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The forensic psychology research team at ÅAU studies eyewitness reliability at the science center Heureka
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The forensic psychology research team at ÅAU studies eyewitness reliability at the science center Heureka During 26.10-23.12.2018, visitors at the Finnish science center Heureka in Vantaa can experience what it is like to act as an eyewitness. At the same time, they will help researchers reach a better understanding of the factors that influence the…
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Are we losing one of our biggest CO₂ sinks?
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Are we losing one of our biggest CO2 sinks? Seagrasses help to buffer against climate change, but we are losing a soccer field size seagrass area every 30 minutes. In a new study spanning coastal areas of the Northern Hemisphere, a coordinated researcher network led by MSc Emilia Röhr, Assoc. Prof. Christoffer Boström from Åbo…
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FNT appoints new Dean from KTH
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FNT appoints new Dean from KTH PhD Patrik Henelius is the new Dean of The Faculty of Science and Engineering at Åbo Akademi University. Henelius comes to ÅAU from KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, where he is Professor and Deputy Head of Department in Physics. This is the first time Åbo Akademi University…
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The new building of ÅAU and UTU will be named Aurum
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The new building of ÅAU and UTU will be named Aurum The University Properties of Finland Ltd (SYK) will build a new building for shared use between Åbo Akademi University and the University of Turku to replace the old Juslenia building at Henrikinkatu. A contest was organised from 24 May to 7 September to find…
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The Donner Research Prize to Alava
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The Donner Research Prize 2018 to Henni Alava The Donner Institute for Research in Religious and Cultural History in Turku has awarded Dr Henni Alava the 2018 prize for outstanding research into religion. Dr Alava is awarded for her book ’There is Confusion.’ The Politics of Silence, Fear and Hope in Catholic and Protestant Northern Uganda…
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Elias Tillandz Prize 2017 Awarded to Two Research Groups in BioCity Symposium
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Elias Tillandz Prize 2017 Awarded to Two Research Groups in BioCity Symposium This year, the Elias Tillandz prize for the best scientific paper published in 2017 in BioCity Turku was awarded to two research groups. The prize was presented on Thursday, 23 August 2018. The best publication prize of BioCity Turku has been named after…
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Converting factories into innovation platforms to make production more efficient in Finland
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Converting factories into innovation platforms to make production more efficient in Finland The ecosystem of the Finnish manufacturing industry is taking the digital leap, and it utilises the strong corporate and research sector of the IoT industry in this transformation. The aim is to convert factories into innovation platforms and have them share their successful…
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BioCity Symposium shows the invisible
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BioCity Symposium shows the invisible – Nobel Laureate Stefan Hell as keynote speaker The 28thannual BioCity Symposium is organized August 23rd–24th2018 with the title Seeing the invisible. This series of meetings organized since 1991 has become the most important annual meeting in the fields of biosciences and molecular medicine in Turku. The symposium gathers together…
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Toward a world free from fossil fuels
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Jyri-Pekka Mikkola has tested the fuel in his father’s 40 year old Saab, which “went like a rocket”. TEXT: Nicklas Hägen IMAGES: Nicklas Hägen Jyri-Pekka Mikkola has made a major technological breakthrough that will make it possible to make copies of fossil fuels out of sugar. The next challenge is to have it replace an…
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Application to become Internal Centre of Excellence 2019-2023 open
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Application to become Internal Centre of Excellence 2019-2023 open Åbo Akademi University has announced a new application round for Internal Centres of Excellence in Research for the period 1.3.2019-28.2.2023. The Internal Centres of Excellence are aimed to keep the research at ÅAU internationally top-ranked. The recently announced period is the fourth since 2006. “The aim…