The Per Brahe Prize 2023 is awarded to Silvia Gramolelli The Åbo Akademi University Foundation has awarded Associate Professor Silvia Gramolelli at the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Åbo Akademi University the 2023 Per Brahe …

Special education pilot project at the School of Business and Economics looks promising Since the beginning of the academic year, a pilot project in special education for university purposes has been running at The School of …

M.Sc. Aravind Kumar Mohan’s doctoral thesis in Cell biology will be put forth for public defence at Faculty of Science and Engineering at Åbo Akademi University. The thesis is entitled “Regulation of inflammatory signalling by caspases and M1-linked ubiquitin chains in Drosophila melanogaster”. 

Sistonen, Xu and Wassholm are awarded the 2023 Chancellor’s Prize at Åbo Akademi University Professor Lea Sistonen, Professor Chunlin Xu and Senior Lecturer Johanna Wassholm each receive a prize from Chancellor Carl G. Gahmberg for their …

M.A. Sofia Wanström’s doctoral thesis in Nordic Folkloristics will be put forth for public defence at The Faculty of Arts, Psychology and Theology at Åbo Akademi University. The thesis is entitled “When the Dam Burst: Perspectives on Genre and Tellability in Testimonies of Rape”. 

Rector Emeritus Bengt Stenlund has passed away after a brief illness. Stenlund was Professor of Polymer Chemistry and was Rector of Åbo Akademi University in 1988–1997. 

650 Finns participate in the Citizens’ Parliament – drugs policy and fuel taxation as themes The Center of Excellence in Public Opinion Research at Åbo Akademi University organizes together with the Finnish Parliament a unique Citizens’ …

M.Sc. (Pharm.Sci.) Erica Monaco’s doctoral thesis in Pharmaceutical Science will be put forth for public defence at The Faculty of Science and Engineering at Åbo Akademi University. The thesis is entitled “Tailored Doses by Means of Semi-Solid Extrusion-Based 3D Printing”. 

MA Lisa Hackinger’s doctoral thesis in German Language and Literature will be put forth for public defence at the Faculty of Arts, Psychology and Theology at Åbo Akademi University. The thesis is entitled “Semantische Frames in interkultureller Markenkommunikation”. 

As of fall 2023, the Open University at Åbo Akademi University offers courses in PEACE (Peace, Mediation and Conflict Research). The PEACE program is a master’s program that started at Åbo Akademi University in 2012. This …

At the professorial inauguration in the Old Academy Building in Turku on 3 November 2023, four were inaugurated. Fredrik Nilsson, Professor of Nordic Ethnology, Päivi Salmesvuori, Professor of Church Histroy, Jozsef Mezei, Professor in Business Administration and Data Analytics, and Magnus Hellström, Professor of Industrial Management.

The construction of the new Astra campus building will be part of this year’s edition of the City of Turku’s Path of Light event. During the event, 6–9.12 2023, the construction site on the Åbo Akademi University campus will be illuminated by a light installation. 

Åbo Akademi University transfers part of its finance function to Certia The transfer applies to the operations managed by the accounts receivable group and takes place on 1 February 2024. The accounts receivable group manages supplier …

Medicine Master Stina Wallin’s doctoral thesis in Caring Science will be put forth for public defence at The Faculty of Education and Welfare Studies at Åbo Akademi University. The thesis is entitled “Occupational self-efficacy among ageing workers – A resource for a full working life”. 

M.Soc.Sc. Anthony Anih’s doctoral thesis in developmental psychology will be put forth for public defence at the faculty of Education and Welfare Studies at Åbo Akademi University. The thesis is entitled “Predictors of Igbo Adolescents’ Well-being and Behavioral Problems in Southeastern Nigeria: Exposure to Armed Conflict and Physical Punishment at Home”.