School of Educational Sciences and Psychology - News

The Young Researcher Awards were presented to Adriana Della Pietra, Heli Mutanen, Mervi Rantsi and Matias Rusanen. The Doctoral Supervisor Award was presented to Taina Yli-Juuti.

A new book sheds light on how segregation and inequality are visible in the everyday life of schools in disadvantaged neighbourhoods.

65% of the respondents reported a history of habitual viewing of adult pornography before they started to search for and consume CSAM.

For the alumni of the University of Eastern Finland, the year 2024 kicked off with a webinar where leading experts of their respective fields talked about their careers. Nearly 400 alumni had registered for the event.

Effective depression prevention strategies at the population level could have a significant impact on reducing allostatic load, in addition to lifestyle interventions.

Psychotherapy is often discussed with a focus on its benefits, while the systematic monitoring, identification and prevention of its adverse effects is not as rigorous as the monitoring of adverse effects in pharmacotherapy, for example.

The new members of the YUFE Student Forum, Precious Ikott and Sanni Vesala, are looking forward to cross-cultural collaboration.

The University of Eastern Finland has appointed its first Professor of University Pedagogy.

In Finland, there is a clear increase in the number of sick days taken due to depression, anxiety and sleep disorders in October and November, whereas the number of absences is lower than expected between June and September.

If students at the University of Eastern Finland got to decide on the assessment for learning and competence, they would like to receive more personal feedback on their major subject performances.