Department of Geographical and Historical Studies - News

In all, the Finnish Research Infrastructure Committee within the Research Council of Finland selected 21 infrastructures to the roadmap of national research infrastructures 2025–2028.

The university is a partner in three projects of the Democracy for the Future programme and one project of the Water for Welfare, Security and Peace programme.

The study show a close correlation between the diffusion of renewable energy sources and the geographical context.

Novel study explores the impacts of international and national natural resource management policies on community livelihoods in Cameroon .

More than 50 international students and teachers from nearly 20 different countries are attending the Environmental Collaboration and Conflict Resolution course on the Joensuu Campus.

The University of Eastern Finland has been awarded over 240,000€ in the Team Finland Knowledge programme 2024 call.

Scientific Councils have granted a total of 10.5 million euros of funding to 9 new Academy Research Fellows and to 11 Academy Projects at the University of Eastern Finland.

The doctoral dissertation in the field of Physical Geography will be examined at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies at Joensuu campus.

The doctoral dissertation in the field of Human Geography will be examined at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies at Joensuu campus.

The unique postdoctoral research training project is part of the YUFE Alliance of nine European universities.