Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences

News

News from the Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences and in the field of biological and environmental sciences.

21.10.2019

Higher education & science policy

Finnish Museum of Natural History receives University of Helsinki Open Science Award

The first University of Helsinki Open Science Award was granted in 2017. This year, the Award jury wanted to place special emphasis on the role...

18.10.2019

Sustainability news

The new cutting edge research catamaran Augusta contributes to sea research in the Baltic on top international level

Tvärminne Zoological Station at the University of Helsinki received a new vessel for its marine offshore research activities near Hanko.

17.10.2019

Life science news

Talvivaara/Terrafame's treated wastewater discharge pipeline leading to Lake Nuasjärvi has caused oxygen depletion and degraded the benthic community of the lake

A study completed at the University of Helsinki indicates that transporting treated wastewater from the Talvivaara/Terrafame mine through a...

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Events

25.10. 2019

Ester Orav: The role of Kainate receptor auxiliary subunits NETO1 and NETO2 in development of hippocampal circuitry

Fri 25.10.2019 12:00-14:00 lecture hall 1041, Biocenter 2, Viikinkaari 5 ...

15.11. 2019

Ulisses Moliterno de Camargo: Large-scale automated acoustic monitoring of birds and the challenges of field data

Fri 15.11.2019 12:00-14:00 Auditorium 2, Info Centre Korona (Viikinkaari 11) ...

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RESEARCH FROM MOLECULES TO LARGE SCALE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS

Our research extends from the study of molecular-level structures to major ecosystem-level questions. Our internationally prestigious research and researcher education are mirrored in the number of our national centres of excellence as well as the number of our doctoral graduates.