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20.10.2021 | University news

Deans of the University of Jyväskylä appointed for 2022–2025

21.10.2021 | Research news

Insect research uncovers new insights and solutions to global concerns over antibiotics

15.10.2021 | University news

Coronavirus vaccination events in Ruusupuisto on Mon 25 Oct and Tue 26 Oct from 8.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. - get your 1st or 2nd vaccine conveniently on campus!

13.10.2021 | University news

Education at JYU rises the 66th in Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE)

11.10.2021 | University news

Coronavirus exposure in Ilokivi and Lähde on 4–5 October

6.10.2021 | Research news

Photo-induced spin-triplet superconductivity

5.10.2021 | Research news

Freshwater pearl mussels to be revived – JYU leads large international conservation project

1.10.2021 | Research news

Restrictive eating and eating disorders are associated with injuries in female athletes

30.9.2021 | Research news

Creativity blooms from uncertainty – which is one of the good things to come out of COVID-19

30.9.2021 | University news

Researchers’ Night attracts audience both on-site and online

29.9.2021 | University news

Coronavirus vaccination events in Ruusupuisto on Mon 4 Oct and Tue 5 Oct from 8.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. - get your 1st or 2nd vaccine conveniently on campus!

23.9.2021 | Research news

Mechanisms of cell survival, virus-like particles and metal coordinated nano-cages presented at the Nanoscience Days in Jyväskylä 5–6 Oct

23.9.2021 | University news

Remote work recommendation removes, contact teaching increased

17.9.2021 | University news

THE ranking: JYU’s physical sciences, psychology and health sciences in the renowned ranking

16.9.2021 | University news

FORTHEM invites stakeholders to join the network

13.9.2021 | Research news

Granted patent: improved methods and culture media for production, quantification and isolation of bacteriophages

9.9.2021 | University news

Researchers’ Night 2021 held online and live – plenty of programme for children!

3.9.2021 | Research news

Exposure to metals changes gene regulation in wild great tit populations

2.9.2021 | University news

JYU rises on the list of best research universities

1.9.2021 | University news

Marja-Leena Laakso and Henrik Kunttu continue as vice rectors of the University of Jyväskylä

1.9.2021 | Educational news

Planetary Wellbeing studies: Free online courses on themes of sustainability

31.8.2021 | University news

A large number of students received an incorrect, automatic message about student role ending

20.8.2021 | Research news

The activity of an unusual phytochrome revealed

18.8.2021 | University news

University of Jyväskylä and the Student Union celebrate the Jyväskylä Pride Week 2021

16.8.2021 | University news

The University of Jyväskylä keeps its position in Shanghai Ranking

16.8.2021 | Research news

Depressive symptoms and irregular eating increased during the COVID-19 pandemic among middle-aged women

12.8.2021 | Student recruitment

Application for admission to doctoral training 15.8.-14.9.2021

11.8.2021 | Research news

Tuning gold nanoclusters for targeted gastric cancer therapy

10.8.2021 | Research news

Human Lyme Borreliosis and Puumala hantavirus infection incidence follow rodent abundance variations in Northern Europe

5.8.2021 | Research news

The Accelerator Laboratory of the University of Jyväskylä: A novel set of techniques opens a new region of exotic atomic nuclei for optical studies

3.8.2021 | University news

University preparing for autumn semester in line with previous Covid policies

2.8.2021 | Research news

Poor wellbeing at work in healthcare also affects patient satisfaction

26.7.2021 | University news

Celebrating and online networking in Jyväskylä International Summer School

29.6.2021 | University news

Celebrating science in the fall!

22.6.2021 | Research news

Open learning spaces do not increase children’s physical activity

21.6.2021 | University news

EERA Summer School 2021 – Keynote lectures available for everyone!

18.6.2021 | Research news

Moderate and vigorous physical activity attenuate arterial stiffening already in children

16.6.2021 | University news

JYU to open its activities from 21 June

15.6.2021 | Research news

From orange juice to sea water, and between the ground and 4-story building - Poison frog tadpoles can survive (almost) anywhere

14.6.2021 | Research news

‘Language in the Human-Machine Era’: Researchers from all continents join forces to predict how new technologies will change our languages and communication

12.6.2021 | Research news

High genetic running capacity promotes efficient metabolism with aging

10.6.2021 | University news

Open vacancies for six Deans at JYU

8.6.2021 | Study news

Digitalisation challenges teachers' ICT skills – update your competences online

8.6.2021 | University news

JYU keeps its position among the world’s best universities

7.6.2021 | Research news

Book launch: Pedagogical framework, design principles, recommendations and guidelines for a STEM learning environment design

3.6.2021 | Research news

High-intensity strength and impact training attenuates skeletal aging

26.5.2021 | University news

Education at JYU among the best of the world

25.5.2021 | Research news

Superflimsy graphene turned ultrastiff by optical forging

20.5.2021 | University news

University of Jyväskylä prepares for the autumn term

20.5.2021 | University news

Renovation of the library building will be completed - Jyväskylä University Library Lähde will open in August 2021

29.10.2021 Nonlinear optical materials through weak interactions and 3D printing (Kukkonen)

29.10.2021 Deep Inelastic Scattering in the Dipole Picture at Next-to-Leading Order (Hänninen)

16.9.2021 Asymptotical behavior of volume preserving mean curvature flow and stationary sets of forced mean curvature flow (Niinikoski)

2.9.2021 Approaching microbial communities at the level on individual cells (Dutra)

27.8.2021 Co-existing protozoa increases antibiotic resistance gene persistence in bacterial populations (Koskinen)

12.8.2021 Discover the mystery of the brain (Zhang)

3.7.2021 Think few minutes whom you might harm before you make an information security decision hastily (MSc. Hojat Mohammadnazar)

22.6.2021 A colourful look at fast-ﬂying particles (Ramnath)

18.6.2021 FM, YTM Zachris Haaparinne (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, General History) ONLINE EVENT

18.6.2021 New nanofabrication method for studying the thermal conductance of three-dimensional phononic crystals (Heiskanen)

18.6.2021 Single-Event Radiation Effects in Silicon Carbide Power MOSFETs (Martinella)

14.6.2021 Laser-spectroscopic studies of rare earth element- and lithium-bearing minerals and rocks (Sari Romppanen)

14.5.2021 Large scale geometry on Lie groups (Kivioja)

4.5.2021 Noncovalent interactions as a tool for supramolecular self-assembly of metallopolymers (Bulatova)

29.4.2021 Thiourea and selenourea as versatile objects for the investigation of the σ-hole interactions (Chernysheva)

Trauma, Resilience, Safety (TRS): A Music Psychotherapy Model for Addressing Illness Burden in Oncology (Rossetti)

17.4.2021 "Language proficiency facework and perceptions of language proficiency face in L2 interaction". (Ahvenainen)

26.3.2021 Modification of graphene using laser light (Hiltunen)

12.3.2021New probes for virus research from the combination of fluorescent dyes and nanoparticles (Saarnio)

12.3.2021 DNA nanostructures bring new methods to biomedicine and bioscience research (Ijäs)

12.2.2021 Cancerous PP2A inhibitor proteins - novel perspective for cancer therapy (Thapa)

12.2.2021 Microalgae with waterfleas can treat aquaculture wastewater and prevent loss of nutrients (Stevčić)

4.2.2021: Professional roles of Russophone journalists in Estonia reconsidered (Jufereva-Skuratovski) ONLINE EVENT

17.12.2020 Halogen Bond in Crystal Engineering: Structural Studies on Crystals with Ruthenium Centered Complexes and 1-(4-Pyridyl)-4-thiopyridine Zwitterion as Halogen Bond Acceptors (Xin)

16.12.2020 Neurocomputing and probabilistic propagation in computer vision (Braithwaite)

12.12.2020 Skin cancer research with convolutional neural networks and hyperspectral camera (Annala)

11.12.2020 Efficiency, enjoyment, errors - customers’ value outcomes as key for digital service design and development (Lumivalo)

10.12.2020 Technologies on the edge of tool and toy (Köse)

9.12.2020 Challenges of Gendered Journalism: Exploring Work Life Experiences of Ghanaian Female Journalists (Kodwo Boateng)

9.12.2020 What happens in our brain after working long hours? (Liu)

7.12.2020 Coherency Management by Architecture? (Valtonen)

5.12.2020 Uniqueness results for fractional Calderón problems (Covi)

2.12.2020 What group analysis brings (Wang)

26.11.2020 Cambridge Classics in the History of Ideas: Main Studies and Commitments of Method in the Work of Quentin Skinner & John Dunn ONLINE EVENT

25.11.2020 How brains listen? (Zhu)

28.10.2020 Discover the Secret of Sleep (Yan)

23.10.2020 Doctoral student developed a new research method for detecting species-specific extinction risk (Lakka)

9.10.2020 How Can the Basic Properties of Neutrinos be Probed by Nuclear Physics? (Jokiniemi)

Sher-E Khoda (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Social and Public Policy) ONLINE EVENT

26.9.2020 Research shows how CRISPR-Cas protects a fish pathogen against phages (Hoikkala)

18.9.2020 FM Julius Telivuo (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Philosophy) ONLINE EVENT

11.9.2020 Bacteria are in key role for successful recirculating aquaculture farming (Pulkkinen)

4.9.2020 Superconductivity from graphene with flat bands (Peltonen)

21.8. 2020 On the equivalence of viscosity and weak solutions to normalized and parabolic equations

21.8.2020 Internet favours emotional communication, charismatic leaders and populist messages (Toode)

17.8.2020 MA Melina Aarnikoivu (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Applied Linguistics), ONLINE EVENT

14.8.2020: What happens in the brain when we learn the sound of a letter (Xu)

7.8.2020 Online brand communities drive destination image (Ukpabi)

Deepening the understanding of the interplay between optimal mass transportation and metric geometry (Schultz)

12.6.2020 The Fast Interaction Trigger for the ALICE Upgrade (Slupecki)

Wood-based coatings helped reduce microbes on surfaces in hospitals

Forskning: Sparkcyklarna har varit effektiva för att lära barn cykla

History A 177-year-old treasure was found in Polvijärvi in the priest’s loft, which had already been declared lost: “As if we had opened Tutankhamun’s tomb”

Cardiovascular responses to dynamic and static upper-body exercise in a cold environment in coronary artery disease patients - European Journal of Applied Physiology

The effects of a physical and cognitive training intervention vs. physical training alone on older adults’ physical activity: A randomized controlled trial with extended follow-up during COVID-19

Riksdagen ska avgöra om kalavverkningarna förpassas till historien

Five student unions ask about students’ livelihoods – TREY expert: Poor financial situation causes a lot of worry and stress | Yle news

В Евпатории прошла I Всероссийская научно-практическая конференция с международным участием

Nobel Prize in Chemistry for molecular builders

Undersökning: ishockey klart dyraste lagsporten

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30.6.2021–30.10.2021 | Exhibition

Elämän liikenneympyrässä - Art acquisitions of the University of Jyväskylä on display in Soihtu exhibition center

20.10.2021–22.10.2021 | Congress

The 21st International Symposium: "Hot Topics in Exercise Physiology"

29.10.202110.00–11.30 | Public lecture

MultiLEAP Webinar – Vygotskian praxis in teacher professional development

1.11.2021–5.11.2021 | Student event

JYY's Sustainable Development Week

3.11.202112.15–13.15 | Student event

JYU.Wisdom Online Lunch Colloquium, speaker Johanna Yletyinen

4.11.2021–5.11.2021 | Seminar

UNIFI Seminar: Sustainability and Responsibility in HEIs 2030

8.11.2021–14.11.2021 | Student event

Active University kick-off week

8.11.202113.00–16.00 | Other event

Swedish in the middle of Finland

8.11.202115.00–18.00 | Other event

Online workshop: Technologies meet Healthcare: Digital Leap for Improved Patient Care and Public Health

8.11.202117.00–19.30 | Other event

WEBINAR First steps of coparenthood: findings from international research on new parents

11.11.2021–13.11.2021 | Congress

AFinLA 50th Anniversary Symposium

26.4.2022–27.4.2022 | Congress

The 1st International Music Therapy Conference on Childrens's Music Therapy

11.5.2022–12.5.2022 | Congress

Nordic Football Conference 2022

29.6.2022–4.7.2022 | Congress

38th International Conference on Psychology and the Arts

14.8.2022–19.8.2022 | Congress

EUCMOS2020 conference on Molecular Spectroscopy - postponed to August 2021

22.10.202112.00–15.00 | Doctoral Dissertation

Dissertation: 22.10.2021 M.Sc. Kaisa Koivunen (Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Gerontology and Public Health)

23.10.202112.00–15.00 | Doctoral Dissertation

Dissertation: 23.10.2021 YTM Anitta Kananen (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Politics) ONLINE EVENT

27.10.202112.00–16.00 | Doctoral Dissertation

Dissertation: 27.10.2021 M.Sc. (Econ.) Nguyen Ngoc Duy Khoa (School of Business and Economics, Strategy and Entrepreneurship)

27.10.202112.00–15.00 | Doctoral Dissertation

Dissertation: 27.10.2021 MSc Anja Onali (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Development Studies) ONLINE EVENT

29.10.202112.00–16.00 | Dissertation news

Dissertation: 29.10.2021 M.Sc. Esa Kukkonen (Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Department of Chemistry)

29.10.202112.00–16.00 | Dissertation news

Dissertation: 29.10.2021 M.Sc. Henri Hänninen (Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Department of Physics)

29.10.202112.00–15.00 | Doctoral Dissertation

Dissertation: 29.10.2021 M.Sc. Lotta Palmberg (Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Gerontology and Public Health)

30.10.202112.00–15.00 | Doctoral Dissertation

Dissertation: Dissertation: 30.10.2021 Master of Sports Studies Kai Pihlainen (Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Sport Coaching and Fitness Testing)

3.11.202112.00–15.00 | Doctoral Dissertation

Dissertation: 3.11.2021 YTM Evgenia Amey (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Contemporary Culture) ONLINE EVENT

3.11.202112.00–16.00 | Doctoral Dissertation

Dissertation: 3.11.2021 M.Eng. Wenya Liu (Faculty of Information Technology, Software and Communications Engineering) ONLINE EVENT

5.11.202112.00–16.00 | Doctoral Dissertation

Dissertation: 5.11.2021 MA (Educ.) Janne Fagerlund (Faculty of Education and Psychology, Teacher Education)

5.11.202112.00–16.00 | Doctoral Dissertation

Dissertation: 5.11.2021 Master of Cognitive Neuroscience of Language Natalia Louleli (Faculty of Education, Psychology)

12.11.202112.00–15.00 | Doctoral Dissertation

Dissertation: 12.11.2021 FM Silja Heikkilä (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Ethnology and Anthropology)

12.11.202112.00–15.00 | Doctoral Dissertation

Dissertation: 12.11.2021 YTM Anne Niiles-Mäki (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Philosophy)

13.11.202112.00–16.00 | Doctoral Dissertation

Dissertation: 13.11.2021 M.A. (Psych.) Petra Sainio (Faculty of Education and Psychology, Psychology)

19.11.202112.00–15.00 | Doctoral Dissertation

Dissertation: 19.11.2021 FM Marjo Markkanen (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Applied Linguistics / Centre for Applied Language Studies)

19.11.202112.00–16.00 | Dissertation news

Dissertation: 19.11.2021 M.Sc. Jasper Parkkila (Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Department of Physics)

20.11.202112.00–15.00 | Doctoral Dissertation

Dissertation: 20.11.2021 FM Hanna Nykänen (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Communication)

20.11.202112.00–15.00 | Doctoral Dissertation

Dissertation: 20.11.2021 FM, YTM Katri Talaskivi (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Literature) ONLINE EVENT

26.11.202112.00–15.00 | Doctoral Dissertation

Dissertation: 26.11.2021 YTM Lauri Ruotanen (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Social Work)

26.11.202112.00–15.00 | Dissertation news

Dissertation: 26.11.2021 FM Lauri Julkunen (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Finnish History) ONLINE EVENT

26.11.202113.00–16.00 | Doctoral Dissertation

Dissertation: 26.11.2021 FM Maria Sharapan (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Intercultural Communication)

27.11.202112.00–15.00 | Doctoral Dissertation

Dissertation: 27.11.2021 FM Marika Paaso (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Communication)

4.12.202112.00–15.00 | Doctoral Dissertation

Dissertation: 4.12.2021 FM Sari Rajamäki (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Communication)

10.12.202112.00–15.00 | Doctoral Dissertation

Dissertation: 10.12.2021 M.Sc. Irinja Lounassalo (Faculty of Sports and Health Sciences, Sport Pedagogy)

10.12.202112.00–15.00 | Dissertation news

Dissertation: 10.12.2021 FM Wiivi-Maria Jouttijärvi (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, General History)

11.12.202112.00–15.00 | Doctoral Dissertation

Dissertation: 11.12.2021 VTL Marjo Vartiainen (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Philosophy)

18.12.202112.00–15.00 | Doctoral Dissertation

Dissertation: 18.12.2021 YTM Lauri Myllymaa (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Philosophy)

14.1.202212.00–15.00 | Doctoral Dissertation

Dissertation: 14.1.2022 M.Sc. Laura Joensuu (Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Sport Medicine)

28.1.202212.00–15.00 | Dissertation news

Dissertation: 28.1.2022 FM Karoliina Puranen-Impola (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Finnish History)

29.1.202212.00–15.00 | Doctoral Dissertation

Dissertation: 29.1.2022 YTM Tuija Jartti (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Sociology)

1.11.2021–5.11.2021 | Student event

JYY's Sustainable Development Week

3.11.202112.15–13.15 | Student event

JYU.Wisdom Online Lunch Colloquium, speaker Johanna Yletyinen

8.11.2021–14.11.2021 | Student event

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