Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences - News

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.

The results indicate that peatland restoration can contribute to between 2 and 6 CO2-equivalent tons per hectare of annual climate mitigation, in a one-hundred-year assessment perspective.

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

Nabin Subedi, MSc, developed solid adsorbents for the capture of carbon dioxide under various emission scenarios.

The Research Council of Finland granted funding to promote research utilisation.

The Research Council of Finland has selected 11 Centres of Excellence for the 2026–2033 programme period.

Teollisuusneuvos Heikki Väänänen Fund awards grants for wood-related scientific research at the University of Eastern Finland.