University of Helsinki

The Gaia space mission of the European Space Agency ESA is constructing an ultraprecise three-dimensional map of our Milky Way galaxy, observing almost two billion stars or roughly one percent of all the stars in our galaxy. Gaia was…

In a study by the University of Helsinki and HUS Helsinki University Hospital, the levels of antibodies associated with the SARS-CoV-2 virus were analysed in more than 1,200 employees in the social welfare and healthcare sector to…

The COVID-19 pandemic began at the end of 2019 in Wuhan, China. Since then, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has spread rapidly despite attempts to restrict it. By mid-April 2022, the number of reported coronavirus infection cases exceeded 500…

According to Tuomas Forsberg, Director of the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies, the Collegium is a necessary place for networking for international scholars. The international elements of the Collegium are seen and heard, and there…

The University of Helsinki placed 106th in a recently completed international university ranking, again coming at the top among Finnish higher education institutions. Aalto University came second, 10 places behind the University of…

The Web Conference in May awarded the 2022 Best Paper Award to "Rewiring what-to-watch-next Recommendations to Reduce Radicalization Pathways", authored by Francesco Fabbri, Yanhao Wang, Francesco Bonchi, Carlos Castillo and Michael…

For investigating the water cycle in Africa, the Taita Hills in Kenya offer an excellent location. In this region, a significant share of the water originating in the atmosphere is mist. The forest soil absorbs water more effectively…

“It’s extremely difficult to carry out the sustainability transformation.” “People’s everyday lives will be the same in the future as today.” “Economic growth can continue while we reduce the strain on the environment.”None of the above…

The research article published in the European Journal of Personality demonstrates that girls and boys who were girlish and boyish with regard to a specific domain, such as grades, were not, on average, more so in terms of another domain,…

Aerosol particles have an impact on both human health and the climate. This impact on the climate is particularly notable in the upper troposphere (approximately 10 km above ground), as the particles serve as the nuclei for cloud droplets…