Keyword: News

At the turn of the year libraries will be closed longer than usually due to the transition to a new library system.

Newspaper articles are important primary source material for researchers of a specific historical period or news coverage of various events. The library has acquired 14 ProQuest Historical Newspapers databases in 2019. These English-language newspaper collections allow researchers to digitally travel back through centuries across Europe, Asia and North America. Each issue includes the complete paper with articles, photos, cartoons, advertisements and obituaries and more. 
 

Library News in Brief brings you the latest news of the Library's work, new developments, acquisitions and services. The Library News in Brief will be published on the library web pages at the beginning of the month.

Type 2 diabetics should be motivated to take more responsibility of their care, shows Msc FangFang Zhaos' dissertation. Zhao points out that theory-based teaching affects self-care more than normal teaching. Also objective support was meaningful and self-care was proven to be connected to the reducing of perceived stress and the improvement of subjective well-being of the patient.

Major companies in the Turku region, Meyer Turku, Elomatic, and Cadmatic support developing the new degree programmes in technology of the University of Turku by donating two professorships.

Rector Jukka Kola has appointed Piia Björn, Mika Hannula and Kalle-Antti Suominen as vice rectors.

Jukka Kola, who began his term as the Rector of the University of Turku in early August, wants to navigate the University of Turku towards even higher quality in its main missions, research and education. – Only this way we can succeed and make an impact – make our country and the world a better place, Kola says.