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
2.10.2026
INVEST visitor Rense Nieuwenhuis: Understanding how policies can reduce inequalities between families
Rense Nieuwenhuis is Associate Professor of Sociology at the Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) at Stockholm University. His research...
10.9.2026
New multidisciplinary online course “Introduction to Register-based Research in Finland” launching in autumn 2026
FIRE’s new multidisciplinary online course, Introduction to Register-based Research in Finland (5-6 ECTS), introduces students to the opportunities offered by...
9.9.2026
Visiting Researcher Dr Paula Sheppard explores reproductive decision-making in Finland
Dr Paula Sheppard is an evolutionary anthropologist whose interdisciplinary research brings together family demography, behavioural ecology and reproductive decision-making. She...
7.9.2026
Visiting Professor: Jerry A. Jacobs
In the “INVEST visitors” series, we present visiting professors and fellows who have arrived at the flagship INVEST. This time...
3.9.2026
ERC Starting Grant launches research into the role of society and support networks in father’s use of parental leave
Senior Research Fellow Satu Helske studies how the division of childcare within families has changed after the development of more...
17.8.2026
Finnish intervention programme reduces children’s anxiety and improves functional ability — effects are still evident after two years
The follow-up of a randomized controlled trial shows that the internet-based Master Your Worries intervention programme for treating children’s anxiety...
Events
Eetu Marttila: Affective Polarization Amplifies Responsiveness to Party Cues: A Within-Person Experiment
06.10.2026
INVESThub Brown Bag Session: Eetu Marttila, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Turku Title of the speech: Affective Polarization Amplifies Responsiveness to...
Dissertation defence: (Sociology): MSc (Public Health) Waseem Haider
16.10.2026
MSc (Public Health) Waseem Haider defends the dissertation in Sociology titled “Health-related labour market outcomes among migrants and natives in...
Bridging Science, Policy, and Society: The ABCs of Research Communication, 1 ECTS
22.10.2026
Postgraduate Student, sign up by 12 October! Successful research communication is not about communicating more, it is about communicating effectively....
