Newshttps://www.tuni.fi/enenTampere University’s next Conferment of Doctoral Degrees will take place in June 2027https://tuni.fi/en/tau/news-and-events/tampere-universitys-next-conferment-doctoral-degrees-will-take-place-june-2027The third Conferment of Doctoral Degrees of the multidisciplinary Tampere University will be celebrated on 11–13 June 2027. The main event of the joint doctoral conferment for all faculties – the Conferment Ceremony – will take place in the main auditorium of the Päätalo building on the city centre campus on 12 June.Mon, 11 May 2026 09:59:20 +000072040 From working machine operator to supervisor – the MIXER project develops human-machine interaction https://tuni.fi/en/tau/news-and-events/working-machine-operator-supervisor-mixer-project-develops-human-machineResearchers at Tampere University are working together with academic and industry partners to examine how mobile working machines and their operators will collaborate in the near future. The rapidly increasing level of automation in heavy machinery calls for the development of new solutions for humanmachine interaction.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 05:45:39 +000073800 Strategic partnership between Tampere Universities and ABB Oy opens up new collaboration opportunitieshttps://tuni.fi/en/strategic-partnership-between-tampere-universities-and-abb-oy-opens-new-collaboration-opportunitiesTampere Universities Tampere University and Tampere University of Applied Sciences, TAMK and ABB Oy, a global technology leader in electrification and automation, have signed a partnership agreement on 17 August 2026. Through this partnership, the parties aim to bring together worldclass research, education and industry to advance the green transition while reinforcing Finlands position as an international pioneer in power electronics and electrification.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 06:12:25 +000073439 Novel combination therapy improves treatment outcomes in preclinical lung cancer modelshttps://tuni.fi/en/tau/news-and-events/novel-combination-therapy-improves-treatment-outcomes-preclinical-lung-cancerA new preclinical study has demonstrated that combining HER3DXd with olaparib significantly improves treatment responses in lung cancer models. This combination therapy induces irreparable DNA damage in cancer cells while also stimulating the bodys immune system to combat the disease.Mon, 24 Aug 2026 06:55:13 +000073486 New hydrogel platform simplifies the creation of living tissue modelshttps://tuni.fi/en/tau/news-and-events/new-hydrogel-platform-simplifies-creation-living-tissue-modelsResearchers have developed a plugandplay technology that enables customised biomaterials to be created using blue light, vitamin B2 and common biological building blocks.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 05:27:02 +000073353 Power positions and political interests often outweigh security concerns in security policyhttps://tuni.fi/en/tau/news-and-events/power-positions-and-political-interests-often-outweigh-security-concernsAccording to Elina Elorantas doctoral dissertation, security policy measures often serve political interests and the reinforcement of power positions more than the genuine enhancement of security. She cautions against a narrow understanding of security: we risk heading down a dangerous path if we assume that weapons alone can create security.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 06:43:19 +000073409 Scales and a measuring tape are all you need: well-established risk factors predict future illness better than expensive biological age testshttps://tuni.fi/en/tau/news-and-events/scales-and-measuring-tape-are-all-you-need-well-established-risk-factorsTraditional disease risk factors that are inexpensive and easy to measure, such as body mass index, waisttohip ratio, smoking and alcohol consumption, outperform biological age tests based on epigenetics as predictors of future disease.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +000073349 Risk factors for fatty liver disease may begin to develop as early as the prenatal period and early childhoodhttps://tuni.fi/en/tau/news-and-events/risk-factors-fatty-liver-disease-may-begin-develop-early-prenatal-period-andThe accumulation of excess fat in the liver is not solely a consequence of the combined effects of hereditary factors and adult lifestyle‑related factors. A new study by researchers at Tampere University and the University of Eastern Finland indicates that both maternal health during pregnancy and earlylife nutrition may have longterm implications for childrens liver health.Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:40:08 +000072527 The LEAP project examines whether guidelines on the marketing of foods reaching children and young people in Finland are sufficient and effectivehttps://tuni.fi/en/tau/news-and-events/leap-project-examines-whether-guidelines-marketing-foods-reaching-children-andThe Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare THL and Tampere University are investigating, in the LEAP project launched this spring, how well food industry companies operating in Finland are aware of and implement the national guidelines on the marketing of foods to children and young people published in 2024.Tue, 04 Aug 2026 06:38:15 +000072514 Sofie Pelsmakers appointed Director of Tampere Institute for Advanced Study https://tuni.fi/en/tau/news-and-events/sofie-pelsmakers-appointed-director-tampere-institute-advanced-studyPelsmakers will assume her new position in August 2026. 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