Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences - News

New analysis shows that the global freshwater cycle has shifted far beyond pre-industrial conditions.

Magnetic resonance imaging can be used to visualize plant structures and examine internal damage.

For the alumni of the University of Eastern Finland, the year 2024 kicked off with a webinar where leading experts of their respective fields talked about their careers. Nearly 400 alumni had registered for the event.

Associate Professor Miina Porkka's ERC-funded research project AQUAGUARD investigates how human actions modify the water cycle and how these changes affect life on Earth.

FM Tanja Turunen's research relates to human infertility and provides new insights into sperm function in different microenvironments.

Interestingly, diet quality appeared to modify several associations of particulate matter exposure with cardiometabolic health.

Mahboubeh Kafil, MSc, discovered innovative and highly efficient biomaterials for cleaning up contaminants from wastewater.

MSc Muhammad Mohsin's research offers an environmentally and cost-friendly method to reduce concentrations of potentially toxic elements and rare earth elements in stormwater using perennial plants.

The eNaBIS project creates a foundation for broad educational collaboration across different levels of education.

In 2020, the University of Eastern Finland celebrated its 10th anniversary and marked the occasion by setting up a private conservation area in the Ylpässuo mire in Kiuruvesi, eastern Finland. Today, this conservation area is one of the seven Open Labs included in the European REWET project.