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The Academy of Finland’s Research Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering has granted 3.5 million euros of funding to new Academy Projects at the University of Eastern Finland.

The Academy of Finland’s Research Council for Biosciences, Health and the Environment granted more than 5.2 million euros of funding to Academy Projects at the University of Eastern Finland.

Hao Yu, MSc, demonstrated that volatile-mediated plant-plant interactions occur in conifer species.

The lecture topics range from radiation biology to forest planning, and from pharmaceutical policy and brain health to literature and education.

The international Master’s Degree Programme in Toxicology at the University of Eastern Finland is the only graduate programme in the field in Finland. Toxicology expertise is utilised in chemical risk assessment.

The research infrastructures of the University of Eastern Finland have been added to the national Research.fi portal, and they are also increasingly visible on the university’s own website.

The Universities of Helsinki, Lapland, Oulu and Vaasa, and LAB University of Applied Sciences, join the Sustainability Studies Network.

Jukka Kekäläinen has been appointed as Professor of Evolutionary and Reproductive Biology at the University of Eastern Finland.

Taija Saarela, MSc, investigated the effects of catchment characteristics on dissolved organic matter (DOM) microbial degradability and greenhouse gas dynamics in northern freshwater ecosystems.

The Academy of Finland’s Research Council for Biosciences, Health and the Environment has decided on funding to support early-career researchers and scientific renewal through 44 new Academy Research Fellowships.