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JYU pärjää hyvin Shanghai Rankingin eri tieteenalojen kansainvälisessä yliopistovertailussa.

JYU’s research in education ranked 44th in the Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects

Education at JYU among the best of the world.
JYU’s research in education ranked 44th in the Shanghai Ranking.

Merilohen poikasia. (Kuva: Heidi Kunttu / JYU.)

LIFE Revives: The freshwater pearl mussel favors the original salmon fish populations of the home river

Researchers of the LIFE Revives project at the University of Jyväskylä have found that the larvae of freshwater pearl mussel survive best in the original salmon fish population of their home river.

Pikamuotiyhtiöiden mainoskuvat osoittautuivat stereotyyppisiksi.

Fast fashion advertisements stop short of challenging stereotypes related to girls

Teenage girls are formidable consumers of fast fashion.

How to prevent the next pandemic?

JYU is a partner in the new EU-funded project 'BEPREP' (Identification of best practices for biodiversity recovery and public health interventions to prevent future epidemics and pandemics) that aims to prevent future pandemics by studying and...

Check out the highlights of 2021 in JYU´s annual report

The whole of 2021 was marked by the COVID-19. Remote work and teaching were emphasised. Despite the challenges presented by the pandemic, the university was able to fulfil its statutory duties successfully.

Europe starts here! JYU received the European Heritage Label in Brussels

The University of Jyväskylä received the European Heritage Label yesterday in Brussels. The award is the first of its kind in Finland.

Women burn fat even after menopause

The estrogen deficiency following menopause is thought to impair women’s ability to use fat as an energy source.

Hankkeen verkkosivustolta löytyy lisätietoa hankeesta sekä avoimesti käytettävissä olevat materiaalit.

A milestone in educating teachers for linguistically diverse learning communities

The Erasmus+ KA2 strategic partnership project “Translanguaging for Equal Opportunities: Speaking Romani at School” (December 2019–May 2022) has just published online materials for pre- and in-service teacher education.

JYU improved its position among the world’s best universities

The University of Jyväskylä was ranked higher than in the previous year in the QS World University Rankings.

Moodle will be out of use on Wed 8th of June

Moodle will be upgraded into version 4.0 at Wednesday 8th of June.

Hankkeen tarkoituksena on turvallisen ja käyttäjäystävällisen tunnistautumismenetelmän kehittäminen.

University of Jyväskylä project wants to replace passwords with a more secure solution

Our everyday lives are protected by passwords on many levels.

Merja Karjalainen (left), Prof. Anja Oskamp, Dr Jon Rosewell, Jukka Lerkkanen. Image: Sami Saarenpää

E-learning is key to JYUOpen – international benchmarking utilised in development

Continual development is ingrained in the operation of JYUOpen.