The topics of the four-part series include the basics of open access publishing, spotting predatory journals, library publication services, and RRS-model, among others. Do you want to know more about ...

In the Aleksanteri Conference of 2025, there are sessions and plenaries open to the public without a fee. Welcome! Schedule of the streams and events open to the public Please find below the links to ...

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Ecology and evolutionary biology offer a perspective on biology from the level of genes to communities of species. In the Master’s Programme in Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity Conservation*, you ...

FINAL NEWS (Nov 12): The conference proceedings are now available at and contain over 1.100 pages of original and intellectually stimulating academic work! Thank you for attending the conference and ...

The mobile gaze tracking devices that we use in the project are self-made using simple affordable electronic components and free software libraries. The wearable frames resemble normal glasses and are ...

The group “Winter Garden” was the winner of this year’s Helsinki Climathon challenge, a global climate change hackathon, organized on the 26-27th of October. The jury selected the winning solution ...

Researchers at the University of Helsinki have demonstrated that certain strains of Desulfovibrio bacteria are the likely cause of Parkinson’s disease in most cases. The study enables the screening of ...

An experimental study coordinated by the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) showed, for the first time in the world, that the immune system of daycare children of three to five years improved ...

NATO's DIANA (Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic) initiative aims to identify future challenges in the defence and security sector and work with companies to identify technological ...

A study conducted at the University of Helsinki, encompassing more than 900 dogs, found that the results of cognitive tests correlate with the trainability, learning, impulsiveness and behavioural ...

A possible explanation has been found in a study for why apoE4, the most significant genetic risk factor associated with Alzheimer’s disease, fails to protect the brain from inflammation. Alzheimer’s ...