School of Forest Sciences - News

A survey conducted by UEF and 34 other universities, research institutes and companies has produced a comprehensive and global overview of the road transportation of industrial roundwood.

In 2020, the University of Eastern Finland celebrated its 10th anniversary and marked the occasion by setting up a private conservation area in the Ylpässuo mire in Kiuruvesi, eastern Finland. Today, this conservation area is one of the seven Open Labs included in the European REWET project.

A recent visit to Ghana by a UEF delegation witnessed the signing of two memoranda of understanding on education and research collaboration.

The theme for 2023 is the water cycle in the environment and society.

For the environment, building something new is almost always the worst solution, Henrik Heräjärvi, Professor of Wood Products Technology, says.

MSc Elham Kakaei Lafdani investigated the potential for adsorption-based nutrient recovery from clear-cut peatland runoff water using biochar.

The University of Eastern Finland secured a total of 3.5 million euros of research funding for five consortia.

Anu Laakkonen, MSc, investigated how the value creation logic of the forest sector is changing when entering the sustainable circular forest-based bioeconomy.

Postdoctoral Researcher Samuli Junttila has been awarded a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant of 1.81 million euros.

The Academy of Finland’s Research Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering has granted 3.5 million euros of funding to new Academy Projects at the University of Eastern Finland.