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“In the wake of climate change and excessive environmental pollution, it is vital to develop new methods for effective agricultural and horticultural practice,” James Blande, Professor of Chemical Ecology, says.
“Physics is the fundamental background of everything around us, from life to the universe,“ Professor Polina Kuzhir says.
Childhood is a fracture-prone time. Fractures in growing bones are different from those in adults and require expert care. According to Professor Yrjänä Nietosvaara, there is still room for improvement in the treatment of children’s fractures.
“Medical physics and biomedical engineering are mutually supportive fields. Our programme for medical physicists is one of the field’s most demanding programmes in the world,” Professor Petro Julkunen says.
New technological solutions for sustainable development, climate change and materials sufficiency can be found in natural sciences, Professor Jarkko J. Saarinen says.
Finnish craft science is a unique field of research even on a global scale, and Finland has played a pioneering role in the development of the discipline.
Tiina Laatikainen, Professor at the University of Eastern Finland and Department Director at the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, has been appointed to a high-level advisory group of the World Health Organization (WHO), contributing to the global promotion of research and innovation related to non-communicable diseases.
The Board of the University of Eastern Finland has selected Lea Ryynänen-Karjalainen, DMus, Executive Director of the Federation of Finnish Learned Societies, as its Chair.
"Providing schools with tools that they can use to create a safe environment and curb behavioural problems is an effective approach in practice,” says Hannu Savolainen.
“Meaningful living on this planet Earth requires that we understand the interactions between humans, machines and nature,” says Mikko Vastaranta, the University of Eastern Finland’s newly appointed Professor of Forest-based Bioeconomy.