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The Faculty of Information Technology at the University of Jyväskylä and the Wellbeing Services County of Central Finland are organising a seminar on AI research in health and wellbeing.

JYU.INTEGRA’s first pilot programme for mentoring is coming to a conclusion. The experiences of the programme have been positive, and the plan is to continue the training also next year.

A study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä's Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences investigated how a 10-week break from resistance training affected maximum strength and muscle size.

Den första delen av den finlandssvenska teckenspråkskorpusen publicerades i Språkbanken (FIN-CLARIN) i oktober 2024.

Associations of personality traits with physical activity and sedentary behavior were observed in a study conducted at the Gerontology Research Centre and the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Jyväskylä.

On the last Sunday in October, we will set our clocks back an hour, which may temporarily disrupt the sleep patterns of some people. Research at the University of Jyväskylä shows that sleep deprivation impairs learning.

A new report presents eight key research topics that can help Finland become a leader in Power-to-X (PtX) technologies and the hydrogen economy. An open webinar on the topic, conducted in Finnish, will be held on November 4, from 13:00 to 14:00.

The Rector of the University of Jyväskylä appointed Mika Haapanen to the professorship of economics from 1 September 2024.

A recent Finnish study has found that good physical fitness from childhood to adolescence is linked to better mental health in adolescence. These results are significant and timely, as mental health problems are currently a major societal challenge, affec

The University of Jyväskylä of the Faculty of Mathematics and Science is one of the few universities from Finland who is collaborating with the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) in Kenya in the field of sciences.

The Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation supports science, arts and social activities through grants, awards and other support. The University of Jyväskylä received a total of €620,000, including €100,000 for the research project of Tuija Aro and her team.

Academy Research Fellow Heikki Takala has been awarded significant funding of €707,000 from the Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation. The three-year project will focus on the development of red-light controlled optogenetic tools and investigate how they can be