The University Business Forum 2024 brought together over 200 participants to explore how collaboration and digitalization can pave the way to a more sustainable future.

Rheumatologist and researcher Johanna Huhtakangas, along with her team, is developing an innovative treatment for inflammatory joint diseases. Their aim is a solution that would work as effectively as cortisone — but without the side effects. In the future, the treatment might center on a compound of vitamin D.

"This job ties directly into my studies. I got hands-on experience in exactly what I'm studying", says Aleksi Korpela, a third-year civil engineering student at the University of Oulu.

Anna Pesonen has joined us to streamline the contract signing process and ensure smooth integration into the document management system.

Miska Visuri’s company, LessonLab, is on a mission to infuse education with a contemporary twist and fresh perspective. They offer customized, gamified learning solutions designed to train employees in an engaging and interactive way.

Researcher Timo Liimatainen and his team are developing new technology for hospitals where artificial intelligence helps patients position themselves for X-rays. The project has received Business Finland’s Research to Business funding.

The collaboration between Metsä Group and the University of Oulu generates new knowledge, fosters innovation, and addresses the challenges of sustainable development — all of which are crucial for Finland's international competitiveness. 

Hydrogen is one of the cornerstones of the future energy economy. So, how can hydrogen be produced now and in the future? How can we move towards fossil-free hydrogen production as smoothly as possible?

Some of the most innovative solutions in technology and design are inspired by summer nature. After all, plants and animals have qualities that beat even the most inventive minds of engineers.

The CAAMA process offers a cheaper, more efficient, sustainable and environmentally friendly solution for cleaning mine wastewater than what is currently available on the market.

What if you need someone else's content for your teaching or research? Kirsi Salmela, Head of Legal at Kopiosto and Maarit Jokela, IPR expert at the Innovation Centre, gave us some good tips on this, which we summarise in the blog.

Northern Industry 2024 highlighted solutions to mitigate the environmental impact of industry.

Researcher, teacher, student: do you know how to use different materials in your teaching and research? When do you need permission and what does a Kopiosto’s copy licence allow you to do? And who owns IPR in universities?

At the University of Oulu, we celebrated inventors and inventions on University Inventor Day. At the event, we revealed our researchers with the most invention disclosures in 2023 and heard inspiring talks.

The Measurement Technology Unit's Smart Feed project has been shortlisted as one of the nominees for the European Innovation Award for EIP (European Innovation Partnership) projects.

The Innovation Centre's UniOulu Science Day workshop challenged researchers to think about how research results can be turned into new inventions, services and practices.

Collaborative research is an investment in the future and competitiveness of organisations, which is why the University of Oulu is an excellent partner for keeping ahead of the curve.

With Business Finland's funding, Valio will launch the Food 2.0 project to develop the food system of the future and promote the competitiveness of food exports.

The owner of intellectual property rights can be the university, the creator of the result, or a project partner. Ownership is influenced by certain laws, conditions given by the funder, and agreements between project partners.

How do you make sure your design doesn't end up on other people's products? How do you keep the results of your work in your own hands and prevent your designs from being copied?