Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies - News

The Academy of Finland has granted Professor of Environmental Policy Rauno Sairinen 294,759 euros of funding from the Academy Programme Critical Materials in Circular Economy of Cities.

The UEF's Sustainable Resource Society (UEF RESOURCE) Research Community held its first annual international conference on 25-26 October 2021.

The University of Eastern Finland’s former Human Resources Director Jouni Kekäle has been selected as one of the three finalists of the HRO Today Human Resources Director of the Year Award.

A study published in Ecosystems shows that recent increase of Sphagnum mosses over wet aapa mires in the Mahlaveva aapa mire can be detected from Landsat satellite data.

“Instead of planning for growth, regions with a dwindling population should learn to adapt to shrinkage,” says Teemu Makkonen, UEF’s newly appointed Professor of Regional Research and Economic Geography.

The UEF Trainee programme for international degree students has opened its second call. Trainees selected to the programme in the first call share their experiences.

MFA will be automatically applied to all users using the University of Eastern Finland's Microsoft 365 environment.

Sustainability transitions call for swift action, but the identity and history of past livelihoods should also be acknowledged.

A new study emphasises the importance of raising awareness of dementia among supervisors and employees.

UEF’s Doctoral Student Association spreads awareness of doctoral studies among Master’s degree students and helps its members to find doctoral positions.