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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 Board made its decision based on the overall assessment and comparison of the applicants.

Funding was granted to three new Academy Research Fellows, 11 Academy Projects and one new Clinical Researcher at the University of Eastern Finland.

Historical Criminal Statistics makes statistics on crime and punishment openly accessible to everyone. The database covers the period from 1810 to 2022.

The University of Eastern Finland is particularly successful in climate action, the latest THE Impact Ranking shows.

Researchers from the Neuro-Innovation PhD programme are organising, for the first time, an English-language science camp as part of SnellmanEDU’s Children’s University.

The doctoral conferment ceremony of the University of Eastern Finland culminated in the ceremonial conferment of degrees in Joensuu today. A total of 82 doctorates were conferred, 13 of which were honorary doctorates conferred upon persons chosen by the university’s faculties.

The doctoral dissertation of Yasemin Kontkanen, M.Soc.Sc, will be examined at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies.

The festivities started with the Rector’s reception, followed by an event aimed at the honorary doctors in the Conferment Park, where the honorary doctors’ commemorative plaques were attached on logs of deadwood.

Developing sustainable business models can enable a systemic approach for reducing food loss and value loss at the post-harvest stage.