The degree programme will educate international multidisciplinary experts, leaving room for students’ personal interests. “The Bachelor’s Programme in Liberal Arts and Sciences is the first ...

A pioneering study in experimental archaeology has revealed the techniques used by prehistoric communities in north-eastern Europe to extract animal teeth for crafting personal ornaments—offering ...

Exposure to alcohol during the first weeks of embryonic development changes gene activity and cellular metabolism. In laboratory cultures, it was found that the first cells of the nervous system are ...

Losing weight via lifestyle adjustments can deliver significant long-term health benefits, without the need for surgery or anti-obesity drugs. Alongside preventing diabetes, it can help ward off ...

New research suggests that the making of string figures, a globally documented practice, may point to shared cultural heritage stretching back millennia. The research offers a new way to investigate ...

Over one million people from 170 different countries have learned the basics of AI through Elements of AI, making it one of the most popular online courses in the world to date. The course has been ...

Magnetic stimulation therapy may assist patients for whom antidepressants are ineffective. Researchers from the University of Helsinki and Stanford University have developed more precise methods that ...

5-6 September 2024, Helsinki, FinlandOn the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Alva Noë's Action In Perception, a seminal work in enactivist theory, this conference brings together leading ...

The University is suspending its exchange agreements with Israeli universities, but does not intend to restrict the academic freedom of its researchers to collaborate with their Israeli colleagues.

The Untangling People Flow consortium coordinated by the University of Helsinki has received a total of six million euros in funding from Business Finland for the years 2023–2026. In this unique ...

Even though humanities students specialize in a broad set of fields, the transferable skills they acquire during their studies are strikingly similar. Furthermore, a degree in humanities fosters many ...

To efficiently infect human cells, SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is able to use a receptor called Neuropilin-1, which is very abundant in many human tissues including the respiratory ...