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Research Council of Finland grants funding to the University of Finland for international collaboration in high-performance computing

The Research Council of Finland (RCF) has made funding decisions on the call ‘2025 Special funding for international collaboration in high-performance computing’. The RCF granted funding for twelve projects, totalling 6.4 million euros for 2026–2028.

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Joni Kettunen receives the University of Jyväskylä’s Puolestapuhuja Award 2025

The Jyväskylä University Foundation has decided to present the 2025 Puolestapuhuja Award to Joni Kettunen, CEO and doctor of psychology. He is the founder of Firstbeat and leads the company’s two business areas: elite sports and wellbeing.

JYU Venture Capital Pitching Day was a whole day of inspiring talks – Solid IO and Custom were the winners of the pitching competition

Ruusupuisto was filled with energy on Friday, December 12, when investors, entrepreneurs, and researchers gathered for an exciting pitching competition at the University of Jyväskylä's first Venture Capital Pitching Day event.

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Research news

Nature-based interventions can promote the well-being of young people in precarious situations

MA James Obeng’s doctoral dissertation examines how nature-based interventions can enhance the well-being of young people in precarious situations.

Tiina Paananen

Dissertation: Being absorbed in online shopping can help you relax – these tips will help you avoid unhealthy behavior patterns when shopping online

Immersion in online shopping, can help you relax and make informed decisions, but it can also cause anxiety if it continues for too long.

Joni Heikkinen

Doctoral dissertation: ECB communication has reflected asymmetric preferences over inflation deviations from the price stability target

In his doctoral dissertation in Economics at JSBE, M.Sc. (Econ.) Joni Heikkinen examines household expectations and the role of communication in macroeconomics.

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Dissertation press releases

Nature-based interventions can promote the well-being of young people in precarious situations

MA James Obeng’s doctoral dissertation examines how nature-based interventions can enhance the well-being of young people in precarious situations.

The early childhood education system works, but families' freedom of choice is not always realised (Kuusiholma-Linnamäki)

A recent doctoral thesis from the University of Jyväskylä shows that the structures of the early childhood education system alone are not enough to ensure families' freedom of choice in their children's care arrangements.

Tiina Paananen

Dissertation: Being absorbed in online shopping can help you relax – these tips will help you avoid unhealthy behavior patterns when shopping online

Immersion in online shopping, can help you relax and make informed decisions, but it can also cause anxiety if it continues for too long.

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Upcoming events

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

Online course on Finnish working life

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Finnish Mathematical Days 2026

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JYU.Well workshop: Dimensions of cross-cultural wellbeing

The workshop is about how people from different cultural backgrounds can understand their own wellbeing and learn practical methods to maintain it, regardless of the country they live in.

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Public examinations of doctoral dissertations

9.1.2026 M.Sc. Happy Mathew Tirivangasi (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Development Studies)

M.Sc. Happy Mathew Tirivangasi defends their doctoral dissertation in “An Afrocentric analysis of climate change adaptation practices in rural Zimbabwe” A case study of the Ndau Indigenous People in Chimanimani, Zimbabwe".

10.1.2026 M.Sc. (Econ.) Joni Heikkinen (School of Business and Economics, Economics)

M.Sc. (Econ.) Joni Heikkinen defends the doctoral dissertation in Economics "Essays on Expectations and Communication in Macroeconomics".

16.1.2026 MA (Educ.), M.Sc. (Health Sciences) Virpi Salo (Faculty of Education and Psychology, Education)

MA (Educ.), M.Sc. (Health Sciences) Virpi Salo defends her doctoral dissertation in education "Collaborative learning and emotions in nursing simulation-based education".

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