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Call for Papers: Animals, Plants, Bryophytes, Lichen and Fungi in Contemporary Art and Research

Research in Arts and Education journal welcomes manuscripts for the February 2022 Issue.
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The special issue of Research in Arts and Education focuses on exploring research with species other than humans. Diverse approaches to research and art are welcomed, including artistic research, theoretical and philosophical texts, art historical, postqualitative research, research working with art & science, educational and arts-based research. 

Two main themes are identified, although submissions are not limited to the identified themes of A) research with horses and other animals, and B) research on plants, lichen, bryophytes, and fungi in contemporary art.

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Lennart Engels, Karolin Kull, Ágnes László, Julia Postrzech and Valenti Soler won the Habitare Design competition 2023.
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Team of Interior Architect and Contemporary Design students won the Habitare Design competition 2023

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Pärttyli Rinne: My work is both internally rewarding and economically fragile

'Academics without a permanent post experience uncertainty and stress, mainly related to financial fragility. It is not just my experience.'
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Audiobooks can today be created with AI

The Department of Industrial Engineering and Management has published its first AI-based audiobook.