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Current news at the University of Jyväskylä

Open Access Week 2026: The cost of knowledge

The international Open Access Week will take place on 20–26 October 2026. This year’s theme invites us to reflect on the financial, human and environmental costs of creating, sharing and sustaining knowledge.

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Join the faculty’s seminars!

Seminars help expand knowledge, discover new ideas,and build valuable network connections. Seminars are held at every department and at the Nanoscience Center.

JYU Yrityspäivä 8.10.2026 yleiskuva

Business Networking Day brought together companies, researchers, and students to explore new collaboration opportunities

The event also provided a comprehensive overview of the university’s current and future collaborations with companies. The event attracted a record-breaking 1,065 participants.

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Research news

Vera Salmi

Androgen concentrations vary across the menstrual cycle, but their association with physical performance in females remains unclear

The doctoral dissertation of MSc Vera Salmi showed that androgen concentrations vary across the menstrual cycle but were not consistently associated with body composition or physical performance.

FORTHEM RGP 2026

FORTHEM Researcher Grand Prix, Opole 21.10.2026 - Rakesh Gowdihalli Nagarajappa represents JYU

Science communication competition for young researchers in Opole, Poland on 21.10.2026. The event will be livestreamed.

Kai Tuuri

Online services are efficient but rarely fun. Could things be different?

Researcher Kai Tuuri from the University of Jyväskylä leads a project, which investigates what kind of playfulness engages users with a service. Can an official service be playful?

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Dissertation press releases

Vera Salmi

Androgen concentrations vary across the menstrual cycle, but their association with physical performance in females remains unclear

The doctoral dissertation of MSc Vera Salmi showed that androgen concentrations vary across the menstrual cycle but were not consistently associated with body composition or physical performance.

Veronica Kamanzi

Dissertation: Inclusive pedagogy implementation can support literacy learning among diverse learners, but teachers need stronger support

MA (Ed) Veronica Kamanzi’s doctoral dissertation examines how inclusive pedagogy implementation can support literacy acquisition in early childhood education in Tanzania.

Aaron Peltoniemi

Dissertation: Digital learning is more than just technology

Aaron Peltoniemi's dissertation suggests that digital learning is not just a way to teach, but a way to be in education.

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Upcoming events

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

Online course on Finnish working life

Artist's rendition of a quasiclassical Green's function

Introduction to quasiclassics

Introduction to quasiclassics

Study at JYU webinar series 2026

Looking for study opportunities in Europe, in Nordics or in Finland? Want to learn more about our bachelor's and master's degree programmes, and get in touch with our staff and students? Sign up for University of Jyväskylä's applicant webinars in autumn 2

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Public examinations of doctoral dissertations

23.10.2026 MA (Educ.) Leena Ikonen (Faculty of Education and Psychology, Education)

MA (Educ.) Leena Ikonen defends her doctoral dissertation in education "Vocational Career Change: A Substantive Theory of Transitions in Life Structures".

23.10.2026 M.Sc. Jiayi Eurus Zhang (Faculty of Information Technology, Cognitive Science)

M.Sc. Jiayi Eurus Zhang defends their doctoral dissertation in Cognitive Science ”Appraisal-Based Computational Emotion Modeling with Reinforcement Learning”.

23.10.2026 M.Sc. Joni Laulainen (Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Department of Physics)

M.Sc. Joni Laulainen defends their doctoral dissertation "Improved simulations of deep inelastic scattering processes in PYTHIA 8”.

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