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New indicators and methods are constantly being developed to assess the effectiveness of measures taken to promote well-being and health.

Looking into factors explaining people’s happiness in Finland, researchers found that when it comes to money, having enough is more important than having a lot.

The majority of sustainable development researchers believe that in affluent countries, it is necessary to look beyond economic growth to achieve sustainable development.

Grants were awarded for PhD researchers and postdoctoral researchers for a research period abroad.

The lecture topics range from radiation biology to forest planning, and from pharmaceutical policy and brain health to literature and education.

The Academy of Finland’s Research Council for Culture and Society has granted Academy Research Fellow funding to Mirella Miettinen and Armi Mustosmäki.

The research infrastructures of the University of Eastern Finland have been added to the national Research.fi portal, and they are also increasingly visible on the university’s own website.

The Universities of Helsinki, Lapland, Oulu and Vaasa, and LAB University of Applied Sciences, join the Sustainability Studies Network.

The Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies’ very own Staff Scientist is tasked with developing the faculty’s data-intensive research infrastructures and methodological expertise.

Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland are currently studying whether group-based digital gaming can improve the prospects, well-being and life management of young people at risk of social exclusion in the North Savo region.