The Turku Urban Research Programme implements the research project "Primary schools as centres of learning and well-being in Turku" (2022-2023) in cooperation between the Centre for Lifelong Learning and Education (CELE) of the University of Turku, the Research Centre for Education, Assessment and Learning (REAL) of the University of Tampere, and the Research Group on Child and Youth Health Promotion (NEDIS).

MapIE - Mapping of Longitudinal data of Inequalities in Education is a 4-year Horizon Europe project coordinated by the Tampere University’s Research Centre for Education, Assessment and Learning (REAL). The research consortium consists of internationally acknowledged experts in large-scale educational assessment research from Centre for Educational Assessment at the University of Helsinki, Finnish Educational Evaluation Centre, Centre for Educational Measurement at the University of Oslo, University of Gothenburg, Goethe University of Frankfurt and University of Szeged.

The aim of the research project on staff well-being and compassion in early childhood education and care (ECEC) is to investigate how well-being of staff and workplace climate at the ECE center are reflected in the quality of staff-children interaction. The research will examine the construction of a culture of compassion within the community as a whole and aim to model concrete actions and practices that support a thriving community of both children and adults. The research project is funded by Emil Aaltonen foundation (2025-2027).

Learning grouping and optionality: A follow-up study on weighted-curriculum paths in the City of Kerava.

The principles of educational equality are central to Finnish education policy in early childhood education, pre-primary and primary education, as well as in the secondary education guarantee. Special education approaches have been used to bring the whole age group into the same school system and to provide each pupil with the most appropriate form of education to support learning and progress in the education system.

PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) is a joint research programme of OECD member countries that surveys the mathematics, science and literacy skills of young people aged 15 every three years in an international comparative framework. It also measures key competences for the future, learning attitudes and skills.

The aim of the TAR project is to study the effectiveness of the state’s needs-based funding to promote educational equality and equity in early childhood education, pre-primary and primary education. The project is a research project of a consortium of the Tampere University, the University of Eastern Finland, the University of Turku, the Labour Institute for Economic Research LABORE and the VATT Institute for Economic Research.

Tuettu-study is a research project carried out by a University of Helsinki and Tampere University consortium that investigates issues related to inclusion from the perspective of the placement of students with special educational needs. The main objective of the study is to investigate the outcomes of the different placement options and the effect of class composition on students with special educational needs as well as on their peers.

This project has the potential for important scientific breakthroughs, as log data analysis is still an emerging area in educational research.

The sudden shift to distance learning can be seen as a concrete, large-scale experiment in distance learning throughout our education system, which is now at the latest directing teachers and pupils to computers and various e-learning platforms.

DigiVOO studies the impact of digitalisation on Learning Situations, Learning and Learning Outcomes in basic education. The results of the research project can be used to plan the pedagogical use of learning environments.

Teaching and assessing transversal competences in formal and informal learning environments” was a teacher education development project funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture and one of the government’s priority projects that began in 2018.