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In a discussion event organised on Thursday, experts on the relations between Finland and Africa planned ways to deepen collaboration between different actors.

Turku University Library will transform with a new library system in early 2020. All libraries will be closed at the turn of the year. Printed materials, including course books, will have extended loan periods at the turn of the year and e-resources will all be available as usual.

Turku University Library updates its library system. After the update, customers can login to Volter with utu User ID and the PIN code is needed only in self-service machines.
 

The Finnish welfare system is a success story enjoying global admiration. However, there is one central deficit in the current welfare system: it does not sufficiently help families with accumulated disadvantages. The goal of the INVEST project’s researchers is to build a Welfare State 2.0 in which disadvantages are tackled with targeted interventions.

Do you use your mobile phone for checking out book? Save your barcode as a screenshot in your phone now – the barcode will not be available immediately in new Volter. 
 

Lately, the sustainability impact of the ICT industry, especially its large energy consumption and carbon footprint, have been a topic in public debate. The sustainability perspectives in the ICT industry will be discussed in an open seminar at the University of Turku on 10 December 2019.

A new genetic study carried out at the University of Helsinki and the University of Turku demonstrates that, at the end of the Iron Age, Finland was inhabited by separate and differing populations, all of them influencing the gene pool of modern Finns. The study is so far the most extensive investigation of the ancient DNA of people inhabiting the region of Finland.

Turku University Library is migrating to a new library system during the end of the year 2019. At the same time, a new user interface for the Volter database will also be introduced. The new user interface will make it easier to search for and use electronic material. You will find articles easier and personalize your searches, you will have more options to manage your references and with more ease.
 

The Library receives regular inquiries from researchers about the reasoning for the definitions of the Publication Forum’s ratings for conference publications. The following aims to clarify the definition model and to remind about the limitations of evaluation based on Publication Forum ratings.