The international symposium “Postdoctoral Researchers in Nursing Science Shaping the Future of the Social and Health Care” is organised at the Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, Finland on 12-13 December 2024. The call for abstracts is open until 15 May 2024.
The University of Turku and India’s prestigious Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) have solidified their partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The landmark agreement brings the two esteemed educational institutes closer and serves as a pivotal step towards fostering concrete future collaborations.
In the researcher of the month series by the Center for Research on Learning and Instruction (CERLI), Professor Çiğdem Haser takes the spotlight for April. Her recent article, published in Research in Mathematics Education, investigates metaphors used by pre-service mathematics teachers to describe their current and future roles as educators.
Discoveries made when biology meets computational sciences are revolutionising the landscape of life sciences and healthcare. Computational biology and bioinformatics are driving this transformation, helping researchers analyse vast amounts of biological data. European Conference on Computational Biology (ECCB) is Europe’s main event in computational biology and bioinformatics this year, bringing 600–800 experts to Turku, Finland, on 16–20 September 2024.
Groundbreaking research has managed to circumvent previous challenges in finding out how microalgae adapt to global warming by studying up to 60-year-old microalgae cells from the Archipelago Sea. Some microalgae form resting cells that sink to the seabed after blooming is over. Researchers have now managed to awaken these dormant cells from sediment cores with different chronological layers that can be dated by geological methods.
University of Turku, Åbo Akademi University, Turku University of Applied Sciences and Novia University of Applied Sciences are now collaborating more closely in EU advocacy. The aim is to raise awareness of the higher education institutions’ top research and expertise areas within the European Union and promote their active role in key research networks and decision-making processes.
The University of Turku is one of the initial signatories of the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information and the first Finnish university to commit to the declaration. The signatories commit to taking a lead in transforming the way research information is used and produced.
The Entrepreneurship Unit's Annual Report for 2023 has been published. Find out more about the activities of the unit and its staff in research, teaching and social interaction by clicking on the link below.
>>> Annual Report of Entrepreneurship 2023 (pdf)
Researchers at the University of Turku and Turku University Hospital in Finland have shown that bodily sensations related to emotions are altered by the neurological disorder Parkinson's disease.
The partnership between Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University and the University of Turku has spanned over five years. Throughout this time, the collaboration, aimed at improving teaching and learning practices for the academic community, has evolved and led to notable advancements in pedagogical approaches and educational outcomes.