| A major strength of Tuorla Observatory is its training of young
researchers. There are presently 11 Ph.D. students, and several students in the
Masters (MSc) program. Eleven Ph.D.s have been awarded since 2000.
All degrees are awarded by the University of Turku and students are supervised
by at least one senior staff member. Students have access to space mission
data, from e.g. Hipparcos, HST, ERNE, AMS, ASCA, ROSAT, ISO), as well as the
major ground-based facilities (e.g. NOT, ESO, Metsahovi, SEST).
Theses consisting of 4 to 6 publications in internationally refereed
journals are the norm. All students have the opportunity to participate in
conferences and present their work orally several times during their thesis.
Students are currently funded by internal resources, various foundations
(e.g Vihuri, Aaltonen, CIMO), the Academy of Finland and by the Finnish Graduate
School in Astronomy and Space Physics. Staff members teach at least one
undergradute course each year, with topics ranging from Stellar and Solar
Physics, Radiation Mechanisms, Cosmology, Radio Astronomy, Galactic Dynamics,
Celestial Mechanics and Obervational Astronomy. Results from space based
Astronomy features in these courses, emphasising the freshness of the
field. Students may also earn ``study weeks'' (o.v.) in the weekly, English
language seminars, presenting their own work. Seminar presentation skills are
emphasised during post-graduate study as well, with a student expected to give
3-5 English language presentations during the Ph.D.
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