INVEST
INVEST Research Flagship Centre provides a new model for the welfare states that is more equal, better targeted to problem groups, more anticipatory as well as economically and socially sustainable.
Based on cutting-edge research on the conditions and mechanisms involved at different periods of development, INVEST has evaluated and developed various universal and targeted interventions to improve the efficiency of the current welfare state institutions at critical points of the early life course.
News
5.3.2026
Bullying is a complex social construct – researchers want to develop more effective ways to prevent it
Bullying leaves its mark on everyone involved – those who are bullied, those who bully, and those who stand by...
2.3.2026
Researchers present new Nordic welfare model
Social investments and interventions, making informed choices between them, and monitoring and adapting the effectiveness of interventions throughout their life...
13.2.2026
SSRI medication during pregnancy is associated with increased risk of gestational diabetes but may protect against preterm birth
An international team of researchers has found that the use of SSRI antidepressants during pregnancy is associated with an increased...
21.1.2026
Measurement tools developed for studying ‘woke’ attitudes on political left and right
Oskari Lahtinen, Senior Researcher at the INVEST Research Flagship Centre at the University of Turku in Finland, has developed validated...
15.1.2026
Pioneering researcher of inequality Jani Erola chosen as Professor of the Year
The Finnish Union of University Professors has chosen Jani Erola, Professor of Sociology at the University of Turku in Finland, as...
8.1.2026
Aki Koivula receives funding to study political inequality in cities
INVEST flagship Senior Researcher Aki Koivula has received funding for a study examining how social and spatial segregation affects urban...
Events
Public support for executive power grabs in crisis situations: A pre-analysis plan. Brown bag session
11.03.2026
Presenter: Maarika Kujanen, Åbo Akademi
School bullying among students with learning difficulties
26.03.2026 - 26.03.2026
This academic year, the INVEST thematic research area “Education, Skills & Learning” led by Prof. Johanna Kaakinen brings monthly ☕coffee...
School bullying among students with learning difficulties
26.03.2026
This academic year, the INVEST thematic research area “Education, Skills & Learning” led by Prof. Johanna Kaakinen brings monthly ☕coffee table discussions on...
