Our research team examines water and marine environmental law from a river basin perspective. Our research is multi-level, covering international, EU and Finnish law. The background of our group is in the theory of complex systems and adaptive governance. Our research is methodologically diverse, combining doctrinal study of law, empirical legal research (especially qualitative research) and analytical legal theory. Our group consists of researchers in environmental law and environmental policy, and its activities include monthly meetings on water themes, and an annual International Conference on Water Law and Governance. We have published our research in top international publications such as Nature Urban Sustainability and PNAS.
Miia Kivipelto (miia.kivipelto@uef.fi)
Professor Miia Kivipelto, MD, PhD, is a specialist geriatrician with a PhD degree in Neurology, and a docent in Neurology and Neuroepidemiology.
She is the Chief Executive Officer of the Nordic Brain Network, a multidisciplinary research team of around 100 researchers and clinical staff based in Finland (University of Eastern Finland, THL), Sweden (Karolinska Institutet), and the United Kingdom (Imperial College London). Prof. Kivipelto is a member of a number of leading global dementia task forces, including the G8 Dementia Summit, OECD Mapping for big data in Alzheimer research, WHO ministerial meeting in Global actions against dementia and WHO dementia risk reduction guidelines working group.
Other appointments:
Professor of Clinical Geriatrics and senior geriatrician; Center for Alzheimer Research Karolinska Institutet; Stockholm, Sweden.
Director for Research & Development of Theme Aging; Karolinska University Hospital; Stockholm, Sweden.
Chair in Neuroepidemiology and Director of the Ageing Epidemiology Research Unit; Imperial College London; London, United Kingdom.
Tiina Laatikainen (tiina.laatikainen@uef.fi)
Professor Tiina Laatikainen has a PhD degree in Public Health and Epidemiology, and is a docent in Public Health. Since 2012, she has worked as a Professor of Health Promotion at the University of Eastern Finland and Research Professor in National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL). She has been in various research positions at THL and its predecessor National Public Health Institute (KTL) since 1996.