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Researchers from the Universities of Turku and Helsinki, Finland, are the first in the world to discover which species adult dragonflies and damselflies prey upon, as modern laboratory techniques enabled the study of the insects’ diet. In the study, prey DNA was extracted from the tiny dragonfly droppings and the researchers managed to identify dozens of prey species from the samples. The results shed light on dragonflies’ position in natural food webs with an unprecedented specificity.

Nordic Institute of Dental Education (NIDE) organised two advanced level CAD/CAM continuing education courses in Helsinki on 4–8 September with the help of American lecturers. The lecturers also visited the Institute of Dentistry at the University of Turku.

On Tuesday, 26 September, a beginner's course to Bahasa Indonesia, i.e. Indonesian language, was launched at the University of Turku. In addition to Rector Kalervo Väänänen, for example the Ambassador of Indonesia to Finland Wiwiek Setyawati Firman participated in the opening event.

Nuclear weapons and the arms race - territorial disputes - changes in political leadership - deterioriating alliances and uneasy friendships - distrust - polemics and tweets

The Health Campus Turku network includes the Hospital District of Southwest Finland, University of Turku, Åbo Akademi University, Turku University of Applied Sciences, Novia University of Applied Sciences, and Turku Science Park as a new member.

Is your library card always somewhere else? Don’t worry, you can now use your phone in check-out machines!

The University of Turku is involved in a collaboration project called WIVE, the aim of which is to develop concepts, enable technologies and test new services offered by 5G, especially in automated transport and media delivery.