Top research areas and researchers

The University of Helsinki’s top research areas draw together our strengths in research. Their themes also feature prominently in our researchers’ success in competitive Finnish and international research funding application rounds.
Top research areas bring our research strengths to the fore

The top research areas highlight the strengths in research conducted at the University of Helsinki. They combine leading research across the human, life and natural sciences to create new knowledge and understanding, and to respond to the major challenges of our time. The four top areas are Future Technologies, Sustainable Planet, Learning and Evolving Societies, and Precision Health.

Top researchers