Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences - News

The ICS24 conference, held for the fourth time at the University of Eastern Finland, focuses on the challenges of sustainability and environmental monitoring.

A new study published in Science reveals that plant-derived secondary organic aerosols (SOAs) can act as mediators of plant-plant interactions.

The lecture topics range from cultural studies, education and society to AI, environmental law, aerosols, atmosphere and neuroscience.

MSc Thuy Nga Bui Thi's thesis assessed the direct and indirect defence of broccoli against herbivores and the potential role of companion plants.

The research marks a significant advancement in understanding how nanoplastics might transfer in human blood and interact with biological systems.

Scientific Councils have granted a total of 10.5 million euros of funding to 9 new Academy Research Fellows and to 11 Academy Projects at the University of Eastern Finland.

Funding was granted to three new Academy Research Fellows, 11 Academy Projects and one new Clinical Researcher at the University of Eastern Finland.

The University of Eastern Finland has years of experience in research addressing the cultivation of strawberries. The latest cultivation experiments show that strawberries can be grown cost-effectively and self-sufficiently, even from seeds.

A Saimaa ringed seal was successfully translocated from Pihlajavesi basin to Kolovesi basin late this May.

Finnish indoor air quality (IAQ) researchers in collaboration with forerunner companies, municipalities and cities, are launching a groundbreaking new co-innovation project titled GIANT (Global trends in IAQ: Novel technologies, Competence and Business).