan la obesidad con la alteración de determinadas funciones cerebrales