Research, Education and Cooperation | University of Helsinki

Health

Medical research at the University of Helsinki ranges from biological basic research to clinical applications tested in hospitals.

Read news about health and medical research

ArticleYliopisto-lehti

21.1.2019

Society & economy

Who runs Russia's prisons? Judith Pallot, who transferred from Oxford to Helsinki, knows prison hierarchy

In Perm, Russia, Professor Judith Pallot met prisoners who were picking mushrooms. Most of the locals are current or former prison camp inmates.

ProfileYliopisto-lehti

7.1.2019

Language & culture

Environmental and animal rights arguments have been around for millennia

Animal rights were a popular topic already in ancient Greece, in 17th century England and during the debate on vegetarianism in the 18th century...

15.1.2019

Science news

Finnish efforts to prepare for mission to twin asteroid Didymos

Researchers at the University of Helsinki are equipping a space mission with the purpose of studying a binary asteroid system, i.e. consisting...

Latest

22.1.2019

Health news

GSK and Sanofi join FinnGen, a large scale genome study of the Finnish population

21.1.2019

Society & economy

Who runs Russia's prisons? Judith Pallot, who transferred from Oxford to Helsinki, knows prison hierarchy

21.1.2019

Health news

Overlapping genomic regions underlie canine fearfulness and human mental disorders

18.1.2019

Language & culture

Archaeologists discover a rare type of evidence for prehistoric salmon fishing in Northern Finland

Show all

Admissions

At the University of Helsinki, one of the world’s top 1% multidisciplinary research universities, you can choose from a wide range of subjects. Explore our programmes and find out how to apply.

Admissions at the University of Helsinki

How to apply

Information about the application process and other practicalities related to admissions.

Degree finder

Explore our Master's and Doctoral Programmes to find the perfect match for you.

Scholarship Programme

University of Helsinki awards scholarships to top students.

Research

Research at the University of Helsinki is truly multidisciplinary – breaking boundaries and generating new insights of great global value.

Research at the University of Helsinki

Doctoral Education

Doctoral education at the University of Helsinki is carried out in four doctoral schools, which offer a total of 32 doctoral programmes.

Top Research

Highly Cited Researchers, Centres of Excellence, Research funded by European Research Council ERC.

Open Science

Research findings belong to all of us.

Cooperation

The University of Helsinki wants its research results and the expertise of the University community to benefit society in the best possible way. Take a look at our services and contact us!

Cooperation

For business and organisations

Recruit a student, start a cooperation, work with researchers, hire a trainee.

Support us

By giving a gift to science you are helping the University of Helsinki to build a more sustainable future with the help of education and research.

Alumni community

There are currently more than 27,000 of us, making us Finland’s largest network of experts.