Surveys and reports

The Finnish Union of University Professors has conducted its annual salary survey concerning professors’ salaries. The number of full-time (full) professors increased slightly over the year and totalled 1,997 in 2023. According to the employer survey, a professor’s full monthly salary in September 2023 was 7,781 euro on a permanent contra…

The material for the Union salary survey for 2022 is comprised of the statistics provided by employers on the salaries paid in September 2022 to full professors, associate professors and assistant professors at universities as well as statistics provided by research institutes concerning the salaries of professors, research professors, th…

Jari Stenvall’s report examines the significance the university regulations governing university administration have had on professors’ possibilities for influence in terms of management and university democracy. The report is based on interviews with professors from different universities. The report is a continuation of Stenvall’s unive…

Aula Research discusses the long-term nature of science policy, the management of science policy and the funding of science. The report maps out Finland’s current situation and seeks out the best practices from other reference countries. Based on these, Aula Research has issued procedural recommendations intended to develop Finland’s scie…