I devote the largest part of my working time to research; I teach only occasionally. I have developed and taught the following original courses for Ph.D. students and postdoctoral researchers:
- Planning of experiments and design of data collection in ecological studies: Kola Science Centre, Apatity (2000); St.Petersburg University (2003); Northern (Arctic) Federal University, Arkhangelsk (2012-2015).
- Writing of research paper for international journal: Kola Science Centre, Apatity (2001); St.Petersburg University (2002).
- Scientific communications: Kola Science Centre, Apatity (2003); St.Petersburg University (2005).
- Meta-analysis: Kola Science Centre, Apatity (2002); St.Petersburg University (2004); Vilnius University (2007); Institute of Plant & Animal Ecology, Yekaterinburg (2008).
- Statistical analysis of ecological and environmental data: Kola Science Centre, Apatity (2002); St.Petersburg University (2005); Northern (Arctic) Federal University, Arkhangelsk (2013-2015).
I have contributed to the following courses:
- Master’s Programme in Environmental Sciences (University of Turku, 2005-2013).
- Advanced issues in biodiversity research (University of Turku, 2012-2014).
- Ecology and evolution of plant herbivore interactions (University of Turku, 2012-2016).
- Research at the Department of Biology (University of Turku, 2014-2020).