Department of Food Hygiene and Environmental Health organizes its 13th summer school year 2012.   The summer school aims to produce high-quality licentiate theses effectively in three months, to familiarize veterinary students with the fascinating world of science and the field of environmental health and to provide students with understanding of the research activity of the department.

A record number of students applied to the popular summer school this year and next summer a total of 12 veterinary students will work full-time in June, July and August taking course Research in Food and Environmental Hygiene: From research problem to reporting, and conducting research in the Department of Food Hygiene and Environmental Health research groups.   The licentiate thesis projects comprise experimental work, scientific report and seminars.

Year 2012 nine students (Nina Hietala, Mari Jurmu, Heidi Järvimäki, Suvi Marin, Katri Penttinen, Essi Pietilä, Eva-Lina Sandell, Aino-Sofia Sarajärvi ja Enni Suomio) will conduct their research projects in the field of food hygiene, one student (Kaija Sivonen) in the field of environmental hygiene, one student (Reetta Åberg) in the field of food and environmental virology, and one student (Mika Makkonen) in the field of environmental health and food safety control. Mika Makkonen will conduct his research project in the University of Minnesota in USA.

Written by Riikka Keto-Timonen.