Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences - News

The doctoral dissertation in the field of Environmental Sciences will be examined at the Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology, Kuopio campus.

Long‐term monitoring of several Finnish lake areas demonstrates that autumn conditions indirectly govern winter thermal regimes.

Prescribed burning, when combined with tree retention, can effectively support natural regeneration in managed boreal forests, new research shows.

The bottom sediment of water bodies is an archive of all human activity. It is a reservoir of nutrients but also of harmful substances – and it can also turn into a source of emissions.

A new study by an aquatic ecology group at the University of Eastern Finland investigated how these tiny plastic particles and their surface charge affect fish reproductive traits.

The University of Eastern Finland has been selected as the first partner in the UPM program, with a focus on water protection.

Georgios Fragkoulis, MSc, focuses on the mechanisms of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) replication initiation.

Forests are home to invisible organisms that may affect the climate.

Battery materials can now be studied comprehensively at the University of Eastern Finland’s new Battery Research Laboratory.

Large-scale field experiment with Finnish ice fishers explores human decision-making strategies.