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A recent study found that newspaper images of home care tend to paint a picture of efficient care workers in a hectic work environment, while portraying older clients as passive recipients of care.

The project aims at enhancing the development and sustainability of the social work profession in Nepal.

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.

An autoethnographic study explored how communication and encounters with healthcare professionals influenced one patient’s sense of control during her treatment journey.

The degree programme consists of studies in sociology and social policy.

The Research Council of Finland’s Scientific Council for Social Sciences and Humanities has granted 2.8 million euros of funding to four new Academy Projects and one new Academy Research Fellow at the University of Eastern Finland.

Older home care clients perceive themselves as capable individuals who can cope despite having daily needs for help and assistance, a new study from UEF shows.

Online lectures will provide impactful insights into creating a sustainable life and society across various domains, including work, business, leadership, administration, legislation, social imagination, well-being, and education.

Produced by researchers at the University of Eastern Finland, a new podcast exploring international themes brings current issues and researchers from the geopolitical edges on the agenda.

Farmers participating in the study described intuition as certain and reliable, and relevant to the person experiencing it.