Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry

News

News and press releases of the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry.

14.8.2020

Faculty-specific instructions concerning the exceptional circumstances due to the coronavirus outbreak at the University of Helsinki

On this page you can find updated Faculty-specific instructions for studying, teaching and telecommuting. This page will be updated whenever...

3.5.2021

Sustainability news

Mäkelä and Mikkonen both receive Ascending Investigator Grants from Novo Nordisk Foundation

Academy Fellow Miia Mäkelä and Associate Professor Kirsi Mikkonen have both secured the highly competed Ascending Investigator Grants from Novo...

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3.5.2021

Science news

Research helps turn fields into carbon sinks

Fields that are green year-round continuously bind atmospheric carbon. Researchers are currently investigating the scope of this carbon...

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3.5.2021

Data science news

Precision harvesting helps assess the impact of logging before it takes place

Professor Jori Uusitalo develops digital techniques that improve the planning of timber harvesting.

28.4.2021

Health news

A new strain of a well-known probiotic grows well in milk, potentially offering help for treating infants’ intestinal problems

Researchers at the University of Helsinki have created a strain of the Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG probiotic that is able to utilise both...

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Events

19.5. 2021

Daniel Wasonga: Growth and Nutritional Quality of Cassava under Deficit Irrigation and Potassium Fertigation

Wed 19.5.2021 12:00-14:00 Live stream Live stream Live stream passcode: ID: 676...

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Science-based perspectives and methods for meeting future challenges in agriculture, food production and forestry

The internationally competitive research of the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry provides science-based perspectives and methods for responding to future challenges in agriculture, food production and forestry in Finland as well as globally. We offer you an education that provides you with all the necessary skills for a career in research or business related to our fields.