The Global Campus of Human Rights (GC) has opened the call for applications for the European Master’s Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation (EMA) for the academic year 2022/2023. EMA is a one-year master’s course aimed …

The library’s service unit Book Tower will be open on Saturdays from 15.1 at 11–15. You can find all opening hours in Alma.

Ronald Österbacka continues as chair of the University Collegiate Body The new University Collegiate Body held its constituent meeting on Monday, January 10. The Collegiate Body elected professor Ronald Österbacka as its chair. He was also …

Dr. Eleonora Macchia, researcher at the faculty of science and engineering at Åbo Akademi University, has received a prestigious ERC Starting Grant of close to 2.5 million euros from The European Research Council for her project NoOne: A binary sensor with single-molecule digit to discriminate biofluids enclosing zero or at least one biomarker. ERC Starting Grants are awarded to promising young researchers to work on a potentially ground breaking research idea.
The NoOne project aims to develop the process of detecting biomarkers indicating cancer, as well as viruses and bacteria in humans, animals, and plants.

Åbo Akademi University granted right to educate Masters and Doctors of Law Åbo Akademi University has been granted the right to run a law program from candidate to doctoral degree. This expanded law education will begin …

Four remain in the running for Rector at Åbo Akademi University The candidates are: PhD Patrik Henelius, Dean, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Åbo Akademi University D.Sc. Reko Leino, Professor, Åbo Akademi University ThD Mikael Lindfelt, …

Åbo Akademi University switches to distance learning for period 3, campus open for self-study Due to the corona situation, Åbo Akademi University will switch to distance learning for period 3 (10.1-20.3). Exceptions are made for courses …

Discussing the Most Important Rights for Women in Iraq In their working paper, Discussing the Most Important Rights for Women in Iraq, the authors, Katri Gadd and Faleha Ubeis, present their initial findings from an online …

Eleven companies and seven universities and research organizations have joined forces to accelerate the research and development of sustainable bio-based binders and coatings for different applications in a co-innovation project that is supported by Business Finland with its ‘Veturiohjelma’ funding tool as part of the Bio and Circular Economy Programme. Prof. Chunlin Xu from Laboratory of Natural Materials Technology at Åbo Akademi University, as the Principal Investigator, is leading the consortium project.

The Åbo Akademi University Foundation is giving the 2021 Per Brahe Prize to Hongbo Zhang, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Åbo Akademi University.

More women on company boards has a positive effect on corporate governance and the quality of financial reporting, research shows.

Application period for the next Master’s Degree Programme in International Law and Human Rights (2022-2024) is open between 5 – 19 January 2022.   The Master’s Degree Programme in International Law and Human Rights is designed …

The topic of the second Aboa Tech Talks is solar driven technologies and how researchers aim to address the major global sustainability challenges of our modern society.

Xu and his team have developed several different applications that enable 3D printers to use cellulose as a print material. An example of this is three-dimensional printing of support structures for tissues based on biopolymers.

Åbo Akademi University has elected a new University Collegiate Body for the period 1.1.2022–31.12.2024.