YTM, FM Tuomo-Paavo Salokas defends their doctoral dissertation in Philosophy "The Formation of Western Political Theory: A Rhetorical Interpretation – from Latin rhetorical sources to John of Salisbury".
VTM Vilja Levonius defends their doctoral dissertation in Communication "Empathy as Communication: Constituting Care and Organization in Old Age Care".
YTM Ossi Laaksamo defends their doctoral dissertation in Social Work "Jätteen ja aktivoinnin jäljillä. Etnografinen tutkimus kuntouttavan työtoiminnan paikantumisesta osana ekososiaalista siirtymää".
FM Jarkko Keränen defends their doctoral dissertation in Finnish Sign Language "Multisensory iconicity in Finnish Sign Language: Going beyond visuocentrism".