Biosciences MSc Thesis Project Expo will be arranged again in 2 December 2026. Mark the date in your agenda!

Are you a biosciences MSc student wondering where to find a lab to do your MSc thesis?
Are you running a life science lab and looking for MSc students to join your group?

The MSc Thesis Project Expo is a networking event for bioscience-related MSc students and research groups to meet and get to know one another. The event is intended for both domestic and international bioscience MSc students from the University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University.

This is a great opportunity for research groups to gain visibility among students and recruit new master’s thesis students!

What, When, and Where?

MSc Thesis Project Expo 2026: Meet the Research Groups
Wednesday, 2 December 2026
at 9:00–11:00
in Tiedonkolu, Medisiina D

Why for Students?

If you’re looking for a lab to do your MSc thesis work, come to the Expo! Explore your options, talk with research group members, and learn about available thesis projects.

UTU and ÅAU Career Services will also be there to offer tips on:

• Career planning
• Approaching supervisors professionally
• Applying for positions

Information from all participating research groups will be available before and after the event on a Moodle site: https://moodle.utu.fi/course/view.php?id=33658

No registration needed for students — just show up!

Why for Research Groups?

This is your chance to meet motivated MSc students from various biosciences backgrounds.
Promote your projects, network with potential thesis workers, and increase your group’s visibility.

The event is organized as a poster exhibition — one poster (vertical A0) per PI. Please register only if you can take an MSc thesis student in the upcoming year. There is room for the first 50 research groups.

Research groups’ registration to the event will open in October 2026.

The event and the Moodle site (https://moodle.utu.fi/course/view.php?id=33658) are open for all MSc students from UTU and ÅAU who want to get to know the research groups related to biosciences in Turku area. The event is promoted especially for bioscience MSc students from the Faculty of Medicine (UTU), Faculty of Science and Engineering (ÅAU), and Departments of Life Technologies and Biology (UTU), but also other students are welcome to join.

Post information about your group to this Notice Board, which is accessible before and after the event:
https://moodle.utu.fi/mod/forum/view.php?id=2048845
Read the Moodle page contents for more information.

More information about the event from

Faculty of Science and Engineering (ÅAU): Annika Meinander (Annika.Meinander@abo.fi)
Department of Life Technologies (UTU): Anu Salminen (anusalmi@utu.fi)
Department of Biology (UTU): Päivi Koskinen (paivi.koskinen@utu.fi)
Faculty of Medicine (UTU): Anni Halonen (med-mdp@utu.fi)

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