Tag: University of Oulu
Finland is applying for EU funding of 61.5 million euros for communication projects
In the current application round, the strengthening of backbone network connections and the introduction of quantum communication infrastructure are financed in particular. Five projects are applying for funding to improve connections 1. The Far North Fiber Europe 1 project is seeking EUR 56.8 million in funding for seabed research and the design and construction of […]
Minister Harakka leads the Team Finland delegation to visit South Korea
The technological themes of the visit have enormous potential for the economy and well-being of our countries, says Minister Harakka. Minister Harakka will meet, among other things, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Defeated Hee-ryongMinister of Trade Dukgeun Ahn and the Minister of Science and ICT Lee Jong-ho. The business delegation meets potential trade […]
Heli Jantunen, Martti Koskenniemi and Merja Penttilä will receive the honorary title of Academician of Science
and research professor Merja Penttilä has expertise in biotechnology and synthetic biology. They are all respected scientists and researchers with pioneering experience in their respective fields of research. Their work has wide-ranging importance in different sectors of society and thus helps to solve global challenges. A maximum of 16 distinguished Finnish scientists can have the […]
Patient injury reports were made to the emergency room for fractures that had gone unnoticed
Dissertation submitted by the Master of Health Sciences Tarja Tarkiainen To the Faculty of Medicine of the Graduate School of the University of Oulu, investigated the adverse events, adverse events and near misses that occurred in the medical imaging units and their underlying causes. One dataset used in the study was the patient injury reports […]
Happiest society in the world
How could the Finns be the happiest nation in the world, when he can hardly find a Finnish friend he can laugh at and rely on regularly? Understanding Finnish happiness has taken me a while, because it is challenging to penetrate Finnish society from the outside. But when a person becomes a member, everything starts […]
Professor Ilkka Kilpeläinen and Professor Herbert Sixta will receive the 2022 Marcus Wallenberg Award
The production of cotton, the cellulose fiber used mainly in textiles, is not expected to keep pace with demand. Therefore, cellulose man-made fibers are an excellent complement to cotton, as these fibers have similar properties. The main manufacturing processes for man-made cellulose textile fibers are the viscose process, in which cellulose is dissolved with alkali […]
Lintilä considers the VAT reduction to be the best way to curb the rise in electricity prices
“Many have already received a letter telling them about the increase in the price of electricity. The measures should be implemented somewhere in November’s ballpark.” Lintilä also criticized the media for exaggerating the risk of electricity supply disruptions next winter and assured that the decision-makers are only working to ensure that the heat and lights […]
A long mosquito season in Finland
There are signs of a longer-than-usual mosquito season in Finland this summer due to the relatively cool summer weather. The mosquito season ends later than usual this year, he said Marko Mutaneninsect expert from the University of Oulu. "The weather has been varying all over Finland this summer, so the mosquito season is getting longer […]
The super-mind that can turn ants into cancer hunters
It is the communication with scents that largely enables the ants’ complex communities to function. And now French researchers have taught ants to recognize the smell of cancer cells. So how can we train ants to do what we want? Are there more things the sniffing insects can help with? Ant expert Anders Hagman takes […]
Finnish universities are static in global rankings
According to the latest Center for World University Rankings (CWUR), the University of Helsinki is the 120th best university in the world. Out of 100 possible points, the institution received 81. Ranking has the top 2,000 universities in the world, but a total of about 20,000 universities are included in the ranking. The evaluation criteria […]
Smartwatch users report GPS interference in Finland
Polar, a Finnish manufacturer of sports training equipment, has received numerous reports of GPS problems from users of its smart watches. Last week a smart watch user Teija Larikka went skiing near his home in Kajaani in eastern Finland, but his Polar smartwatch said he had skied hundreds of kilometers further east, near Lake Laatokaj […]
The University of Oulu announces a 6G partnership with Jion
efficient manufacturing, new personal smart device environments and experiences such as city computers and autonomous traffic settings. “The University of Oulu and Jio Estonia OU announced a collaboration. The collaboration will help create a solid foundation for exploring 6G and other opportunities in the world,” the University of Oulu said in a press release. According […]
An earthquake shakes Santa’s Workshop Village
The capital of Lapland, Rovaniemi, was hit by a mild earthquake on Saturday night. The vibration was measured to a magnitude of 1.5 from a depth of about five kilometers. No serious injuries were reported. According to the Institute of Seismology of the University of Helsinki, it was located five kilometers east of the popular […]
