Physicum, Kumpula Science Campus, University of Helsinki

The Kumpula Campus ( fi, Kumpulan kampus, sv, Campus Gumtäkt) is a science

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. The campus is located some four kilometres from the centre of

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, in the

Kumpula Kumpula ( sv, Gumtäkt) is a verdant neighbourhood in Helsinki, bordered by Eastern Pasila to the west, Vallila to the south, Käpylä and Koskela to the north and Toukola and Arabianranta to the east. As of January 1, 2003, Kumpula had approxi ...

district. Completed in 2005, it currently provides study and research facilities for about 6,000 students and 1,000 teachers/researchers.

Departments of the Faculty of Science

The University of Helsinki departments housed on the campus are: * Department of

Chemistry Chemistry is the science, scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a natural science that covers the Chemical element, elements that make up matter to the chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules and ions ...

* Department of

Computer Science Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to Applied science, practical discipli ...

* Department of

Geosciences Earth science or geoscience includes all fields of natural science related to the planet Earth. This is a branch of science dealing with the physical, chemical, and biological complex constitutions and synergistic linkages of Earth's four spheres ...

and

Geography Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth description") is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and ...

* Department of

Mathematics Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes. These topics are represented in modern mathematics ...

and

Statistics Statistics (from German language, German: ''wikt:Statistik#German, Statistik'', "description of a State (polity), state, a country") is the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of ...

* Department of

Physics Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which r ...

Other institutions

A number of related or independent institutions are housed on the campus, e.g.: * The Finnish Institute for Verification of the Chemical Weapons Convention (VERIFIN) * The Finnish Museum of Natural History Dating Laboratory * The Helsinki Institute of Physics (HIP) * The Helsinki Institute for Information Technology (HIIT) * The Institute of

Seismology Seismology (; from Ancient Greek σεισμός (''seismós'') meaning "earthquake" and -λογία (''-logía'') meaning "study of") is the scientific study of earthquakes and the propagation of elastic waves through the Earth or through other ...

* The Luma Centre * The Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) * Integrated Carbon Observation System (ICOS) The Kumpula Science Library provides scientific library services for the campus.

Buildings

The campus consists of the following buildings: * Chemicum (Dept. of Chemistry; VERIFIN) * Physicum (Depts. of Physics, Geography, and Geology; Science Library; Dating Lab.; HIP) * Exactum (Depts. of Computer Science and Math & Statistics; I. of Seismology; HIIT) *

Dynamicum Dynamicum is the name of a building on the Kumpula Campus of the University of Helsinki that is shared by the Finnish Meteorological Institute and the Finnish Institute of Marine Research. Dynamicum is located in Kumpula, Helsinki. Construction ...

(FIMR, FMI, ICOS) * Accelerator Laboratory * Kumpula manor * Sport Center The Kumpula Botanical Garden is located adjacent to the campus.

External links

Faculty of Science

Information about The Kumpula Campus

Kumpula Campus Library

The Journey Planner of Helsinki Metropolitan Public Transport Authority
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