Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Turku The faculties of the University of Turku organise annually altogether 180 defences of doctoral dissertations. Guidelines for dissertation defence University of Turku Graduate School UTUGS UTUPub: Doctoral dissertations Upcoming dissertation defences Dissertation Defence 25.08.2026 Dissertation defence (Chemistry): Sp MSc Chemist Ali Tuna Sp MSc Chemist, Ali Tuna defends the dissertation in Chemistry titled “Novel Approaches on... Dissertation Defence 28.08.2026 Dissertation defence (Biochemistry): MSc Heli Lumenkajo MSc Heli Lumenkajo defends the dissertation in Biochemistry titled “Harnessing Biosynthetic Novelty... Dissertation Defence 28.08.2026 Dissertation defence (Biology): MSc Theophilus Yaw Alale MSc Theophilus Yaw Alale defends the dissertation in Biology titled “Tick population genomics and... Dissertation Defence 28.08.2026 Dissertation defence (Biology): MSc Sajjad (Farshad) Vakili MSc Sajjad (Farshad) Vakili defends the dissertation in Biology titled “Incubation behaviour under... Dissertation Defence 28.08.2026 Dissertation defence (Psychology): MA Dmitri Filimonov MA Dmitri Filimonov defends the dissertation in Psychology titled “Electrophysiological correlates... Dissertation Defence 04.09.2026 Dissertation defence (Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery): LL Henrik Sjöblom LL Henrik Sjöblom defends the dissertation in Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery titled... Dissertation Defence 04.09.2026 Dissertation defence (Astronomy): MSc Pouya Kouch MSc Pouya Kouch defends the dissertation in Astronomy titled “Multi-messenger emission of... Dissertation Defence 05.09.2026 Dissertation defence (Digital Language Studies): MA Frederike Schram MA Frederike Schram defends the dissertation in Digital Language Studies titled “From Marketing to... All upcoming dissertation defences