Sea and maritime studies is a strategic, multidisciplinary research and education profile area of the University of Turku, an area which is implemented by several projects, eg.
- Disappeared, Endangered and Newly Arrived Species: The Human Relationship with the Changing Biodiversity of the Baltic Sea (funded by the Research Council of Finland)
- Swimming training and cardiovascular performance of fish: challenges of global warming in aquaculture (Research Council of Finland)
- Fungal parasitism along a salinity gradient: an overlooked driver of marine phytoplankton blooms (Research Council of Finland)
- Scenarios, risks and opportunities of digital solutions in transition towards green and sustainable marine logistics (Research Council of Finland)
- Carbon Neutral Lightweight ship structures (Business Finland)
- Smart European Shipbuilding (Horizon Europe)
The sea and maritime studies profile involves research and education on marine, coastal and river
environments as well as on the culture, communities, and livelihood in these areas. The close collaboration
between the higher education institutions in the region is also connected to more extensive national and
international networks. In seafaring, economic efficiency, the climate change and the requirements of
sustainable development have an impact on ships, harbours, and international relations and legislation in the
Baltic Sea and Arctic regions. The knowledge produced in the basic research concerning the dynamics and
changes in the environment, economy, and human societies is applied to the faculties’ teaching and
sustainable development goals.
All the universities in the Turku region (University of Turku, Åbo Akademi University, Turku University of
Applied Sciences and Novia University of Applied Sciences) have defined the Sea and Maritime issues as a
strategic area, and thus the universities also collaborate in various projects and actions pertaining to this
area. In addition to this the universities operate within the Turku Region Universities EU network (TRUEnet)
with the aim to strengthen their collaboration and visibility on the EU level.
- Name of organisation
- University of Turku
- Type of organisation
- Research and academia
- Type of action proposed
- Research and innovation
- The action contributes to the following objective or enabler
- Ocean and waters knowledge system
- List of Partners
The main partners are the Universities in the Turku area (Åbo Akademi University, Turku University of
Applied Sciences, Novia University of Applied Sciences), City of Turku, Turku Science Park, Meyer Turku
and Wärtsilä
- Start date of the action
- End date of the action
- Budget allocated for the action
- 3610000
- Basin coverage
- Baltic/North Sea
- Website link
- soile.haverinen@utu.fi
- Country
- Finland