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A summer job at church children’s camps changed the life of the upper secondary school student. Working with children sparked a desire to help and understand vulnerable children and young people. This eventually led Riikka Korja to become a professor of developmental psychology at the University of Turku. Her passion is to help not only the vulnerable, but also early career researchers and students.

Marjut Johansson, professeure des universités au Département de français, répond à nos questions. Sa recherche est axée sur l’analyse des interactions et la linguistique socioculturelle. En ce moment, Johansson dirige l’Institut des sciences du langage et de la traductologie à la Faculté des lettres de l’Université de Turku. 

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Authors are the focus of University Lecturer in Cultural History, Docent Maarit Leskelä-Kärki's work. A play based on her dissertation is currently performed at the Finnish National Theatre. 

Young Alexander Mildner wanted to be an artist. His parents did not object to the idea but suggested that their son should first go to the University of Göttingen, from where he could transfer to an art school after a year. But things turned out differently. Today, Mildner is one of the world's most cited immunology researchers and an Associate Professor at the InFLAMES flagship of the University of Turku.  

How to respond to growing consumer expectations for ecological, plant-based or healthy food? How can societies ensure sustainable food production? Researchers are looking for solutions to questions that are rapidly transforming the entire food industry. The University of Turku launches a new degree programme in food technology in the autumn to meet the growing demand for experts in the industry.