Department of Social Sciences - News

Kone Foundation has selected 13 research projects from UEF for funding, which amounts to a total of 2.6 million euros.

The festive atmosphere of the doctoral conferment ceremony held in Kuopio last June can now be revisited via a commemorative book, and via a video of the entire ceremonial conferment of degrees.

Maintaining religious values and framing in daily family living helps transcend boundaries that may strengthen unity and is upbeat to the studied Finnish-African parents.

Doctoral researchers graduating from the Neuro-Innovation PhD programme will have exceptionally broad expertise and solid transferable skills.

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Director of North Savo Wellbeing Services County Marko Korhonen, Doctor of Social Sciences, has been selected as the Alumnus of the Year of the University of Eastern Finland.

The University of Eastern Finland has appointed eight new Senior University Lecturers and one new Senior Clinical Lecturer, to start in their positions on 1 December 2022.

The current perception of Finland as a model country for equality often prevents us from seeing not only structural inequalities, but also various more subtle forms of discrimination and exclusion.

A new study shows that disadvantaged population groups also perceived their quality of life to be weaker than the Finnish population on average.

An avatar-based dance choreography illustrates the narratives of six study participants of their desired future.

The University of Eastern Finland (UEF) and the University of Namibia (UNAM) have renewed their partnership and expanded it to include the social sciences, as well as activities that support corporate social responsibility of UNAM and global development activities of UEF.