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“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.
Relationships between individuals and groups have been of interest to Professor of Social Psychology Eerika Finell since the early stages of her career.
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.
“Coronary artery disease has, for a long time, been mainly treated with cholesterol-lowering drugs, but there is a need for other types of treatments as well. For example, new drugs could target pathogenic changes taking place in the arterial wall,” Professor Minna Kaikkonen-Määttä says.
"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.