Executive Committee: Jukka Jernvall (Chair), Annette Becker, Carlos Guerrero Bosagna, Sylvie Rétaux, Rainer Melzer, Tom Van Dooren, Gerd Mueller Programme Committee: Sylvie Rétaux (Chair), Annette ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new technique enables the use of, for example, cooking oil from fast-food restaurants to dissolve and separate silver. The process requires light and diluted hydrogen peroxide. The technique makes ...

The online course designed by the University of Helsinki and a learning company MinnaLearn is free and open for everyone. It provides easy-to-understand information and practical examples on the topic ...

A new genetic study carried out at the University of Helsinki and the University of Turku demonstrates that, at the end of the Iron Age, Finland was inhabited by separate and differing populations, ...

The key content of the Sustainability Highlights 2024 describes the realisation of the University’s first sustainability and responsibility plan. The report includes also examples of other ...

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 ...

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 ...

Polku Therapeutics Oy, a spinout from the University of Helsinki, is dedicated to the development of novel disease-halting therapies with the aim of providing new treatment options for ...

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 ...

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 ...