The purpose of the research seminar is to train the student to conduct independent scientific research and write research reports. The doctoral student may fulfil the seminar's requirements in some other way than the seminar if the supervisor approves.
There are four seminar groups:
- RIME: Research Group on Information and Media Practices, http://www.uta.fi/sis/trim/groups/rime.html (Savolainen Reijo)
- FIRE: http://www.uta.fi/sis/trim/groups/fire.html (Järvelin Kalervo)
- Game Research Lab, https://www.uta.fi/sis/trim/groups/game.html (Mäyrä Frans)
- Tietämyksenhallinnan jatkokoulutusryhmä (Talja Sanna) (only in Finnish)