Professor Don Gotternbarn urged those developers who work in ICT to think about how each new invention changes the world. Gotternbarn, who spoke at the international Human Choice and Computers conference at the University of Turku, reminded that the need and skill to create new innovations are not enough. – Ethics must also extend to the consequences, said the professor.
The national Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study shows that substantial TV watching predisposes for obesity and not the other way around. Among those who watch a substantial amount of TV, weight gain can even double compared with those who watch less TV.
The offspring of salmon populations which have grown up in cold waters seem to be able to acclimatise to warm waters as well. An international research group discovered that salmon populations from northern Norway can live also in 20 °C water. The results were published in the esteemed Nature Communications scientific journal.
Researcher of Animal Physiology Katja Anttila.
Turku School of Economics’ magazine introduces the community and expertise of the School.
The Rector of the University of Turku has appointed the Professor of Bacteriology Pentti Huovinen as the new Dean of the Faculty of Medicine.
University Collegiate Council has appointed Deputy Mayor Ritva Viljanen (LL.M., M. Pol. Sc.) as a new member of the University Board who comes from outside the university community.
The Academy of Finland has appointed new academy projects, academy professors and research fellows as well as postdoctoral research fellows. The funding that was allocated to the University of Turku reflects the diversity of our research.
The Academy of Finland appointed five-year Academy Professorships to Johanna Ivaska, Professor of Molecular Cell Biology, and to Johanna Niemi, Professor of Procedural Law. The new FiDiPro Professors are Sociologist Lisa Adkins from Australia and Manuel Tena-Sempere from Spain who researches reproductive endocrinology.
One of the world’s leading dental technology companies Planmeca Oy and the University of Turku have founded a joint venture company, Nordic Institute of Dental Education (NIDE). The Finland-based company offers high-quality continued education courses to international dental professionals.
The Development Services at Brahea Centre of the University of Turku develops higher education in Vietnam in collaboration with two Vietnamese partner universities within the ICTEDU project, one of the higher education development cooperation projects funded by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland.