Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Turku The faculties of the University of Turku organise annually altogether 180 defences of doctoral dissertations. Guidelines for dissertation defence University of Turku Graduate School UTUGS UTUPub: Doctoral dissertations Upcoming dissertation defences Dissertation Defence 17.04.2026 Dissertation defence (Biology): FM Ida Penttinen FM Ida Penttinen defends the dissertation in Biology titled “Natal Dispersal and Habitat Selection... Dissertation Defence 17.04.2026 Dissertation defence (Immunology): FM Jenna Rannikko FM Jenna Rannikko defends the dissertation in Immunology titled “Clever-1 inhibition in human cancer... Dissertation Defence 17.04.2026 Dissertation defence (Cariology and Restorative Dentistry): MSc Omar Abdelaziz Ismail MSc Omar Abdelaziz Ismail defends the dissertation in Cariology and Restorative Dentistry titled... Dissertation Defence 20.04.2026 Dissertation defence (Physics): MSc Ghulam Ume Farwa MSc Ghulam Ume Farwa defends the dissertation in Physics titled “Multi-spacecraft observations of... Dissertation Defence 20.04.2026 Dissertation defence (Information and Communication Technology): PhD Muhammad Irfan PhD Muhammad Irfan defends the dissertation in Information and Communication Technology titled... Dissertation Defence 21.04.2026 Dissertation defence (Materials Engineering): MSc Hassan Ali Qureshi MSc Hassan Ali Qureshi defends the dissertation in Materials Engineering titled “Microcavity... Dissertation Defence 24.04.2026 Dissertation defence (Entrepreneurship): MSc Regina Casteleijn-Osorno MSc Regina Casteleijn-Osorno defends the dissertation in Entrepreneurship titled “Out of sorrow... Dissertation Defence 08.05.2026 Dissertation defence (Evolutionary Biology): MSc Héloïse Moullec MSc Héloïse Moullec defends the dissertation in Evolutionary Biology titled “Ageing in the wild... All upcoming dissertation defences