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Mahdi Moghaddam Won the 3MT Competition – Represents the University in International Competition

10.03.2022

Doctoral Candidate in Materials Engineering Mahdi Moghaddam won the Three Minute Thesis competition of the University of Turku. Moghaddam will represent the University of Turku in the Coimbra Group’s international 3MT competition of European universities and the international 3MT competition of the SANORD network.

Felix Vaura Won the 3MT Competition – Represents the University in International Finals

22.03.2021

Doctoral Candidate in Internal Medicine Felix Vaura won the Three Minute Thesis competition organised by the University of Turku. The judges praised this year's competition to be of exceptionally high quality. - The judges always say this but this time it is completely true, said the chair of the judges, Director of the Centre for Language and Communication Studies Mike Nelson.

Research Presentation in 3 Minutes – Vote for Your Favourite in the Virtual 3MT Competition

08.03.2021

Three minutes to present the main points of your research as compellingly as possible. The 3MT competition developed at the University of Queensland challenges 10 doctoral candidates from the University of Turku to show what they got. Join the virtual event via Zoom on Wednesday 17 March at 12.00–14.00 and vote for your favourite presenter.

University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University Organise Joint Postgraduate Course on Sustainable Development

16.02.2021

Sustainable development is one of the most central themes in the strategies of the University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University. As an aspect of the policy programmes of their strategies, the universities strengthen the role of sustainable development in their course selection. For the first time this spring, the universities in Turku will offer a course on sustainable development for doctoral students, ”Multidisciplinary approaches to sustainable development”.

University of Turku Employs New Doctoral Candidates

28.08.2019

There are nearly fifty open vacancies for fixed-term doctoral candidate positions at the University of Turku from 1 January 2020 onwards. The call for applications is open 2–20 September 2019. This is already the seventh year that the University of Turku Graduate School (UTUGS) opens a call for paid doctoral candidate positions. This time, the programmes include the new doctoral programme of the INVEST project that is part of the flagship programme of the Academy of Finland.

Career guidance and career paths for doctoral researchers

Roughly a third of those with a doctoral degree are employed by universities at the start of their career. However, only approximately 10 per cent of all doctors ultimately craft an academic career at university. Others find their place in public administration, the business world or the third sector. Universities of applied sciences also offer teaching and research opportunities. The purpose of this guide is to instruct doctoral researcher in their career planning, which is supported by thesis supervisors, the doctoral school and the career services at universities.

TOHTOS - Hire a Doctor

Future doctors share their knowledge in Youtube videos that were published during the spring 2018 as a part of a TOHTOS project with five Finnish universities.

Doctoral Programmes

Rector of the University of Turku has appointed 16 doctoral programmes for the term 1.8.2021 - 31.7.2025.