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University’s Redesigned Website Published

28.11.2018

The University of Turku published its redesigned website on 28 November 2018. The new website highlights the research conducted at the University as well as the education opportunities.

Secretin Hormone Secreted in Intestines Activates Brown Fat

20.11.2018

Researchers at the University of Turku's PET Centre and the Technical University of Munich have collaboratively demonstrated a new manner of activating brown fat and producing a sense of fullness. The results have been published in the esteemed journal Cell.

Brown fat consumes energy, reduces the amount of harmful cholesterol and improves the body’s sugar levels. Stock photo.

Play Quantum Garden and help build a quantum computer

16.11.2018

Quantum Garden is a citizen science project where everyone can contribute to solving a quantum physics research problem of crucial importance for the outbreak of quantum technologies. The project is a collaboration between the University of Turku, the School of Science and the School of Arts, Design and Architecture at Aalto University and it is sponsored by the Centre for Quantum Engineering (CQE).

NOS-HS Workshop Grant Awarded to Strengthening and Internationalising Research on Nordic Region Cultural Property Trafficking and Preservation

16.11.2018

A research team comprised of scholars working at the forefront of Nordic region and international archaeology, ancient history, and cultural heritage preservation has been awarded a workshop grant from NOS-HS (The Joint Committee for Nordic research councils in the Humanities and Social Sciences). It funds three workshops for over two years in Stockholm (mid-2019), Oslo and Kristiansand (spring 2020), and Helsinki (autumn 2020).

Bats Can Prevent Pest Insect Damages

13.11.2018

In a new study, researchers at the University of Turku and the University of Helsinki identified the diet of the most common Finnish bat species. The diet of the bats included a considerable amount of various invertebrates, including ground dwelling beetles, gnats, mosquitoes, and a wealth of moths. The researchers were able to determine a total of over 500 different prey species from the approximately 1,200 bat droppings collected for the study.