Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies - News

The awards ceremony was held on 17 December 2025 at the Kuopio Campus.

The UEF Research Group Leader training helps researchers who are setting up their own research group to succeed in their leadership role. The next application round will be organised in spring 2026.

The University of Eastern Finland is supporting researchers who have applied for ERC funding in a new way.

Fair price, treasure hunting, i.e., the thrill of finding something rare or valuable, as well as ethical and ecological reasons motivate consumers’ intentions to buy second-hand gifts, a recent study from the University of Eastern Finland finds.

A new policy paper calls for decisive action to transform how Europe monitors noncommunicable diseases.

This year’s awardees are Senior Researcher Hanna Laako, Project Manager Anna Logrén, the SOLDEX project, the Peat & Trees – Peatland and Soil Ecology Research Group, and the Department of Nursing Science.

The Research Council of Finland has granted funding to strengthen R&D activities in wellbeing services counties, for clinical research, and for research into forest biomass in Finland and into sustainable energy solutions of the future.

The University of Eastern Finland (UEF) welcomed the Ambassador of Poland to Finland, Tomasz Chłoń to Joensuu.

Changes in EU chemicals policy and legislation may affect the pharmaceutical sector in many ways, but they are rarely reflected in pharmaceutical policy, legislation and guidance, a new study shows.

Arts-based approaches effectively capture the complex and layered experiences of displaced young people, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows.