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The Finnish Cultural Foundation awarded a total of €891,500 in 26 grants to the University of Jyväskylä. The largest number of grants were awarded for natural sciences, totalling €315,000.

The University of Jyväskylä investigated how parvovirus infection impacts nucleolar morphology and function. The results provide new basic information about the interaction between viruses and nucleolus.

The Central Finland Care Foundation (Keski-Suomen hoivasäätiö) has decided to donate €30,000 to the University of Jyväskylä. The donation is allocated to the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences’ research programme on active ageing.

The new professor of sport and health sciences, Riikka Kivelä, University of Jyväskylä, investigates various health-related effects of physical activity at the cellular and molecular level.

Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä have successfully employed machine learning-driven simulations to investigate the thermal dynamics one of the most well-studied gold nanoclusters.

In the FORTHEM collaboration, a lot of different networking events and learning opportunities are organised both physically and virtually. See the upcoming possibilities for the next couple of months.

The theses have already inspired action at universities: from making sustainability competence part of studies to investing in related research. The focus now is on nature positivity and improving reporting.

Researchers have shown that DNA viruses infect cells and take over the host cell nucleus induce dramatic structural modifications. The study sheds new light on the virus-induced fundamental nuclear remodeling.

The route via Jyväskylä University Campus connects Alvar Aalto's architectural sites into a cultural travel route in Europe.

The School of Resource Wisdom at the University of Jyväskylä has published a new issue of Wisdom Letters (2/2025) focusing on the sustainability implications of demolition and preservation in the built environment.

The University of Jyväskylä awarded a total of 3,497 degrees in 2025: 1,865 master’s, 1,465 bachelor’s and 167 doctoral degrees.

The University of Jyväskylä improved its position in the QS World University Rankings Europe, rising to 192nd in the latest ranking from 205th last year.