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Application for the programmes opens 1 December 2017 and ends on 31 January 2018 at 3pm (Finnish time). The application form is online at studyinfo.fi.

The Master’s Degree Programme in Nordic Cultural and Social Resilience (NOCURE), tackles the questions of how societies react and adjust to cultural, environmental and social change.

Neutron stars are made out of cold ultra-dense matter. How this matter behaves is one of the biggest mysteries in modern nuclear physics. Researchers developed a new method for measuring the radius of neutron stars which helps them to understand what happens to the matter inside the star under extreme pressure.

The French government has given Louis Clerc, Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Turku, the Chevalier decoration of the Ordre des Palmes académiques, the national order of France for distinguished academics, on 13 October 2017. Professor Clerc received the recognition for his contributions to the cultural relations between Finland and France.

Today, people rather write than talk with each other, even in close relationships. Communication is dominated by different forms of social media, in which communication is mainly done by writing, says visiting lecturer Professor Daniel Perrin.

Dr. Péter Mezei, Associate Professor, University of Szeged and Adjunct Professor of University of Turku, held a guest lecture 15 November 2017 at the Faculty of Law commemorating his 20th teaching visit to the University of Turku. Nearly 30 colleagues and students gathered to listen the lecture.

An international research group led by Postdoctoral Researcher Erkki Kankare has discovered a new population of extremely bright explosions in distant galaxies. These may be the brightest supernova explosions ever observed. Several researchers from the University of Turku are involved in the study.