Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology - News

The lecture topics range from radiation biology to forest planning, and from pharmaceutical policy and brain health to literature and education.

Boreal wetlands are a significant source of isoprene and terpenes, a class of highly reactive organic compounds that have a substantial impact on the Earth’s climate, according to a new study led by the University of Eastern Finland and published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

The international Master’s Degree Programme in Toxicology at the University of Eastern Finland is the only graduate programme in the field in Finland. Toxicology expertise is utilised in chemical risk assessment.

The research infrastructures of the University of Eastern Finland have been added to the national Research.fi portal, and they are also increasingly visible on the university’s own website.

The Universities of Helsinki, Lapland, Oulu and Vaasa, and LAB University of Applied Sciences, join the Sustainability Studies Network.

Jukka Kekäläinen has been appointed as Professor of Evolutionary and Reproductive Biology at the University of Eastern Finland.

Taija Saarela, MSc, investigated the effects of catchment characteristics on dissolved organic matter (DOM) microbial degradability and greenhouse gas dynamics in northern freshwater ecosystems.

The Academy of Finland’s Research Council for Biosciences, Health and the Environment has decided on funding to support early-career researchers and scientific renewal through 44 new Academy Research Fellowships.

MPhil Samuel Tewelde Yigzaw's study focuses on the case of UbuntuNet Alliance, the regional research and education network in the eastern and southern Africa.

The University of Eastern Finland's nationwide survey investigates the link between forests and happiness.