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FORTHEM Alliance Awarded Funding for 2026–2028

The FORTHEM Alliance has been awarded funding under the European Universities Initiative (EUI) for the period 2026–2028.

Otso Ovaskainen

Academy Professor Otso Ovaskainen receives ERC funding for real-time monitoring of Madagascar’s biodiversity

The goal of BioSounds project is to create a real-time acoustic monitoring network to be deployed in 20 national parks in Madagascar.

JYU Staff Week Group Photo

JYU Staff Week 2026 highlighted wellbeing, collaboration and new opportunities

The University of Jyväskylä’s international JYU Staff Week 2026 brought together experts from partner universities around the world in early June.

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Research news

Jussi Jokinen

University of Jyväskylä receives over 800,000 in funding to develop more reliable interactive AI

University of Jyväskylä received 822,000 euros in funding for the development of interactive artificial intelligence.

Simpukkakokeessa tutkittiin simpukoiden kykyä torjua vesihometta.

Mussels help protect fish by removing water mould

Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä and the Finnish Food Authority have succeeded in reducing water mould infections in fish by using mussels.

Dissertation: Greenwashing can leave a lasting mark on consumers’ brand perceptions

M.Sc. Mitra Salimi’s dissertation examines how consumers and online communities respond to greenwashing and other unsustainable brand behaviour.

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Dissertation press releases

Dissertation: Greenwashing can leave a lasting mark on consumers’ brand perceptions

M.Sc. Mitra Salimi’s dissertation examines how consumers and online communities respond to greenwashing and other unsustainable brand behaviour.

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Between three great powers: Russia’s digital public diplomacy with the US and China across 2011–2025

Yue Han analyzed Russia’s public diplomacy on digital platforms targeting both the American and Chinese publics from the language and communication perspectives.

Aagrah Agnihotri

Studying nuclear weak processes for neutrino and dark matter physics

M.Sc. Aagrah Agnihotri defends his doctoral dissertation on 26.6.2026

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Upcoming events

Join Start to Finnish – an online course on Finnish working life

Online course on Finnish working life

Oppilaita vierailemassa Tutkijoiden yön aikaan Näyttelykeskus Soihdussa

Time travel self-guided workshop at Soihtu Exhibition Centre

In the Soihtu Exhibition Centre´s workshop, you’ll travel back in time 160 years!

Neljä opiskelijaa kävelemässä

Jyväskylä Summer School - a fun time learning in an international environment!

The Summer School welcomes students from all around the world to learn from top-level scientists, expand their professional network and create new memories.

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Public examinations of doctoral dissertations

11.8.2026 M.A. Jiaqi Zheng (Faculty of Information Technology, Cognitive Science)

M.A. Jiaqi Zheng defends their doctoral dissertation in Cognitive Science "The Synergy of Form and Function: Investigating how Icon Features and Aesthetic Appraisal Modulate Icon Processing with Behavioral and Neuroimaging Evidence".

14.8.2026 M.Sc. Mitra Salimi (School of Business and Economics, Marketing)

M.Sc. Mitra Salimi defends the doctoral dissertation in Marketing "Brand Transgressions: How Unsustainability Affects Consumer Responses to Brands".

14.8.2026 FL Jari Hautamäki (Faculty of Information Technology, Computer Science and Engineering)

FL Jari Hautamäki defends their doctoral dissertation in Computer Science and Engineering ”Cyber Security Intelligence Sharing Model”.

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