Åbo Akademi University Library is as of 15 Aug 2019 a member of Open Book Publishers. OBP is a not-for-profit Social Enterprise run by scholars who are committed to making high-quality research freely available to readers …

Social Science Premium Collection A large collection from Proquest, comprising both journals and books, is available until 15th October 2019. Items are included in Alma, but you can access them through https://login.ezproxy.vasa.abo.fi/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/socialsciencepremium?accountid=8166 Information about Social Science …

A recent study from Åbo Akademi University in Finland shows that eye-witnesses cannot reliably identify persons they have seen from a distance of 100 meters. Already at a distance of 40 meters, accurate eye-witness identifications are unlikely.

The Institute for Human Rights at Åbo Akademi University organizes the Advanced Course on Justiciability of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, in cooperation with the Socio-Economic Rights and Administrative Justice Project, University of Stellenbosch Law Faculty, …

Promoting the Social Inclusion of Youth and Access to Labour Markets: Experiences in Finland, Sweden, and Russia   The report emanates from a Nordic-Russian cooperation project, funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers. Dr Mariya Riekkinen, …

The EU Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) has published its annual report on the protection of fundamental rights in the EU Member States. The Fundamental Rights Report 2019 explores the main developments of 2018 in the following …

Biomedical scientists studying cellular filament-related diseases get together in Turku The 11th European Meeting on Intermediate Filaments, EUROIF2019, organized by scientist and medical doctors at Åbo Akademi University and the University of Turku, brings together over …

Plastic in our seas is a problem that can be solved by technology – in other words, we can remove waste from the sea with existing technologies. The main problem is that plastic ends up in …

UNODC’s anti-corruption modules validated at Oxford University One of the foundations of good governance is the absence of corruption, and a determination to struggle against it when cracks appear in society and government. As corruption takes …

ÅAU affiliated researchers are now entitled to a discount on the APC/open access-fee when publishing at MDPI. All available APC discounts are listed in the library’s LibGuide for Open access: http://libguides.abo.fi/openaccess_eng/apc  

A new voting advice application places voters on the European political map A joint voting advice application helps citizens make informed choices in the 2019 European Parliament elections. The euandi2019 tool is unique because it places …

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Due to relocation of collections, journals in Book Tower will be unavailable in May.

Out to Sea shows the extent of the ecological disaster of plastic waste in the world’s seas Out to Sea – The Plastic Garbage Project is an international travelling exhibition that will make stops all over …

The Institute for Human Rights at Åbo Akademi University seeks a Project Researcher for the period of 1 September 2019 to 31 October 2021 within the research project RECONNECT. RECONNECT (Reconciling Europe with its Citizens through …