In WoodPro project research groups from Sweden and Finland jointly address the conversion of forest residues into novel, value added products with many industrial applications. Products considered for value addition are 2,3-Butanediol – a platform chemical of importance in the manufacture of high-quality medical equipment, paints etc., biopolymers for prototype tubes that protect the health of forest tree seedlings in nurseries and hydrochar/biochar – a soil amendment that will enhance the soil organic carbon and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from soils. Many industrial partners collaborate with the project to expand the value chain of the products generated. The project will provide a platform for such companies to grow and generate employment opportunities. WoodPro meets the bioeconomy policies laid out by the Swedish and Finnish governments to the transition to a low carbon society, and also contributes to seven UNs sustainable development goals.

The cerebellum is the part of the brain that coordinates and finetunes human movement. Cerebellar diseases are often defined by ataxia such as jerky movements of the hands or problems in balance and walking. While individual cerebellar disorders are rare, their sheer number makes them a significant disease group, whose causes still remain largely uncharacterised on the cellular level. In fact, major barriers to ataxia research include their vast genetic and clinical heterogeneity and the lack of robust disease models. Our research aims at outlining the prevalence of childhood-onset cerebellar diseases in Northern Finland; identifying new cerebellar disorders; and creating modern disease models to study how neurons in the brain, specifically the Purkinje cells of the cerebellum, function differently in cerebellar diseases. Ultimately, we hope to set the stage for the development of new treatment options, including novel small-molecule drugs, in cerebellar diseases.

The stated objectives of the "100% health" reform are to improve dental care access, with an increase in the volume of care consumed and in the share of preventive and primary care. They are based on a break in continuity in the pricing of care and their financial coverage. The reform institutes a system of three baskets, the first combines "100% financial coverage" and "fixed tariffs" while the last has free prices and limited coverage by health insurance. The major changes resulting from this reform are as follows: - The capping of the prices of certain dental prostheses, enabling the organization of total solvency for users, through the participation of NHI and CHI. - The revaluation of the tariffs for conservative care of carious lesions. These treatments had a ceiling before the reform, but the ceiling has been raised. The strong shock in terms of the price should induce important changes in terms of quantities of care as well as in the type of care provided. In parallel, on the demand side, the strong shock in terms of the reduction of out-of-pocket should induce an important increase in the demand We would like to test the 100% health system on 3 axes of study: - the consumption of dental care, - the activity structure of dentists and their income, - the conformity of the care baskets with the population's expectations. Although the year 2020 has forced us to wait, the administrative databases allowing the study of the consumption of care but also the incomes of dentists will be available soon. We will study the evolution of the volume and structure of dental care provided over the period 2014-2023, under the hypothesis of inducing an increase in post-reform care. At the same time, we will analyze the reaction of dentists and in particular whether the changes in their practices and income are sufficiently favorable to provide insight into the sustainability of the effects of the reform. Finally, to interpret the previous results in terms of social benefit, we will study the genesis and the criteria for constituting the care baskets during the negotiations of the National Dental Convention (2018). We will seek to compare these criteria with dental care access priorities expressed by users. We will thus question the legitimacy of the effects induced by the classification by baskets. This health economics research project integrates qualitative methods and evaluates the impacts of the "100% health" reform on access to dental care in France. The results could support the reform, or help to improve the system put in place.

The key challenge in wireless communications is increasing the data rate at the device. To achieve that, modern wireless communication standards employ so-called MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) techniques that allow parallelizing the data transmission over multiple streams using multiple device antennas. However, the growing diversity of the device types (not only handsets but also aerial vehicles, automobiles, robots, etc.) and high mobility challenge the current MIMO design for 5G and beyond networks. This project is a cooperation among wireless communications experts from North Carolina State University (NC State) and Tampere University (TAU). It develops machine learning (ML)-based solutions to empower devices to learn optimal antenna configurations collaboratively. The project team will design novel methods which enable the optimization of advanced MIMO beam solutions specifically tailored to the highly diverse and dynamic devices

Offshore wind farms are central to Europes transition to renewable energy, but their rapid expansion must be balanced with the protection of marine ecosystems, sustainable food production, and cultural values. MSP4MORE supports this transition by advancing integrated maritime spatial planning (MSP) that brings together energy, environmental, and societal goals. The project develops tools and methods to guide offshore wind development in ways that contribute to biodiversity conservation and reduce conflicts at sea. Through research on ecological, social, and spatial planning dimensions, MSP4MORE delivers practical solutions for sea use at local, national, and regional levels. By improving how environmental and social impacts are assessed and how marine plans are coordinated across sectors, the project also helps ensure that offshore wind energy contributes not only to EU climate goals, but also to global sustainability and biodiversity targets.