The Rectors’ Council of Finnish Universities UNIFI issued a statement regarding the student demonstrations on 26 September 2023.
The Rectors of the University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University support the organisation of the demonstration that started in Aurum on Wednesday, 20 September. The University of Turku and Student Union of the University of Turku organise discussion events for the students participating in the demonstration.
University students and staff have found their way well to Teutori since the Quantum library moved there from the university hill. Various working spaces are in heavy use and the literature of hard sciences is comfortably under one roof.
The Researcher in Spotlight is a series which introduces the researchers of the Faculty of Law. We are presenting now Project Researcher Sini Mickelsson (nee Laajala).
Biomedical research often occurs in painfully slow pace. Here, as an alternative approach we aim to pilot rapid research and collaboration. This takes a form of an experimental biomedical workshop / mini-hackathon called “SpeedFish” utilizing rapid zebrafish models for cardiovascular biology and disease.
Self-archiving, or saving the full text of a publication in the university's repository for public access, is an excellent way to open up publications originally published behind paywalls. It also increases the visibility of the publication and ensures its long-term accessibility. Self-archiving is also financially beneficial. Peer-reviewed, scientific publications receive a funding incentive factor of 1.2 from the Ministry of Education and Culture if they are published Open Access or self-archived. But what does the library staff do in self-archiving publications?
After a positive funding decision the responsible researcher submits a Data Management Plan (DMP) to the Academy of Finland. University and the site of research commit to it.
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.
Doctoral Researcher Albert Bellmunt Gil from the Doctoral Programme in Clinical Research was one of the winners of the SANORD 3MT competition.
The University of Turku was ranked among the best 301-350 universities in the latest World University Rankings by Times Higher Education.