School of Forest Sciences - News

The UNITE Geocache project of the University of Eastern Finland collects information on people's forest experiences and preferences and tests a method for collecting research data based on mobile technology and gameplay using geocaches.

Terrestrial laser scanning data show that trees move their branches in a diurnal pattern, settling down for the night. Changes in the water status of leaves and branches causes branches to move downward at night, up to 20 cm depending on the tree species.

Changes in both the distribution and size of the pine beauty moth population are linked to higher temperatures, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. The findings were reported in Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research.

The composition of wood chemicals is very complex, which complicates their extraction and further application.

Starting from 2023, UEF will be offering two degree programmes in the field of technology: one in technical physics and the other in sustainable materials and products.

MSc Blanca Sanz's thesis presents approaches designed to obtain detailed forest resource information from airborne laser scanning (ALS) data, aerial images, sample plots and a stem quality database.

Associate Professor Kim Calders from Ghent University is making his scientific expertise available to the UNITE Flagship, but he’s also drawn to Joensuu by a long-standing friendship.

​​​​​​​“Ecosystem modelling is a highly topical field of science. Modern forest management requires that several forest ecology issues be considered at once,” Professor Annamari (Ari) Laurén says.

Doctor of Education Anniina Kämäräinen, Doctor of Agriculture and Forestry Tuomas Yrttimaa, Doctor of Health Sciences Siiri-Liisi Kraav, and Doctor of Philosophy Niko Vartiainen have been recognised with the University of Eastern Finland’s Young Researcher Award 2021.