Research, Development and Innovations

The RDI performed in Laurea's Coherent Security Research Programme provides national and international research and innovation solutions that support the implementation of civil security.

The research programme on Sustainable and versatile social and health care responds to current social challenges.

Laurea's expertise in service business and circular economy research offers opportunities for businesses, as well as other organizations, to develop responsible and sustainable operations.

Laurea is a pioneer in understanding changes in the working life and entrepreneurship, as well as in developing and utilizing new skills and operating models related to it.

The Pedagogy research theme focuses on development of the content of higher education, matching of education to the needs of the workplace and pedagogic development of education.

Laurea's strategy has a strong emphasis on digitalisation and its growing importance in working life in the future.

Ethical competence and foresight competence are based on value choices and improve the quality of Laurea’s research and development work.

Laurea is seeking solutions for the challenges of the changing society together with the very people who are affected by these changes.

Our publications highlight the competence and activities of Laurea’s students and staff in different fields.

Whenever a study targets Laurea as an organisation, Laurea students or personnel, or some of them, a research permit is required.

Laurea promotes responsible research, development, innovation, and open learning in various ways.

Check out the descriptive data from RDI data collected in Laurea projects in the data catalog.