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29.09.2023

Crisps or carrots? How consumers can be guided towards healthier food choices at the supermarket

Feeling famished, but the fridge is empty? Off to the store you go. Your mind draws a blank—what should you eat today? Maybe something easy and quick, like frozen pizza that is on special offer. But then, you see an advertisement of someone sitting barefoot in a forest on a mossy bed, enjoying blueberry yoghurt. Perhaps you will have carrots and lentils after all?

News 27.09.2023

The University of Vaasa’s research quality highlighted in the Times Higher Education World University Ranking result

The University of Vaasa was ranked in the 401-500 bracket worldwide in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2024 edition.

News 25.09.2023

Nationwide selection of doctoral courses expands – already 11 universities involved

The University of Vaasa, Hanken School of Economics and the University of Turku to join the Finnish universities’ partner network offering doctoral courses.

News 22.09.2023

New expectations for research: More impact and practical relevance

Global challenges, rapid change and complexity are creating new pressures on research and the role of the researcher. There is a growing demand for scientific research to have societal impact and political and practical relevance. But what tools and resources are needed to achieve this? And how can a balance be struck between scientific rigour and relevance?

News 19.09.2023

The University of Vaasa among the top 18 small universities in the world in the prestigious THE ranking

The University of Vaasa has been confirmed 18th in the Times Higher Education (THE) Small Universities Ranking.

News 19.09.2023

Looks matter – handsome bank CEOs can earn a million more than their less attractive colleagues

Appearance can play a crucial role in the world of work and life in general. Typically, an attractive individual draws attention, receives better treatment, and forms social connections without effort. When it comes to good looks, you can think of it as a kind of social capital that boosts careers and fattens wallets.

Marko Kohtamäki, Lukumanu Iddrisu, Jukka Partanen

News 13.09.2023

Master’s programme in strategic business development acknowledges Lukumanu Iddrisu’s thesis as the best in 2022

The master’s programme in strategic business development (SBD) has decided to acknowledge students for their hard work with their master’s thesis and select the best thesis on a yearly basis.

Pertti Wathen Vaasan yliopiston kampuksella

Dissertation 11.09.2023

The decision-making logic of SMEs is in constant flux

Careful planning or improvisation? According to Pertti Wathen's doctoral dissertation, the dominant decision-making logics in small and medium-sized enterprises are not opposites, but intertwined and in constant motion.

Dissertation 07.09.2023

The benefits of digitalisation for SMEs come from a combination of factors

The benefits of digitalisation for businesses have been widely discussed for a long time, but the much-needed benefits are not always achieved. Tuire Hautala-Kankaanpää's doctoral dissertation at the University of Vaasa shows that digitalisation alone does not directly improve the operational performance of small and medium-sized enterprises, but requires the combined effect of many different factors.

News 04.09.2023

Pekka Töytäri appointed professor of entrepreneurship at the University of Vaasa

Pekka Töytäri, Doctor of Technology, has been appointed the new professor of entrepreneurship at the University of Vaasa. He will start his new position at the beginning of September. The professorship is research-focused and part of the multidisciplinary South Ostrobothnian Epanet research network and University Consortium of Seinäjoki. Töytäri will be working on the Seinäjoki campus.