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Jouko Myllyoja

Dissertation: Accessing futures with arts-based approaches

MSc Jouko Myllyoja examined the possibilities of art-based methods for exploring futures.

Roope Suvinen

Dissertation: Ligand design is a powerful tool to modify the reactivity and properties of metal complexes (Suvinen)

Roope Suvinen and co-workers developed a new bis(ligand) based on cyclic (alkyl)(amino)carbenes that can bind to metal centres at more than one point. Suvinen defends his doctoral dissertation 26.6.2026.

Dissertation: Bacterial light-harvesting proteins share a universal core but adapt to local environments (Dogan)

M.Sc. Batuhan Dogan's doctoral dissertation maps the global diversity of light-harvesting proteins that many bacteria use to capture extra energy from sunlight.

Aagrah Agnihotri

Studying nuclear weak processes for neutrino and dark matter physics

M.Sc. Aagrah Agnihotri defends his doctoral dissertation on 26.6.2026

Jaana Ruotsalainen

An interdisciplinary integration of physiotherapy, music therapy, and interaction as a tool for neurological rehabilitation

MA Jaana Ruotsalainen’s doctoral dissertation in music therapy examines the suitability of the Rhythmic Multisensory Activation method for multidisciplinary neurological rehabilitation.

Shabnam Shaikh

Dissertation: A collaborative leadership in Pakistani universities is negotiated through culturally and religiously shaped ideas about gender, legitimacy, and appropriate interaction

MA Shabnam Shaikh’s dissertation in Management and Leadership shows that collaborative leadership in Pakistani universities is negotiated through culturally and religiously shaped ideas about gender, legitimacy, and appropriate interaction.

Dissertation: Environmental issues are considered important also from social work perspective

Taija Nöjd’s doctoral dissertation in social work discusses the significance of the environment, environmental issues and the ecosocial approach in social work.

Yizhe Zhu

Dissertation: Understanding mappings and values of finite distortion (Zhu)

Doctoral Researcher Yizhe Zhu studied mappings of finite distortion, a class of functions that plays an important role in geometric function theory and nonlinear elasticity.

Successful group work requires timely shared regulation (Channa)

Faisal Channa’s doctoral research examined how students and teachers regulate their shared learning in simulation-based group tasks.

Minna Roine

In direct access physiotherapy, physiotherapists use their competencies to encourage clients with musculoskeletal conditions to actively engage in their self-care

In her dissertation MSc Physiotherapy Minna Roine explores direct access physiotherapy from the viewpoints of key stakeholder groups – educators, physiotherapists and clients.

Maria Sukanen

Achilles tendon research: from muscle-tendon characteristics to physical activity

The doctoral dissertation of MSc Maria Sukanen provides new insights into the recovery process following Achilles tendon rupture, as well as the tendon’s response to physical loading in healthy athletes.

Minna Käyrä

Dissertation: Curbing rapid growth in air travel requires shifting the focus from individual choices to everyday practices

In her doctoral dissertation in Corporate Environmental Management, M.Sc. (Econ.) Minna Käyrä examines how demand for air travel is formulated in Finnish society and what kinds of changes are needed to build a more sustainable future.