Internationally acknowledged postdoctoral research in Science, Medicine and Technology. The aim of TCSMT is to establish a multidisciplinary, interactive research platform for dynamic scientists in science, medicine and technology.
Founded in 2008, the Turku Collegium for Science, Medicine and Technology (TCSMT) is the University of Turku’s STEM-focused Institute for Advanced Study. It is the only IAS in Europe dedicated exclusively to STEM fields that offers multi-year salaried positions for excellent researchers through regular international calls based on external peer review.
TCSMT provides protected research time, an interdisciplinary community, and structured career development for outstanding early-career scientists across the Faculties of Science, Medicine and Technology. Its researchers work across a wide spectrum of STEM and health-related disciplines. Research at TCSMT includes studies in the fields of e.g. astronomy, biology, biochemistry, biomedicine, biotechnology, chemistry, clinical medicine, computer science, dentistry, future technologies, geology, geography, information technology, materials science and engineering, mathematics, mechanical engineering, nursing science, physics, and statistics.
Since 2008, 30 Collegium Researchers have completed fellowships at TCSMT. Their career outcomes demonstrate strong upward progression: by 2023, alumni included 5 Professors, 7 Assistant Professors, 2 Clinical Teachers, 13 independent researchers based in Finland and 3 researchers continuing their careers abroad.
Research output at TCSMT is consistently high. Between 2020 and 2024, the Collegium supported 16–23 researchers annually, who together produced 61–88 peer‑reviewed publications each year—corresponding to approximately four peer-reviewed articles per researcher-year.
TCSMT researchers also secure substantial competitive funding. In 2025, they held close to €4 million in active external grants from sources such as the Research Council of Finland, major Finnish foundations, and international funders, with further competitive awards obtained in subsequent years.
The Turku Collegium for Science and Medicine (TCSM), was launched with funding from the Consortium comprising the University of Turku and Turku School of Economics. In January 2021 the name of the collegium was changed to the Turku Collegium for Science, Medicine and Technology (TCSMT).
Turku Collegium for Science, Medicine and Technology selects its researchers through an international competition, which is open to all researchers in the respective fields. The Board for TCSMT selects the new researchers on the basis of their applications.
TCSMT researchers are appointed for fixed-term positions at the University of Turku. They have an opportunity to work in a multidisciplinary research environment of high international standard. TCSMT researchers are also expected to train doctoral researchers and contribute to the teaching at the host department and university. The positions are funded for 3 years at the time.
