Keyword: Faculty of Social Sciences
Live music census carried out in UK strikes note of caution over future of venues
Director of Turku Institute for Advanced Studies (TIAS), Professor Martin Cloonan was part of a research group that carried out the world’s first live music census in the United Kingdom in March 2017. The results suggest that small live music venues are facing a number of threats that could affect their long-term future.
Researchers Induced a Form of Synaesthesia with Hypnosis
Hypnosis can alter the way certain individuals information process information in their brain. A new phenomenon was identified by researchers from the University of Skövde in Sweden and the University of Turku in Finland, who have successfully used hypnosis to induce a functional analogue of synaesthesia. The discovery can open a window into the previously unexplored domains of cognitive neuroscience.
Public trial lecture (Philosophy)
Prof. Louis Clerc Receives Decoration from Ordre des Palmes Académiques of France
The French government has given Louis Clerc, Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Turku, the Chevalier decoration of the Ordre des Palmes académiques, the national order of France for distinguished academics, on 13 October 2017. Professor Clerc received the recognition for his contributions to the cultural relations between Finland and France.
University of Turku Employs Nearly 50 New Doctoral Candidates
There are nearly fifty open vacancies for fixed-term doctoral candidate positions at the University of Turku from 1 January 2018 onwards. The call for applications is open 1–20 September and positions are open to all the 16 doctoral programmes.
Professor Christina Salmivalli Wins Finnish Science Award
The Ministry of Education and Culture has granted Professor Christina Salmivalli the Finnish Science Award which is €100,000.
Finland 100 Elevated Ceremonial Conferment of Doctoral Degrees
– This has been a really great day. This prestigious celebration, the many traditions and that we were conferred in the year that Finland turns 100 feels like a privilege, said Doctor of Philosophy Annika Adamsson outside the Turku Cathedral. And she was not the only one. Finland 100 celebration was mentioned dozens of times throughout the celebration.