On the 11th of August 2025, M.Sc. Yang Liu defends her PhD thesis on Methodological and Extrinsic Challenges in Offline Evaluation of Recommender Systems. The thesis is related to research done in the ...

Digital Humanities at the University of Helsinki aims to solve research problems in humanities and social sciences with novel computational methods, and for studying digitalization as a phenomenon. We ...

Unlock the power of modern database systems with Professor Jiaheng Lu’s new summer course on Multi-Model Databases!

Mycelium-based composites can offer a lightweight, easily moldable, and insulating material alternative. Mushrooms instead of styrofoam In experimental laboratories and industry, great expectations ...

The key content of the Sustainability Highlights 2024 describes the realisation of the University’s first sustainability and responsibility plan. The report includes also examples of other ...

Tuore tutkimus paljastaa, että saimaannorppa on evolutiivisesti selvästi eriytyneempi kuin aikaisemmin on tiedetty. Tutkijat ehdottavatkin, että alalajin sijasta saimaannorpan tulisi olla oma ...

Hyytiälän metsäasema täyttää tänä vuonna 115 vuotta ja SMEAR II -asema 30 vuotta. Menestyksekkäiden toimintavuosien kunniaksi järjestämme Hyytiälässä kaikille avointen ovien päivän.

Studies have linked the high consumption of ultra-processed foods with multiple diseases, including diabetes, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease, and dementia. A recent international study ...

Academy Professor Katariina Salmela-Aro passed away on the early hours of 26 May 2025 following a serious illness.

Katariina Salmela-Aro toimi professorina Helsingin yliopiston kasvatustieteellisessä tiedekunnassa vuodesta 2018 ja akatemiaprofessorina vuodesta 2021 eteenpäin. Ennen tätä, vuosina 2004–2018 ...

In a collaborative study led by researchers at the University of Helsinki, analysis of 900 species over a 20-year period showed that biodiversity enhances ecosystem stability and helps safeguard ...

Using fatty acids as solvents has many benefits over using traditional mineral acids and aqueous solutions. In addition to originating in waste material, they are biocompatible, biodegradable, low in ...