Research

Researcher of Arctic and northern change

At the heart of our university’s research profile lies Arctic and northern change. The effects of the global economic and political changes and global warming are particularly severe in the Arctic region. We produce scientific knowledge on northern societies and environment and their interaction with each other to ensure that life in the Arctic and northern regions will flourish also in the future.

Our profile is based on our university’s strategy.

As part of our Arctic and northern expertise, we have the responsibility in the Finnish university establishment to conduct research on Sámi rights and law and Sámi-related issues in society.

Our doctoral programmes

Doctoral education at our university is constructed around two doctoral programmes. One of them is thematic and multidisciplinary, complying with our strategic emphasis:

• The Arctic in a Changing World

We also offer a discipline-specific doctoral programme that is home to doctoral candidates with discipline-specific doctoral paths in our Faculties.

Applying for doctoral studies

As a doctoral candidate you belong to one faculty and one doctoral programme. You apply for doctoral studies through your Faculty, which will also eventually grant you your doctoral degree.

There are two application periods for doctoral studies each year. 

Read the application guidelines >

Research quality and ethics

Our open science policy sets the general guidelines for scientific openness at our university. It includes our policies for publications and data management.

As a researcher at our university, you can ask our research ethics committee for an ethical review statement on your research.

Our services for researchers

We offer all our researchers a variety of services. We can help you with data management, publishing, evaluating the impact of your study, finding project funding and advancing your internationality.