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Sustainability is not only an environmental issue. How can energy, food and wellbeing be provided fairly in a way that allows nature to heal and renew itself? What can be done to slow down climate change? How can urban planning promote the sustainability of cities?

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3.9.2018

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Leadership for sustainable change: a MOOC course trains change managers for circular economy

The online course will launch on Tuesday, September the 4th when the enrolment will start, as well.

10.9.2018

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Northern peatlands will store more carbon as the planet warms

Rising temperatures will cause northern peatlands to store more carbon than was previously believed, but the effect will weaken over the coming...

24.10.2017

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Antibiotics – the End of the World or a Revolution?

Bacteria are becoming resistant to antibiotics, threatening human and animal health all around the globe. What can science do to prevent a...

26.6.2017

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Sustainable food – Go vegan or raise your own pigs?

What is sustainable food? There is no easy answer, but researchers emphasise that the focus should be on the big picture, with an eye on the...

28.6.2018

Science news

When a city lacks clean air

In Shanghai, Finnish researchers will be presenting a collaborative digital model for the tracking of air quality, which will allow large cities...

Science Under The Ice tents in Antarctica. Credit: Patrick Degerman

14.11.2017

Science news

What does it look like under the ice in Antarctica?

A team of scientists from the University of Helsinki and New Zealand are now in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica to complete a six-week diving...

4.1.2018

Science news

We need one global network of 1000 stations to build an Earth observatory

We also need to share our data. So says world’s most prominent geoscientist, professor Markku Kulmala.

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9.8.2018

Life science news

Weakening of the Gulf Stream worries researchers, and it should worry politicians too

The Gulf Stream is slowing down because the circulation of warmer surface waters and colder water in the ocean is weakening. The ocean can no...

4.10.2018

Society & economy

“Green taxation and green accounting effective methods for driving sustainable practices”

Atte Moilanen, a Research Director at the University of Helsinki, calls for more resources and a stronger regulatory framework to protect the...

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