The University of Turku is opening for application access to a research residence renovated from the birthplace of former Finnish President Mauno Koivisto (”Manun kammari”, "Manu's chambers"). The application period ends on 15 December 2025 at 16.00.
Sustained investments in people’s well-being – combined with swift, targeted support when difficulties arise – are essential to strengthening social equality across Europe. This is the central conclusion of Mapineq – Mapping Inequalities Through the Life Course, a three-year research project spanning several European countries. At the project’s conclusion, the researchers compiled a comprehensive White Paper translating the findings into evidence-based recommendations for policymakers.
A new infrastructure called FIRE is being built in Finland to accelerate the use of administrative registers for research. FIRE develops register-based datasets, trains researchers to use them, and streamlines permit processes, opening up new research opportunities. This reform supports both scientific research and evidence-based policy-making.
In more gender-equal countries, girls tend to avoid natural and engineering sciences more than girls in countries with lower levels of gender equality, according to a doctoral dissertation by M.A. Marco Balducci at the University of Turku. Balducci argues that in more gender-equal societies, individual preferences may have an even stronger influence on educational choices than in less equal societies.
The role of AI in medical decision-making elicits different reactions in people when compared with human doctors. A new study investigated the situations where the acceptance differs and why with stories that described medical cases.