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The need for pedagogical expertise in health care grows as the focus is shifting to health promotion, says Professori Terhi Saaranen.

In Finland, not everyone has access to high-quality palliative and end-of-life care. “Unfortunately, the level of care depends on where the patient lives. Furthermore, certain patient groups are left outside adequate palliative care,” says Professor of Palliative Medicine Reino Pöyhiä.

Following in the footsteps of his father, Professor of Wood Materials Science and Technology Antti Haapala entered the wood processing sector at the age of 16, when he started working in a UPM paper mill in Kajaani.

Sanna Vehviläinen started as Professor of Career Counselling on 1 January 2022.

​​​​​​​“In the wake of climate change and excessive environmental pollution, it is vital to develop new methods for effective agricultural and horticultural practice,” James Blande, Professor of Chemical Ecology, says.

“Physics is the fundamental background of everything around us, from life to the universe,“ Professor Polina Kuzhir says.

Childhood is a fracture-prone time. Fractures in growing bones are different from those in adults and require expert care. According to Professor Yrjänä Nietosvaara, there is still room for improvement in the treatment of children’s fractures.

“Medical physics and biomedical engineering are mutually supportive fields. Our programme for medical physicists is one of the field’s most demanding programmes in the world,” Professor Petro Julkunen says.

New technological solutions for sustainable development, climate change and materials sufficiency can be found in natural sciences, Professor Jarkko J. Saarinen says.

Finnish craft science is a unique field of research even on a global scale, and Finland has played a pioneering role in the development of the discipline.