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Critical Edges podcast explores global margins

9.5.2025
Eating avocados during pregnancy associated with lower food allergy risk in baby

9.5.2025
UEF to confer a record number of 180 doctorates

7.5.2025
Finnish higher education institutions’ joint Opin.fi service is now open

7.5.2025
Doctoral defence of Teemu Rintala, MSc (Tech), 16 May 2025: Artificial intelligence for omics-driven patient stratification and precision medicine

6.5.2025
Doctoral defence of Floro Cubelo, MPH, 16 May 2025: Nurse labour migration model supports ethical, systematic and transparent recruitment of internationally educated nurses

6.5.2025

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Course: Electrophysiological techniques to measure and interpret human neuron functions
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2025

The Annual Finnish Social Psychology Conference 2025
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2025

School of Pharmacy's SpeedREKRYdating
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2025

BOMOCULT - Borders, Mobilities and Cultural Encounters research seminar
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2025

Seminars in Health Sciences
16

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2025

Floro Cubelo, MPH: Doctoral defence in Nursing Science, Kuopio

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Expand your horizons with our long reads

The gut in the lab may reveal what gut microbes do in real time

What we eat affects our gut microbes, and now researchers can follow both good and bad changes step by step.

Successful treatment involves collaboration between the dentist and the patient

What’s your mindset like when arriving for your dental appointment? What happens next? A good dentist listens to and works in agreement with the patient.

Forest damage caused by global warming can be predicted

Global warming is contributing to increasing forest damage in Finland and elsewhere in the world.

Theology of Well-being as a tool for fundamental encounters between people

Suvi-Maria Saarelainen is building a new discipline for which there is a great demand in society.

AI has become a cornerstone of cancer research

The 16th FCI Symposium brought together world-renowned clinical experts and researchers to discuss the latest advances in the fight against cancer.

Dental care can have an impact on the brain

Oral diseases starting with gingivitis double the risk of stroke already in working-age people, while intact molars can help keep the mind sharp.

Biomaterials research moves forward despite the shadows cast by the war in Ukraine

MXenes are new and very promising nanomaterials that are being intensively explored in many fields of science and technology.

Research on consumer behaviour through all senses

The new SenseLab at the 91�� opens up new opportunities for research into consumer behaviour in a multisensory research environment.

The UEF 10 mire is a treasure trove for researchers

In 2020, the 91�� celebrated its 10th anniversary and marked the occasion by setting up a private conservation area in the Ylpässuo mire in Kiuruvesi, eastern Finland. Today, this conservation area is one of the seven Open Labs included in the European REWET project.

The essence of an apple

Scientific research offers different perspectives to the fruit – here’s how experts of biology, nutrition, history and theology approach the essence of an apple.

Meet our new professors

Juhana Hakumäki appointed as Professor of Clinical Radiology - Increasingly accurate imaging promotes better treatment

Thanks to the rapid development of imaging methods, diseases can now be detected and diagnosed earlier and more accurately than ever before.

Ivana Kholová appointed as Professor of Pathology: Cell and tissue samples can tell us more and more

"Pathologists work mostly with living people," Professor Ivana Kholová points out.

Kaari Mattila appointed as Professor of Practice at the 91��

The new Professor of Practice will promote understanding of human rights, democracy and the rule of law among students of social sciences, while also enhancing their professional skills in these themes.

Harri Hyppölä appointed as the first Professor of Public Health Medicine at the 91��

“We should roll up our sleeves to strengthen primary healthcare. Specialised healthcare cannot make up for what’s lacking in statutory basic public services,” says Professor of Public Health Medicine Harri Hyppölä.

Merja Kokki appointed as Professor of Anaesthesiology

A mother giving birth may need pain relief even before going into full labour. “This is being increasingly acknowledged,” says Merja Kokki, Professor of Anaesthesiology.

Tuija Keinonen appointed as the School of Pharmacy’s first Professor of Practice

The newly appointed Professor of Practice will build bridges between scholars and students of pharmacy, and business and industry.

UEF Distinguished Professor Sui Huang: Approaching the era of phenomics

Sui Huang, an esteemed Professor at the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB), has started as a new UEFDiPro Professor. One focus of the project is plasma proteomics, which offers a clinically novel and useful window to systems health and disease states.

Ville Männistö appointed as Professor of Gastroenterology

As many as one in three adults in Finland have steatotic liver disease. “This threat should be addressed properly, as there are ways to alleviate the situation,” says Ville Männistö, Professor of Gastroenterology at the 91��.

Mikko Nissi appointed as Professor of Medical Physics and Engineering

Mikko Nissi appointed as Professor of Medical Physics and Engineering.

Jenni Alisaari appointed as Professor of Education

A linguistically responsive teacher fosters pupils with extensive language skills.

Jaana Kolu appointed Professor of Swedish

The linguistic autobiographies of Finnish and Meänkieli-speakers in Sweden include painful memories, but also pride in their Finnish and Tornedalian roots.

Siegfried Schobesberger appointed as Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry

According to Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry Siegfried Schobesberger, a lot can still be learned about the upper levels of the atmosphere.

Joonas Sirola appointed as Professor of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

What kind of treatment for osteoarthritis or back pain is effective and helps patients cope with their daily life? According to Professor Joonas Sirola, answers can be found in register data.

Anni Lehmuskero appointed as Professor of Practice in Optical Design

Anni Lehmuskero, a newly appointed Professor of Practice in the field of photonics, seeks to update the university’s optical design education and facilitate university-business collaboration.