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In May, the Rector of the University of Jyväskylä Jari Ojala selected Kaisa Miettinen and Pasi Raiskinmäki as new vice rectors. The vice rectors’ four-year term in office starts on 15 August 2024.

A new research project at the University of Jyväskylä has been granted funding by the Research Council of Finland to explore the role of soil fauna in carbon cycling, aiming to provide new insights into how they contribute to the health of our planet.

The new international Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Business Innovation and Sustainability (BIS) of the Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics (JSBE) will be open for applications for the first time in January 2025.

A University of Jyväskylä study revealed that the tempo of musical performances slows down significantly as artists age.

"The World at Play" Workshop at the Reimagining Teachers and Teacher Education Conference in Helsinki

The Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy's DeCrises project has received nearly €600,000 in EU funding. The project studies the challenges of managing the twin transition in the EU.

Jyväskylä Summer School, organized at the University of Jyväskylä this year for the 33rd time. School offers participants the chance to advance their academic expertise in STEM and also opportunity to spend time in an international science community.

Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä led a study published in the scientific journal Nature, in which DNA sequencing was used to identify fungi from air samples collected around the world.

The University of Jyväskylä’s position in the QS World University Rankings Europe remained close to the top 200.

The academic year will start at the end of August with the orientation of new students. Congratulations to all admitted students!

JSBE received a distinguished recognition for its high-quality teaching and research as it was awarded the AACSB accreditation for six more years.

Joint Research by University of Eastern Finland and University of Jyväskylä investigated the antiviral potential of different wood species against enveloped coronaviruses and non-enveloped enteroviruses.