Why does everyone like John Irving?
On Friday, 19 April, an unusually large number of people will have the opportunity to meet an author important to them when John Irving reads excerpts from his latest novel In One Person and answers...
View ArticleUniversity of Helsinki to have four doctoral schools
The University of Helsinki wishes to improve doctoral education and enhance its international visibility by establishing four doctoral schools. The University will introduce a doctoral education system...
View ArticlePlants and microbes cooperate to clean up contaminated soil
It is expensive to clean up soil drenched in chemicals, but plants can do part of the work in collaboration with microbes. Microbe-based phytoremediation is gradually making inroads into Finland....
View ArticleNine applicants for the position of rector of the University of Helsinki
The Board of the University shall select the rector for a fixed term of no more than five years in its meeting on 12 June. The following nine people applied for the position of rector of the University...
View ArticleMicrocredits no shortcut to happiness
The importance of microcredits in reducing poverty among women in developing countries has been exaggerated.“Microcredits should not be marketed as a panacea for development. They are connected to...
View ArticleA return to the 1930s?
Nancy Fraser, a well-known feminist and social theorist, will discuss the European financial crisis at her public lecture on Wednesday, 29 May 2013. In the 1944 book The Great Transformation, economic...
View ArticleComfortably multilingual
How can we thrive linguistically in our welfare society? Researchers are looking for tips from around the world. Axel Fleisch, Professor of African Languages and Cultures.What does it feel like to move...
View ArticleZeppelin findings
Atmospheric researchers and policymakers from both Finland and the EU will meet at the Kumpula Campus on Friday to discuss the findings from the airship flights.The zeppelin used for atmospheric...
View ArticleA vegetable bed on the red planet
Space flights are long, and the grub served on them could easily become monotonous. A group of students designed a greenhouse for Mars so travellers could enjoy fresh food on arrival.For the NASA...
View ArticleJukka Kola elected as rector of the University of Helsinki
Today, 12 June, the Board of the University of Helsinki elected Vice-Rector Jukka Kola as the new rector. His five-year term as rector will begin in August.Jukka Kola, aged 53, has served as professor...
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