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“It is not every day that I run across a postdoctoral programme which captures the main focus of my research, field of science and theoretical approach,” says Rodrigo Bueno Lacy.

Media funded by the Russian state make their voices heard also in Finland, seeking to covertly influence people’s attitudes, Doctoral Researcher Teemu Oivo estimates.

Associate Professor Jussi Laine from the Karelian Institute has been elected as the new President of the Western Social Science Association, WSSA.

Alongside the remembering of heroes, nations must look at their past with a critical eye in a way that makes minority voices heard, says Olga Davydova-Minguet, Professor of Russian and Border Studies.

Research focuses upon the uneven development of different regions that has led to a trend where population growth only occurs in a few urban regions.

Researcher Kari Korolainen’s work made it to the top ten graphic novels nominated for the Finlandia Graphic Novel Award 2021.

The University of Eastern Finland (UEF) has replaced Eurac Research as a Lead Partner in the MATILDE Project.

Saara Koikkalainen from the Karelian Institute was elected to join the Board of Nordic Migration Research (NMR).