The renewed Single Cell and Spatial Omics Course provides an introduction to scRNA-seq and spatial omics principles and data analysis, covered by both lectures and hands-on sessions. Image credits: ...

The fourth and final Ancient and Medieval Middle East (AMME) seminar of this fall semester will be organised as a hybrid event on Thursday 18 October (16:15-18:00 EET/Helsinki time). The session will ...

Differences between densely populated Baltic coastal cities and remote Arctic communities are substantial. Tailored strategies and resilient systems are essential for equitable, sustainable sanitation ...

There are changes to library opening hours and services on Independence Day 6 December and during the holiday season from 11 December to 6 January. Library locations are closed on Saturday, 6 December ...

Casey Lynch's book review is published in Urban Affairs Review on "The Urban Field: Capital and Governmentality in the Age of Techno-Monopoly" by Sami Moisio and Ugo Rossi (2024). The review discusses ...

HSSH’s Analog Afternoon offered researchers a clear introduction to digitizing legacy audiovisual materials while showcasing the technical support and equipment resources available through Interlab.

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, ...

Why do BMW and Audi owners often seem to drive like idiots? Is it the car that makes them behave aggressively behind the wheel, or are specific types of people drawn to such cars as well being more ...

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 ...

A University of Helsinki study found that partially replacing red and processed meat with pea- and faba bean–based foods resulted in reduced total and ‘bad’ LDL cholesterol levels in men, along with ...

A new global study finds that the visual beauty of birds – their colours and shapes – predicts which wild species are traded by people. By analysing data for over 9000 bird species, researchers ...

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 ...