School of Forest Sciences - News

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.

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.

The University of Eastern Finland coordinates two funded Flagships, GeneCellNano and UNITE, and is a partner in the ACCC Flagship.

MSc Muhammad Mohsin's research offers an environmentally and cost-friendly method to reduce concentrations of potentially toxic elements and rare earth elements in stormwater using perennial plants.

Dmitrii Lepilin, MSc, studied the impact of mechanical soil disturbance, specifically caused by thinning operations in drained boreal peatland forests.

The eNaBIS project creates a foundation for broad educational collaboration across different levels of education.

Iñaki Urzainki, MSc, developed process-based models that allow us to study the impact of human practices in peatland ecology and hydrology.

MSc (Econ) Päivi Pelli's research is about changes in the operating environment of forest sector companies and organizations, more specifically that of service trends.

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.