The annual Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings list the world’s best universities in eleven disciplines. Altogether 1512 universities were ranked in the 2021 World University Rankings. The University of Turku was ranked in nine different disciplines.
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The Best Global Universities Ranking is published by the U.S. News & World Report. The University of Turku was ranked globally as 322nd.
A person has been confirmed to have a coronavirus infection at Turun normaalikoulu lower secondary school at Varissuo.
Remote teaching and studying continue at the University of Turku also throughout the spring semester 2021 to ensure safety. Contact teaching for small groups and guidance and counselling can also be organised as a hybrid model.
The University of Turku follows the authorities’ recommendation on using face masks and extends the recommendation to all its campuses and units.
Postdoctoral Researcher Valtteri Kaarteno from the International Business faculty has recently published three articles relating to his ongoing Academy of Finland funded research project.
Laboratory of Business Disruption Research conducted a study on plausible business models of MaaS (Mobility-as-a-Service) in a Horizon2020 funded CIVITAS ECCENTRIC project. Recent report summarizes the lessons learnt during the project.
Cellular optogenetics is a technique that allows researchers to use light to precisely control cell signaling and function in space and time enabling the investigation of mechanisms involved in disease processes. A research team at the Turku Bioscience Centre of the University of Turku have developed a novel way to make cellular optogenetic tools much easier to monitor and apply, and showed how they can be used to investigate the cellular side effects of medicines used to treat cancer.
Climate change pushes species distribution areas northward. However, the expansion of species ranges is not self-evident due to e.g. habitat degradation and unsustainable harvesting caused by human activities. A new study led from the University of Turku suggests that protected areas can facilitate wintering waterbird adaptation to climate warming by advancing their range shifts towards north.