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The roots of Orthodox theology education in Joensuu don’t date back very far, but thanks to persistent efforts, theology at UEF today is an academic, research-oriented discipline.

MSc Annalaura Jokiniemi shows that cryptic female choice operates also in humans, and also that it is associated with immune genes.

Continuous learning is highlighted in the strategy of the University of Eastern Finland, which extends all the way up to 2030.

The topic of the doctoral research is related to genetic variants that can reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.

More than 60% of family caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease experienced at least mild depressive symptoms already at the time the diagnosis. In one third of them, depressive symptoms worsened during a five-year follow-up.

​​​​​​​Laboratory work in photonics is now being developed in collaboration with photonics industry companies.