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The Alum of the Year recognition was awarded to Director Mikko Pietilä at the Anniversary Celebration of the University of Turku on 28 February 2023.

Ukrainian professor Olga Osokina has seen the consequences of the Russian full-scale invasion with her own eyes. As a visiting professor, she helps the University of Turku to build understanding of the mental health of children and adolescents in war-torn Ukraine.

The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Turku organises a ceremonial conferment of doctoral degrees on 25–27 May 2023. Five honorary doctors will be conferred in the ceremony. They will receive the title of honorary doctor for their scientific merits, collaboration with the Faculty, and their impact on society.

When neutron stars collide, they produce a violent explosion. Data from the only well observed collision show that the explosion was perfectly spherical, completely contrary to expectations. How this is possible remains a mystery, but the discovery may provide a new key to fundamental physics and to measuring the age of the Universe. The discovery was made by an international collaboration led by astrophysicists from the University of Copenhagen and including researchers from the University of Turku. The research has just been published in the journal Nature.

Anthocyanins in plants have properties that reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, shows a new review article from the Food Sciences unit of the University of Turku, Finland. Anthocyanins are red, purple and blue pigments found in fruits, vegetables, and tubers. 

In its meeting on 14 February, the University Board of the University of Turku approved the principles of a co-operation agreement made with the City of Rauma regarding the Rauma campus. The final decision on the involvement of the City of Rauma is made by the City Council of Rauma.

In its meeting on 14 February, the University Board of the University of Turku decided on the University’s savings targets and on acquiring at least 7 million in additional income by 2028.  The City of Rauma and the University of Turku are preparing a co-operation agreement regarding the Rauma campus. The Independent Unit Brahea Centre that produces development and educational services will be discontinued. Further assessments regarding the research station at Seili will continue.

In two studies, researchers at the University of Turku have found that carbon sequestration and plant resilience as well as forage pasture yield can be increased through key adjustments in agricultural management. The results provide a roadmap for reducing pesticide loads in soils and the first steps towards increasing climate change mitigation while improving crop yield in grasslands.

Good quality indoor air is crucial to our well-being, while impurities in the air can compromise our working capacity and health. Researchers at the University of Turku in Finland have developed a new method for measuring indoor air quality, making use of fluorescent strains of nematodes.

The University of Turku opens the call for applications to the Pentti Malaska Futures Award on 1 February 2023. We are looking for bold, research-based, visionary, and boundary-crossing solutions supporting the building of a more sustainable global future.