Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies - News

The Finnish Union of University Professors has chosen Ursula Schwab, Professor of Nutrition Therapy at the University of Eastern Finland, as Professor of the Year 2024.

The brand-new book Reducing Emissions of Short-Lived Climate Pollutants: Perspectives from Law and Governance draws relevant lessons for the future of global climate policy.

The University of Eastern Finland was ranked 39th in the UI GreenMetric ranking comparing more than a thousand universities worldwide.

The University of Eastern Finland is looking to recruit a new Rector to lead the university’s activities for the five-year term of office beginning on 1 January 2025.

The UEF research assessment in 2023 evaluated the performance of the university's research communities (RCs) in the years 2019–2022.

The new SenseLab at the University of Eastern Finland opens up new opportunities for research into consumer behaviour in a multisensory research environment.

The University of Eastern Finland participated in a study that assessed the prospects of the ‘Nature Restoration Law’. The article has been published in the Science Magazine in December 2023.

The University of Eastern Finland is coordinating the work package on the role of courts and climate advisory bodies.

Associate Professor Yulia Yamineva from UEF Law School contributed to the chapter on governance in the to Global Tipping Points Report 2023.

Awards were presented to Project Researcher Ville Tahvanainen, UNITE Geotrail research project team, anniversary online communication of the School of Pharmacy, and Director of the Department of Health and Social Management Elsa Paronen.