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News
1.6.2023
Invest Research Centre’s new projects study the impact of the pandemic on the well-being of children and adolescents
Professor of social work Mia Hakovirta and Professor of child psychiatry André Sourander have received funding from NordForsk call Welfare...
22.5.2023
KiVa is expanding in Ireland
We are pleased to announce our new collaboration with Archways in Ireland. We are pleased to announce our new collaboration...
19.5.2023
New Psychiatric Diagnoses among Finnish Children and Adolescents Increased by Nearly a Fifth After First Pandemic Phase
According to a new study conducted by the Research Centre for Child Psychiatry of the University of Turku and the...
Events
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Our Research
Welfare Research and Innovation Ecosystem
The INVEST ecosystem brings together the efforts of over 200 researchers and advances cross-disciplinary research. It forms an international collaboration...
Research Themes
The research area of the INVEST Research Flagship Centre covers the study fields of sociology, social policy, psychology, child psychiatry,...
Novel Research and Impact Infrastructures
Excellent, globally unique data sources and novel data infrastructure are the backbone of the world-class research that is being conducted...
Interventions
KiVa® Antibullying programme
Kiva School® is an anti-bullying programme developed at the University of Turku. KiVa aims to prevent bullying. Creating an anti-bullying...
Voimaperheet® (Strongest Families)
Voimaperheet is an intervention project of the Research Centre for Child Psychiatry, University of Turku. We develop, evaluate and implement...
Opintokamu® (Studypal)
Opintokamu® – meaning studypal – is an entity developed for high schools and vocational schools. It aims to develop students’...
Outputs
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INVEST is a research and social innovation ecosystem and a collaboration platform that brings together researchers, public organisations, third sector...
INVEST Fellowship Programme
INVEST Fellowship Programme Spring 2023 Call is open 3.4.–7.5.2023 What is an INVEST fellowship? INVEST fellowships are 1-3 (or up...
Vacancies
University Lecturer for a fixed term 1.9.2023–31.12.2026 The position includes developing our new international Master’s Degree Programme in Public Mental Health...