Research at Tampere University
At Tampere University, we conduct both fundamental and applied research. The missions of our research include fostering a just and participatory society, promoting the health and welfare of people at all ages, developing safe living and working environments that are resource efficient, and ensuring socially responsible digitalisation and transformation of work.
Our seven faculties conduct research and deliver teaching.
World-class research across disciplinary boundaries
We have over 2,800 researchers at our university. Our numerous research centres and research groups conduct multidisciplinary research that crosses organisational boundaries.
We develop solutions to tackle climate change, preserve the natural environment and improve the well-being and sustainability of societies.
State-of-the-art research infrastructures are an integral part of the research environment at Tampere University. Our researchers and students have access to a wide range of specialist research equipment, laboratories, databases and materials.
Much of our research infrastructure is also available for use or hire by our collaboration partners.
TUNICRIS research portal
The TUNICRIS research portal contains information on the publications and academic activities of employees at Tampere University and the Wellbeing Services County of Pirkanmaa.
Research excellence
Our Centres of Excellence study body-on-chip systems and game cultures, among other things. We have top researchers who have been granted with ERC funding from the European Research Council. In addition, we strengthen our research profile in strategically selected areas with competitive funding for profiling and with research platform funding.
Research news
As a researcher at Tampere University
The Doctoral School
Tampere University’s Doctoral School is a university-wide expert of research education. The courses organised by the school offer doctoral researchers opportunities to develop essential skills in research methods, research ethics, and conducting research.
Tampere Institute for Advanced Study
Tampere Institute for Advanced Study is an international research community offering the most competitive researchers the opportunity to focus on their own research and career advancement.
We are included in the national doctoral education pilot
The doctoral education pilot is a national expansion of research training carried out between 2024 and 2027. The aim of the pilot is to test a more flexible model of doctoral education and to promote the mobility of doctoral researchers.
Researcher mobility
Various programmes offer possibilities to join the Tampere University research community as a researcher. Also international university networks promote and fund researcher mobility.
HR Excellence in Research
We are committed to the continuous development of our researchers' working conditionds and careers. We are proud to have been awarded the European HR Excellence in Research award in recognition for our development work.
Upcoming public defences
Responsible research and open science
Responsible research
Responsible research is reliable and its results may be used in many different ways. We conduct ethically sustainable research by adhering to sound scientific practices. We communicate about scientific breakthroughs and research results in a responsible manner.
Open science
Openness promotes research and the development of the scientific community.
The publications, theses, dissertations, and research data produced at Tampere University and the research methods used are inherently shared and open.
Research services for companies and partners
Tap into our world-leading research expertise
We have a wealth of multidisciplinary expertise and an extensive network of international contacts, which enable us to not only develop new solutions with a wide range of application areas but also offer our partners the opportunity to tap into our world-leading research expertise.
Academic collaboration in international university networks
Tampere University is an active member of several international university networks. The memberships promote possibilities for deepening cooperation in research and education. International university networks also promote and fund researcher mobility.
Research to business
Our Innovation Services helps researchers identify funding opportunities and commercialise their research-based ideas and innovations. In addition, we keep investors and external stakeholders up to date with ongoing research to business (R2B) projects.
Read more on our innovation services and commercialization of research
Would you like to know more about building new business from research? Contact us for more information at inventions [at] tuni.fi (inventions[at]tuni[dot]fi).
Get to know the intellectual property policy of Tampere Universities.
Research and development collaboration
Send us an email at industry [at] tuni.fi (industry[at]tuni[dot]fi) if you search research partners or services, or if you seek opportunities to cooperate in general.
Support scientific breakthroughs
By donating to the Tampere University you are involved in creating new knowledge. The proceeds of the donated funds are used to provide long-term support to the University’s high-quality scientific research and research-based education.
We conduct an international assessment of all our research at regular intervals. The first research assesment excercise of our new university (TAU RAE 2022) was carried out as an international peer-review in two phases.
