Faculty of Health Sciences - News

Studies in the international Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes will begin in the autumn of 2026, and there are approximately 700 student places available at the University of Eastern Finland.

The study authored by Docent Andrew Agbaje established persistent smoking from childhood as an independent risk factor for progressively worsening cardiac damage.

In the early 2000s, 11 per cent of those studied had prediabetes, whereas 20 years later, the prevalence of prediabetes was 50 per cent.

Two complementary studies reveal how an insufficient supply of energy in macrophages, key immune cells in artery walls, drives the progression of atherosclerosis.

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

Projects of Professor Antti Poso and Associate Professor Timo Lähivaara received over 800,000 euros funding from the Research Council of Finland.

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 day showcased cutting-edge research in genetic epidemiology, new research infrastructure and regional RDI development projects.

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 HIV drug formulation suitable for infants and children was developed through a collaboration between the University of Eastern Finland’s School of Pharmacy and Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) in South Africa.