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The Research Council of Finland granted funding to promote research utilisation.

The Research Council of Finland has selected 11 Centres of Excellence for the 2026–2033 programme period.

Teollisuusneuvos Heikki Väänänen Fund awards grants for wood-related scientific research at the University of Eastern Finland.

The University of Eastern Finland’s success in securing global mobility funding has enabled staff and student mobility for more than 550 individuals over the past decade.

Salmon reared in captivity are more asymmetrical compared to wild salmon, suggesting higher stress levels, new research finds.

Polina Abushik, Arjen Gebraad, Anni Hartikainen, Soila Lemmetty, Iuliia Pilipenko, Isabell Rumrich and Maria Skalska-Tuomi were appointed to three-year UEF Research Fellow positions.

Rector Tapio Määttä has appointed the Heads and Deputy Heads of Departments and Schools of the faculties. The Head and Deputy Heads of UEF Law School was appointed by Vice Rector Jussi Pihlajamäki.

The iSociety for Marine Mammalogy has accepted the arguments presented by researchers for elevating the Saimaa ringed seal to full species status, instead of being classified as a subspecies.

A new study shows that dengue outbreaks in Medellín, Colombia, are strongly linked to patterns of urban development and socioeconomic status.

The Research Council of Finland’s Scientific Council for Biosciences, Health and the Environment has granted 6.6 million euros of funding to five new Academy Research Fellows, one Clinical Researcher and seven new Academy Projects.