Basic natural phenomena and mathematical thinking
There is a growing need for research knowledge in this field in order to achieve the goals of technological development, environmental carrying capacity, and a sustainable society.
Research knowledge of bio- and circular economy will play a significant role in solving the major challenges of the future, such as climate change, waste problems and biodiversity loss. New solutions help build a more sustainable, resource-efficient and low-carbon future. Evolution research investigates factors that influence the development and environmental adaptation of organisms. Multidisciplinary nanoscience and accelerator-based physics provide research knowledge for the development of new technologies and materials. Our research into mathematical analysis yields applications in mechanics, electricity, quantum mechanics, and electronic imaging. Finding knowledge-based solutions calls for the statistical analysis of large datasets.
In our core field we utilize our competitive research infrastructure to train experts in chemistry, physics, mathematics and statistics as well as biological and environmental science.
We welcome companies and other societal stakeholders to join us in creating a sustainable future.
- Cooperation with business and industry promotes companies’ product development, generates research topics for the University’s applied research, and brings about innovations.
- Cooperation with research institutes and other universities brings together each party’s strengths, promotes the joint use of research infrastructure, and creates innovative research opportunities.
- Cooperation with the public sector leads to informed decisions and provides a basis for building a sustainable society. Regional cooperation is important for the development of regional vitality.
- Interaction with Finnish society and individuals is a natural and important part of the faculty’s work. Science education aims at getting children and youth interested in the natural sciences and inspiring the scientific experts of the future.
- Through citizen science, ordinary people get a chance to participate in research as producers of research knowledge, while researchers make research knowledge available to the general public at various events, such as Luontoilta (in which experts answer questions about nature), city festivals, and public lectures.
The researchers of the Faculty of Mathematics and Science have been successful in applications for external funding, such as Academy of Finland Centre of Excellence funding and academy professorships, as well as ERC funding from the European Union. Cooperation with other universities, research institutes, such as CERN, GSI, Brookhaven, FAIR, Oxford, Cambridge, and various research groups around the globe produce high level scientific knowledge published in acknowledged international journals.
