László Andor, former Hungarian EU Commissioner (Barroso II) and the Secretary General of the Foundation of European Progressive Studies (FEPS). In the past decade and a half, Hungary has been an ...

Elina Ketonen has been awarded a prestigious ERC Starting Grant to investigate how the use of AI in learning impacts students’ academic emotions and emotional wellbeing. The AI-EMOTION research ...

The Neuroscience Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Patrik Wikman as a new Research Fellow under the INTELLIGENCE3 initiative. With a strong background in psychology and ...

What remains of colonial law in today’s world? What changes has modern law brought to postcolonial settings? What kinds of challenges do the remnants of colonial law pose for nation states? The Think ...

HSSH Visiting Professor Simona Pekarek Doehler is giving an open lecture as part of the project launch seminar: "Speaking of art: Speaker positioning and interactional competence in L1/L2 Swedish".

An extensive international study found a link between ultra-processed foods and structural changes in the brain. Studies have linked the high consumption of ultra-processed foods with multiple ...

An experimental study coordinated by the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) showed, for the first time in the world, that the immune system of daycare children of three to five years improved ...

NNDR2025 is inviting researches, policy makers, activists and practitioners to contribute to the conference in paper sessions and symposia. Contributions are expected to have a common ground within ...

Scientists at the University of Helsinki discovered how plants heal their protective outer layer, the periderm. The diffusion of ethylene and oxygen through a wound triggers repair – a finding with ...

Welcome to the Action in Perception 2024 Conference! On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Alva Noë's Action In Perception, a seminal work in enactivist theory, this conference brings together ...

Researchers at the University of Helsinki have demonstrated that certain strains of Desulfovibrio bacteria are the likely cause of Parkinson’s disease in most cases. The study enables the screening of ...

In a collaborative study led by researchers at the University of Helsinki, analysis of 900 species over a 20-year period showed that biodiversity enhances ecosystem stability and helps safeguard ...