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Anu Puustinen worked in the restaurant industry for a long time before finding a new career path, thanks to studies in law.

Courts see only the tip of the iceberg of disputes related to housing transactions between private individuals, as most cases get settled outside court rooms.

The University of Eastern Finland has received the European Union’s HORIZON-CL2-2021 funding for three research projects. The total amount of funding is almost EUR 1.1 million.

The Saastamoinen Foundation has donated EUR 100,000 to the University of Eastern Finland for grants for PhD researchers and postdoctoral researchers for a research period abroad.

Doctor of Education Anniina Kämäräinen, Doctor of Agriculture and Forestry Tuomas Yrttimaa, Doctor of Health Sciences Siiri-Liisi Kraav, and Doctor of Philosophy Niko Vartiainen have been recognised with the University of Eastern Finland’s Young Researcher Award 2021.

Experiences of people with dementia and their family members show researchers how a progressive illness affects the realisation of the fundamental rights, and how the status of people with dementia can be improved.

Professor of European Law and Legislative Studies Emilia Korkea-aho is fascinated by difficult issues surrounding the regulation of lobbying.