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In Finland, a national policy for open science and research is under way. At the same time, open access to knowledge challenges the business logic and appreciation of traditional scientific publishing.

The University of Eastern Finland (UEF) and the University of Namibia (UNAM) have renewed their partnership and expanded it to include the social sciences, as well as activities that support corporate social responsibility of UNAM and global development activities of UEF.

A study by researchers at the Finnish Meteorological Institute and the University of Eastern Finland has shown that the frequently repeated notion that "the Arctic region is warming at twice as fast as the rest of the globe" significantly underestimates the observed warming in the polar regions.

A new AI algorithm that detects brain abnormalities could enable more people with epilepsy to have potentially curative surgery.

The report is based on research carried out at the University of Eastern Finland between 1989 and 2022.

The Kasvu (‘growth’) environmental artwork commissioned jointly by the City of Joensuu and the University of Eastern Finland for the Länsikatu-Siltakatu roundabout is now ready.

An extensive meta-analysis suggests that vitamin D supplementation may alleviate depressive symptoms in adults with depression.

Mental stress factors at work and in private life are associated with sleep problems among older employees. As sleep and sleep quality are of key importance for recovery, disturbances in sleep and recovery may affect not only the quality of life, but also health as well as work and functional capacity more broadly.