Research Infrastructures

Research infrastructures are such reserves of research facilities, equipment, materials and services, which allow research and development. The infrastructures support organized research, as well as maintain and develop research capacity. University of Oulu has a number of high-quality, interdisciplinary infrastructures supporting research. The infrastructures are constantly being developed to serve the widest possible number of users.

Research infrastructures according to the focus and development areas of research at the University of Oulu

Focus Areas:

Biosciences and Health

Biocenter Finland - core facilities: European Mouse Mutant Archive's node Finland, Nordic Infrastructure for Mouse Models and Center for Genetically Modified Organisms

Biocenter Oulu - core facilities:

Biocomputing and bioinformatics
DNA sequencing and expression analysis center
Protein crystallography
Protein sequencing and amino acid analysis
Proteomics and protein analysis
Tissue Imaging Center - electron microscopy, light microscopy, OPT, IVIS
Transgenic animals
Virus Core laboratory

OBI Oulu Bioimaging - resources

Light microscopy
Electron microscopy
Image analysis
Photonics
Whole animal imaging

Laboratory Animal Center Keks

Center for Environmental and Respiratory Health CERH

Northern Finland Birth Cohort Studies NFBC

Cultural Identity and Interaction

Finnish language materials

Archaeological imaging laboratory

Northern Finland archaeological material

Giellagas Institute

Environment, Natural Resources and Materials

Environment

Local and long-distance space research methods (SGO, EISCAT, ESO)

Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory - EISCAT

Oulu Southern Institute – Centre for Underground Physics in Pyhäsalmi CUPP

LAGUNA (Large Apparatus for Grand Unification and Neutrino Astronomy)
A cosmic-ray experiment EMMA - Experiment with MultiMuon Array

Thule Institute – research infrastructures

University of the Arctic Thematic Networks
INTERACT - International Network for Terrestrial Research and Monitoring in the Arctic
IODP Integrated Ocean Drilling Programme -national programme coordination
Northern Long-term socio-ecological research platform (Northern LTSER Platform)
Centre for Environment and Energy (CEE)
Centre for Arctic Medicine
NorNet- Northern Environmental Research Network
NorTech Oulu
Oulanka Research Station
Innovation centre CEE - Centre for Environment and Energy

Natural resources

Mining and mineral industry laboratory and mini-pilot-scale research infrastructure (R & D)

Materials

Electron spectroscopy infrastructure

NMR laboratory

Computing infrastructure Finnish Grid Initiative - taygeta.oulu.fi

Center of Microscopy and Nanotechnology CMNT

PrintoCent

Centre of Advanced Steels Research CASR