Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies - News

The Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies’ very own Staff Scientist is tasked with developing the faculty’s data-intensive research infrastructures and methodological expertise.

The university’s operational and financial result for 2022 was good. The result from ordinary activities was as planned, and the university’s income and expenses were in balance.

Whether a community is included or excluded from the scope of Article 11 of the European Convention of Human Rights has been misunderstood in Finland both in the drafting of legislation and in courts of law.

Tunnustus myönnetään poliittisen maantieteen tutkijoille alan tutkimuksen edistämisestä ja uusien tutkimusalueiden avaamisessa.

With Finland's climate getting warmer in the future, what can we expect in terms of pollen? In their search for answers to this question, researchers are looking not only at the present and the future, but also into the past.

The Young Researcher Awards were presented to Pauliina Lukinmaa, Atte Eskelinen, Juan Miguel Valverde Martínez and Rosemary Mwanza.

UEF is the first Finnish higher education institution to join the UNAI iunitiative.

UEF received special praise from the audit team for UEF has a well-known strategy by staff and for the development of internationalisation.

Just over a year ago, the University of Eastern Finland got its very own knitting pattern for woollen socks, inspiring knitting enthusiasts across the country to knit socks with the UEF logo on them. Now, UEF has served as inspiration for knitting patterns for sweaters and mittens.

Last year, more than 1,300 Bachelor’s and more than 1,600 Master’s degrees, and around 150 doctoral degrees, were completed at the UEF.