AURA Symposium 2023

The next edition of AURA Symposium will happen in 2025

The AURA (Aboa Universities Research Advances) Symposium is a biennially organized two-day research and learning event for PhD and Master’s students. The Symposium is organized jointly by PhD students from the University of Turku (UTU) and Åbo Akademi University (ÅAU).

The objective of the symposium is to provide a forum for PhD students from primarily UTU and ÅAU, but also other Finnish universities, to present and discuss their research and to practice talking to a broad audience. Furthermore, participants will hear inspirational presentations from four invited keynote speakers.

Following the end of the global pandemic, AURA 2023 was hosted in person.

Participation is cost-free and open for all researchers from all areas of biology, geography, and geology. Preference for presentation is given to PhD and Master’s students who are enrolled in Finnish universities. Presenting in the symposium will be rewarded with 2 ECTS and participation with 1 ECTS (more information on the Abstract Submission-page).

Abstract submission closed on March 1st. The symposium was held on 30th and 31st March at Auditorium Armfelt, Arken.

Héloïse Moullec was awarded the best oral presentation and Elina Tuomikoski was awarded the best poster.

Keynote speakers

	Laura Kauppi Post-Doctoral Researcher Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences University of Helsinki	Ari Lehtinen Professor Department of Geographical and Historical Studies University of Eastern Finland
	Jan-Åke Nilsson Professor Evolutionary Ecology Life History and Functional Ecology Lund University	Tom Jilbert Associate Professor Ecosystems and Environment Research Program University of Helsinki

AURA Symposium 2023 sponsors: