Research
The special nature of our research is based on direct and rich interaction between research and art.
Our research unit
Join our international community of researchers! In addition to the Research Institute, research is also carried out in all the Uniarts Helsinki’s Academies.
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Research Institute
Our joint unit develops art research in the university and promotes multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research projects.
Our research communities
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Docmus Doctoral School of Classical Music
We are responsible for doctoral education within the Faculty of Classical Music of the Sibelius Academy.
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Mutri Doctoral School and Research Unit of Music Education, Jazz and Folk Music
We are responsible for doctoral education and research in the Faculty of Music Education, Jazz and Folk Music at the Sibelius Academy.
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The Performing Arts Research Centre Tutke and Doctoral Studies at the Theatre Academy
The internationally networked research centre promotes artistic research in performing arts and their pedagogy.
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Research and doctoral education at the Academy of Fine Arts
Our international community conducts artist- and art-based research in fine arts and educates artist-researchers who renew the arts.
Get to know our research
We’ve handpicked some examples of our research news and events here.
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The sixth Research Pavilion celebrates the current multiple, polyphonic, contradictory and lively state of artistic research
The current condition of artistic research calls for a pluriformity of approaches and manifestations, while eluding attempts towards a uniform definition. RP#6 aims at intensifying the fruitful moments of insight that artistic research can offer, especially the possibility of producing other imaginaries and alternative futures. The sixth Research Pavilion is funded by Niilo Helanderin säätiö.
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AI does not threaten the world, but humans do
The potential threat of AI does not come from machines becoming autonomous and learning to think. They are extensions of human cognition. Claiming that machines are conscious and autonomous is not only misleading but also obscures human action, says our postdoctoral researcher Dominik Schlienger.
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Research: How to preserve vibrant nightlife in cities?
New research by our visiting researcher Giacomo Bottà uncovers the reasons behind the fragility of live music venues and nightlife hotspots.
Our researchers
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Research database UniartsCRIS
Find researcher profiles and publications.
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People finder
Search our staff by name or filter by teaching, research or service unit.
Research collaboration
We are a unique partner for research, development, and innovation activities. Our multidisciplinary projects generate creative technological solutions, keys to human well-being, and new perspectives on sustainability. Get in touch when you are looking for expertise in the creative fields for your research or development project.
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Get in touch
kehittamispalvelut@uniarts.fi
Showcase research initiatives
Explore selected examples of our current research projects, or find more on the listing page for research projects.
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Health, Narrative and the Arts
Health, Narrative and the Arts offers training in narrative skills for professionals in healthcare and social work.
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Scenkonst med i lärande (SMIL)
A development and research project exploring how the performing arts could be integrated as part of the learning environments of comprehensive schools and pre-primary education. The project is funded by the SKAPA fund of the Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland.
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ExoSound
The research project investigates and develops artistic, technological and social prospects for participatory electronic sound arts that take place outdoors.
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Performing the Political: Public Pedagogy in Higher Music Education
The project aims to expand the notion of the political in music professionalism by advancing eco-artistic imagination and transformative systems thinking within higher music education.
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Voice and Justice – Music as a Facilitator of Diversity
This international project explores how music-making and research support intercultural dialogue and social equality.
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Diversity of Music Heritage in Finland
Diversity of Music Heritage in Finland focuses on heritagisation of music in Finland with emphasis on ethnicity and intergenerational relations.
Artistic research
Artistic research is one of our specialities. Read about our artistic research event, the Research Pavilion, get to know what artistic research means and dive into some of our artistic research projects we’ve picked out for you.
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What is artistic research?
Art offers a premise and an aim for research: a motive, a terrain, a context and a whole range of methods.
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The Research Pavilion project
The Research Pavilion has been organised in Venice in 2015, 2017, and 2019, and in Helsinki in 2021 and 2023.
Principles guiding research activities
Read more about the principles that guide and govern our research.
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University of the Arts Helsinki Research Assessment 2021–2022 (taju.uniarts.fi)
The Research Assessment 2021–2022 is the first research assessment conducted at the Uniarts Helsinki.
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Research strategy 2021-2030
Our research profile is based on an active connection with artistic activities, higher education in arts and with the society at large.
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Open science and research
Openness is a central principle in research activities at Uniarts Helsinki.
Research Services and guidance
Find the right person to contact and read our guidance about funding.
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Research services
We support researchers with research funding applications, project management and questions concerning research integrity.
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Guide to applying for research funding
The guide runs through the different stages of the application process.
Practical information for Uniarts Helsinki’s research event visitors
If you are visiting us for a seminar, a symposium or a conference, here you’ll find some of the practical things about us, Helsinki and Finland.
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For Uniarts Helsinki visitors and newcomers
Welcome to the University of the Arts Helsinki, Finland! Here you will find information about us and our venues as well as how to move around in Helsinki and where to visit.
Become a doctor in the field of arts
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Doctoral education
Deepen your expertise and complete a doctoral degree in fine arts, theatre and dance, or music.
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Doctoral examinations
Browse our upcoming doctoral examination events and discover the research topics of past doctoral graduates.