Cultural models of sense-making shape our views about who we are and who we could be – what is possible for us as individuals and as communities. Hanna Meretoja’s new book, The Ethics of Storytelling, provides us with tools for analysing cultural narrative models and understanding the power of literary narratives to expand our sense of the possible.
Publication portal UTUPub has been in use as a publication archive for Turku University since 1st of September, 2017. Before the launch of UTUPub, from 2007 to 2017, Doria service, maintained by National Library of Finland, was used for this purpose. No new material from Turku University has appeared in Doria since September 2017.
A new application developed at the University of Turku, Finland, can detect atrial fibrillation that causes strokes. Atrial fibrillation can be detected with the mobile phone application without any extra equipment. The mobile application can save lives all over the world as timely diagnosis of atrial fibrillation is crucial for effective stroke prevention.
Acquisition and active use of two languages have been suggested to train executive functions in the brain, such as focusing one’s attention, suppressing interference from the environment, and switching from one task to another. A new study, however, shows that these statements have been too optimistic.
Eduten Playground developed at the University of Turku is a learning platform where educators share and further develop teaching materials. The platform offers a possibility for students to do tasks and exercises at their own pace regardless of the location and provides a wide range of learning analytics methods for educators.
The winner of the University’s Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT) 2018 was Khalil Shahramian. He will represent the University of Turku in the international 3MT competition organised by the Coimbra Group.
Khalil Shahramian (left) was the favourite of both the judges and the audience. Pablo Perez came in second.
CEO Aleksi Randell received the Alumni of the Year award at the 98th Anniversary Celebration of the University of Turku on Wednesday, 28 February.
The University of Turku Graduate School (UTUGS) has a call for applications for study rights in 16 doctoral programmes.
