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Welcome to the 21st Futures Conference 'Learning Futures – Futures of Learning', 10.–12.6. in Helsinki

University of Turku Confers 15 Honorary Doctors in May

The next Ceremonial Conferment of Doctoral Degrees of the University of Turku is organised on 28–29 May 2020. 15 honorary doctors will be conferred in the ceremony. They will receive title of the...

Horror Movies Manipulate Brain Activity Expertly to Enhance Excitement

Finnish research team maps neural activity in response to watching horror movies. A study conducted by the University of Turku shows the top horror movies of the past 100 years, and how they...

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University Completed Estimate of Carbon Footprint – Offers Important Tools for Achieving Carbon Neutrality

Record Number of Applicants to University’s International Degree Programmes

The application round to the international degree programmes of the University of Turku ended on 22 January. The University received a record number of applications: 2,008 in total from over a hundred...

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Pioneering Finnish Research Chosen in Top Ten of the Decade – Changes Treatment of Acute Appendicitis Worldwide

New databases in social sciences and psychology

The library has acquired ProQuest databases Social Work Online and Psychological Experiments Online.

Novel Genetic Variant with Implications on Heart Failure Pathogenesis Identified

Finnish researchers have identified an exonic variant in the TRIM55 gene, which affects cardiomyocyte specific functions and reduces cardiac contractility.

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Successful Innovation Collaboration of University of Turku and Singapore Maritime Institute Continued

University of Eastern Finland Will Confer an Honorary Doctorate upon Professor Pekka Vallittu

The University of Eastern Finland will hold a doctoral conferment ceremony at the Kuopio Campus on 4-6 June 2020. In addition to conferring doctorates upon its graduates, the university will also...