Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology - News

Professor of Chemical Ecology James Blande and his research group at the University of Eastern Finland focus on plant stress responses and plant-to-plant interactions.

The research group at the University of Eastern Finland has been participating in Minecraft-based AI competitions since 2019.

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

MSc Adam Kositsky's research results can be used to inform clinical and research settings with the aim of progressing treatment and rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

According to Professor Tommi Hakala, nanophotonics is a field of science that aims at smaller optical devices and diverse harnessing of light for technology.

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

​​​​​​​Eco2adapt is a Horizon European Research and Innovation action project funded by the European Union (2022 – 2027). Eco2adapt gathers 31 European and Chinese world-class expert organisations on forestry, ecology and climate change from 14 countries.

As a collaborative work between the University of Eastern Finland (UEF), Lund University (LU), the University of Iowa (UIOWA), and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), researchers have now incorporated the influence of cells in a new numerical model to discover degeneration processes in mechanically loaded and inflamed cartilage.

MSc Olfat Abdelsaleheen's thesis provides novel quantitative information on the reproductive biology of the freshwater mussels.

The Mahogany trees Cedro and Caoba (Cedrela odorata and Swietenia macrophylla) affect the right-forewing of their unwelcome guest, the Mahogany shoot borer.