Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology

The Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology is one of the four faculties at the University of Eastern Finland. We operate on two campuses, in Joensuu and in Kuopio. The faculty comprises four departments and two schools.

2,710

bachelor's and master's degree students

460

doctoral researchers

550

staff members

Schools and units

Department of Physics and Mathematics

Department of Chemistry

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School of Forest Sciences

Department of Technical Physics

School of Computing

Department of Enviromental and Biological Sciences

Research

The mission of the Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology is to conduct scientifically high-level and societally highly impactful education and research in the fields of natural sciences and forest sciences.

The Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology is a key implementer of the University of Eastern Finland’s strategy in the following research communities:

Photonics (physics, chemistry, technical physics, computer science, environmental and biological sciences)
Climate Forcing, Ecosystems and Health (chemistry, forest sciences, technical physics, environmental and biological sciences)
Drug Discovery and Delivery Technologies (chemistry)
Multidisciplinary Cancer Research (computer science, environmental and biological sciences)
Forests and Bioeconomy (chemistry, forest sciences, technical physics, environmental and biological sciences)
Neurosciences (computer science)
Learning in Digitalised Society (technical physics, computer science)
Musculoskeletal Disorders (technical physics)
Sustainable Co-management of Water Resources and Aquatic Environments (technical physics, environmental and biological sciences)

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Our research communities

Climate Forcing, Ecosystems and Health (CLEHE)

Research community addresses two urgent global grand challenges: climate change and air pollution.

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Drug Discovery and Delivery Technologies (DrugTech)

The research community merges together experts from many pharmaceutical disciplines, medicine, chemistry and physics.

Forests and Bioeconomy (FOBI)

The goal of the research community is to provide the scientific knowledge needed to transform from current forest-based bioeconomy into a biosociety – the bioeconomy’s 3rd wave.

Learning, everyday life and work in a digitalized society (DIGS)

DIGS RC focuses on the new learning opportunities and tools offered by a digitalized society and also on the demands and expectations of digitalization in different contexts and areas of life.

Multidisciplinary Cancer Research (CANCER)

The research community builds upon the translational cancer research cluster within the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital Cancer Center, in which clinical and basic researchers join forces to fight cancer.

Musculoskeletal Diseases (MSD)

The multidisciplinary and translational research community covers basic and applied research, epidemiology and clinical research, and provides a translation from laboratory to clinics.

Neuroscience (NEURO)

To ensure and strengthen the world-class neuroscience research conducted at UEF, Neuroscience Research Community integrates biological neurosciences with data sciences, neuro-innovations, and neuro-ethics.

Photonics

Photonics Research Community combines all research and education in optics and photonics at the University of Eastern Finland.

Sustainable Co-management of Water Resources and Aquatic Environments (WATER)

Reseach community brings together water researchers and research groups from various fields of science, conducts research on a high international level and educates water experts.

Studies

The mission of the Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology is to provide education and conduct research in natural sciences and forestry which are of a high academic standard and have a strong impact on society.

The faculty educates specialists for the changing world of work in the future and also provides a comprehensive foundation for postgraduate education. Positions for doctoral students become available in the international research environments of our units through our multidisciplinary doctoral degree programmes. In the faculty, it is also possible to complete medical physicist specialization studies in the form of professional postgraduate education. The faculty's international Master’s Degree Programmes are attractive and inviting. The faculty's teaching is being developed through the use of new educational technologies.

Study at UEF

Continuous learning

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