Keyword: Press release

The Alum of the Year recognition was awarded to Deputy Director Kristi Raik at the Anniversary Celebration of the University of Turku on 28 February 2024.

The University of Turku, with the support of the Turku University Foundation, has published an online gallery that brings together selected works of art from the collection on display across the University's campuses.

A recent genetic discovery has revealed that the pale grey plumage of the tawny owl is linked to crucial functions that aid the bird's survival in cold environments. As global temperatures rise, dark brown plumage is likely to become more common in tawny owls living in colder areas.

Research Flagship Centre INVEST is commissioning an international external assessment of its activities and future options as the first Finnish Flagship. The assessment will help INVEST and its host organisations to decide on the future of its activities after the end of the current flagship period. 

A new study of the Turku PET Centre in Finland has shown that music evokes similar emotions and bodily sensations around the world.

During the spring, a working group will investigate whether Educarium, located on the University's lower campus, could function as a school building and whether the University's teacher training school, Turun normaalikoulu, could be transferred from Varissuo to the campus.

The University Board of the University of Turku has unanimously selected Vice Rector, Professor Marjo Kaartinen, PhD, to the position of the Rector.

In the first joint application round of 2024, the international Master’s degree programmes of the University of Turku received a total of 10 239 applications. The number of applications grew by 72 percent compared to the number of applications in 2023.

During the joint application round on 3–17 January 2024, you will have the opportunity to apply to 16 distinct international Master’s degree programmes at the University of Turku. Each programme is designed to cater to diverse academic interests and career aspirations. At the same time, there will be a separate application procedure for one European joint degree programme.

The joint InFlames Research Flagship of the University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University received €6.5 million in continued funding from the Research Council of Finland for 2024–2026. It is the first instalment of the continued funding as the Research Council has announced that it is prepared to fund the Flagship with altogether €10.4 million by summer 2028.