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Matematiikan tutkimus

Six Proof of Concept Initiatives Awarded Funding at JYU in 2026!

JYU PoC -funding receivers 2026

Yle Majakka brings young people and decision - makers together in Jyväskylä to shape the future together

Young people influence the election debate by sending their questions to the panellists. The pre-event sessions explore topics such as future skills, interaction research, democracy education, critical thinking and environmental wellbeing.

FORTHEM

FORTHEM Alliance enters a new funding period

FORTHEM Alliance collaboration continues

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Research news

New Professor Virpi-Liisa Kykyri is researching how interaction can support wellbeing and change

Virpi-Liisa Kykyri, the new Professor of Psychology, is interested in how interaction is formed in therapy and how it can support people’s wellbeing, inclusion and psychological change.

Kuvassa ovat Janne Nurminen (vas.), Shubham Jaiswal, Giovanni Covi ja Mikko Salo..

In the AI era, mathematics still needs the human mind

Artificial intelligence has taken mathematics by storm. It is increasing the need for specialists with a deep understanding of the subject, says Professor Mikko Salo at the University of Jyväskylä.

AI-Multiscale Integration for Waste-to-Value Digital Twins (AIM)

University of Jyväskylä participates in developing AI-driven digital twins for waste-to-value technologies

The University of Jyväskylä plays a key role in a nearly €4 million EIC Pathfinder Challenge project by developing computational simulation methods that underpin digital twins.

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Dissertation press releases

Sanna Riuttanen

Dissertation: Migrant adults’ skills and knowledges should be utilised more in Finnish education

Students in adult basic education can sometimes be viewed through a deficit lens. MA Sanna Riuttanen’s doctoral dissertation focused on how the knowledges and skills of migrant students in adult basic education could be better utilised in their classrooms

Dissertation: Robots reshape power relations at work

MSocSc Anna Lampi’s doctoral dissertation examines work with physical robots and the stress, emotions and power relations involved.

Dissertation: Collaboration between humans and AI can provide a decisive speed advantage in critical cyber operations

Pietari Sarjakivi examined effective human-machine team decision-making in competitive and combat environments.

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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

14.11.2026 YTM Tanja Penninkangas (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, social work)

YTM Tanja Penninkangas defends their doctoral dissertation in social work "Muutosjohtajuus sosiaali- ja terveydenhuollon palvelurakenneuudistuksessa – tavoitteet ja toteutuminen sosiaalihuollon näkökulmasta".

14.11.2026 Lic.Phil. Mirja Hämäläinen (Faculty of Education and Psychology, Teacher Education)

Lic.Phil. Mirja Hämäläinen defends her doctoral dissertation in teacher education "Ethics, Sustainable Development, and Well-Being in Language Education: Practicing Bohmian Dialogue in English as a Lingua Franca".

20.11.2026 FM Heini Siltainsuu (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, musicology)

FM Heini Siltainsuu defends their doctoral dissertation in musicology "”With music I am me”. Music as a dynamic resource for musical identity and subjective wellbeing for older adults".

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