Publications

​Publishing at LAB University of Applied Sciences aims to improve and enhance knowledge sharing in multi-disciplinary research and development as well as innovation. LAB is committed to the principles of open access publishing.

LAB Open

LAB Open is an open access publishing platform which publishes articles and audiovisual materials by the staff, students and partners of the LAB University of Applied Sciences. The platform hosts two individual journals which are published continuously. Both journals accept and publish articles also in English.

LAB Focus Blogs

The blogs of LAB's four focus areas bring forth each focus area’s RDI and education activities.

Publication series

The LAB publication series publishes reports, monographs and compilations based on the RDI and higher education teaching activities at LAB.

All publications in the series are available online via Theseus.

About publishing in LAB

You can read more about LAB’s publishing activities from the LAB Guide to publishing and open science. The guide also offers information about open science, how to evaluate scholarly publications, and how to promote your research.

For any additional information or questions, please contact julkaisutatlab [dot] fi (julkaisut[at]lab[dot]fi)

LAB Focus

21.3.2025 - 10.20

The shift towards a cashless society

The main difference between cash and cashless is access. When paying with bank or with credit card, a card issued by a credit card company is required. The same applies for mobile phone payments, as it is based on the card added to the app. During and after the COVID-19 epidemic, there has been a […] The post The shift towards a cashless society appeared first on LAB Focus.

28.2.2025 - 09.03

Proactive adaptation to climate change is important in local regions

The ClimateGO project promotes comprehension and awareness of regions and cities in developing better policies for climate-smart and resilient governance (Interreg Europe 2025). One of the concrete measures of the project is arranging webinars on current issues related to climate change. Finnish project partners the Regional Council of Päijät-Häme and LAB University of Applied Sciences […] The post Proactive adaptation to climate change is important in local regions appeared first on LAB Focus.

19.2.2025 - 11.23

Knowledge sharing practices – experiences from the rural communities in Namibia

Knowledge sharing practices are an important part of team learning methods (see Ekman 2024a; Ekman 2024b), which is applied in the SmartVille project (LAB 2025; SmartVille 2025). Project team members discussed knowledge sharing practices in the focus group discussions in the Namibian living lab communities (Mix settlement and Nauuasport communities). Originally, knowledge creation model (SECI-model) […] The post Knowledge sharing practices – experiences from the rural communities in Namibia appeared first on LAB Focus.

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