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In the beginning of June, RUSTIK project members gathered at the UEF for a project meeting and living labs sessions, organized by the Karelian Institute. RUSTIK is a four-year transdisciplinary research project aiming to enable rural communities’ actors and policy makers to design better strategies, initiatives and policies fostering sustainability transitions of rural areas.

Exposure to alcohol during the first weeks of embryonic development changes gene activity and cellular metabolism. In laboratory cultures, it was found that the first cells of the nervous system are the most sensitive to alcohol.

The patient’s experience of agency was shaped not only by healthcare professionals, other cancer patients and close family members, but also by external events.

The CI research group led by Professor Pekka Toivanen has received a total of 2.8 million euros in funding from the European Commission and Business Finland for two major EU projects.

The University of Eastern Finland has maintained its position among the world’s top 200–300 universities in the THE Impact Rankings 2025.

The Research Council of Finland’s Scientific Council for Social Sciences and Humanities has granted 2.8 million euros of funding to four new Academy Projects and one new Academy Research Fellow at the University of Eastern Finland.

The Research Council of Finland has granted a total of approximately 2.1€ million in new Academy Project and Academy Research Fellow funding to researchers within the DrugTech research community.