DemoDay introduces first-year secondary school students to higher education in the fields of technology, science and health at the higher education institutions of Turku. At the same time, the event is designed to promote collaboration between the higher education institutions.

The award is a significant international recognition of Edvard Westermarck’s historical and scientific efforts, his contribution to anthropology and sociology both in Finland and globally. The Westermarck Archives are stored and managed by the Archive Collections at the Åbo Akademi University Library, and is the fifth Finnish object inscribed on the Memory of the World Register.

How do you balance good leadership with financial responsibility in a changing world? This was the common thread when Arcada, Hanken, University of Helsinki, Åland University of Applied Sciences, Novia University of Applied Sciences and Åbo Akademi University gathered nearly 500 alumni and friends for the annual virtual alumni meet on Wednesday 2 April 2025.

In a first-of-its-kind study published in the journal PLOS ONE, an international team of researchers led by scholars from New York University Shanghai and Åbo Akademi University in Turku, Finland explored the potential of artificial intelligence to assist in sensitive child investigative interviews. The study compared how effectively a Large Language Model (LLM), specifically ChatGPT, and untrained human interviewers were able to interview children about a mock event they witnessed. The findings suggest that AI-powered interviews may complement human efforts by improving the questioning style and efficiency of child interviews.

Åbo Akademi University will host a Doctoral Conferral Ceremony on Friday, 23 May 2025.

Business Finland has granted nearly EUR 3 million for a new research project which aims to improve the recycling of construction waste materials and by-products from the industry.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Kimmo Grönlund’s first assignment as an expert political commentator for MTV3. We take a look back with the professor.