Author: Pamela Friström

Åbo Akademi University follows authorities’ instructions in threatening situations

25.5.2026

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Pamela Friström

Åbo Akademi University has updated its guidelines on how staff and students should act in threatening situations where the authorities advise people to remain at home or avoid movement in or near the university’s campuses and facilities.

Increasing threats can change attitudes – new research on Finnish views on NATO, national security and wartime solidarity

25.5.2026

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Pamela Friström

Monet mieltävät sodan ja turvallisuuspolitiikan asioiksi, jotka ovat kaukana omasta arjesta ja jotka kuuluvat ainoastaan poliittisille päättäjille ja sotilasasiantuntijoille. Maailman turvallisuustilanteen muutokset vaikuttavat kuitenkin myös kansalaisten käsityksiin puolustuksesta, sotilasyhteistyöstä ja kansainvälisistä liittoumista.

Åbo Akademi University awarded more than EUR 3 million for research into sustainable materials of the future

22.5.2026

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Pamela Friström

Åbo Akademi University has been awarded just over EUR 3 million in funding from Business Finland to take part in an international research collaboration on new, sustainable materials.

BioCity Symposium 2026 Explores the Expanding Role of Imaging in Life Sciences – Registration Now Open

5.5.2026

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Pamela Friström

The symposium will spotlight cutting-edge advances in light microscopy, PET imaging, and AI-powered image analysis, while fostering dialogue on data integration, emerging scientific applications, and translational potential.

Euro-BioImaging in Turku secures major EU funding – Turku emerging as a European capital of biological and biomedical imaging

22.4.2026

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Pamela Friström

Euro‑BioImaging, the European research infrastructure network for biological and biomedical imaging headquartered in Turku, has been awarded substantial funding through the EU’s research and innovation programme Horizon Europe.

Researchers at Åbo Akademi University Contribute to Breakthrough in Needle-Free Glucose Monitoring

17.4.2026

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Pamela Friström

Researchers at Åbo Akademi University are contributing to the development of a new, needle-free method for measuring blood sugar. Adjunct Professor Zhanna Boeva and Professor Johan Bobacka are co-founders of the Finnish company GlucoModicum, which has attracted international attention with its glucose meter SOFIO.

Nobel Laureate Shimon Sakaguchi Visits Turku

10.4.2026

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Pamela Friström

Professor Sakaguchi’s research has played a key role in shaping modern immunology and continues to inform the development of new immune‑based therapeutic approaches.

How our reactions shape what is perceived as ethical on social media

27.3.2026

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Pamela Friström

Although social media are now one of the most important marketing arenas, we still know surprisingly little about the ethical issues that emerge there.

Åbo Akademi University is seeking a Deputy Rector, Vice-Rectors and Faculty Deans

25.3.2026

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Pamela Friström

Åbo Akademi söker en prorektor, två vicerektorer och två fakultetsdekaner för att tillsammans med rektor leda Åbo Akademis verksamhet och personal 1.8.2026–31.7.2031.

New Professor of Artificial Intelligence at Åbo Akademi University: “We must understand both opportunities and risks”

20.3.2026

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Pamela Friström

According to Michael Cochez, it is essential to take the risks seriously while also recognising the possibilities technology offers. “The aim is to develop tools that augment human capability.”