The new professors at the University of Turku are celebrated with inaugural lectures on Tuesday, May 12, at 17.15. The new professors introduce themselves by presenting their research in Finnish or English in popular lectures lasting approximately 10 minutes.
Welcome to the inaugural lectures to learn about the research of our new professors. The lectures will be held simultaneously in two different lecture halls, after which we will gather in the lobby of the University of Turku's Main Building to celebrate the new professors.
No registration is required. The dress code is casual.
Programme 12 May 2026
Faculty of Science, Turku School of Economics and Faculty of Social Sciences
The Main Building of the University of Turku, Tauno Nurmela lecture hall
University Hill
Professor of human-nature interactions and sustainability Nora Fagerholm
Faculty of Science
Ihmisen ja luonnon vuorovaikutus paikkalähtöisesti tarkasteltuna
Professor of materials physics Pekka Laukkanen
Faculty of Science
Puolijohteiden aikakauden haasteita atomien mittakaavassa
Professor of Economics Ville Korpela
Turku School of Economics
Markkinoista mekanisminsuunnitteluun – kannustimien arkkitehdit
Professor of sociology Elina Kilpi-Jakonen
Faculty of Social Sciences
Liikkuvuudesta liikkuvuuteen: maahanmuuttajien ja ylisukupolvisen eriarvoisuuden tutkimus
Faculty of Medicine
Natura, lecture hall X, 2nd floor
Vesilinnantie 5, Turku
Professor of Cardiology Tuomas Kiviniemi
Faculty of Medicine
Sydänsairaudet syy–seurausilmiönä – mekanismeista hoitopäätöksiin
Professor of Health Pedagogy Heli Virtanen
Faculty of Medicine
Terveysosaaminen – oivallusta ja iloa
Professor of Metabolism Research Kirsi Virtanen
Faculty of Medicine
Monimuotoinen rasvakudos kuvantamistutkimuksen kohteena
