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JYU to abandon all COVID-19 restrictions at the turn of the year

The university prepares to abandon all COVID-19 restrictions starting from period 3, on 1 January 2022, if it is possible considering the pandemic situation.

FIT FORTHEM needs the opinions of the students and academic staff

The FIT FORTHEM team needs your help. All the academic communities of the FORTHEM Alliance are invited to answer a survey of research and innovation topics in the universities.

THE ranking: humanities at JYU again among the world’s best

Humanities at the University of Jyväskylä was positioned 201–250 among the world’s best universities.

The JYU webinar series 2021 on Master's Degree Programmes starts on 2nd November

Located at the heart of Finland, the University of Jyväskylä is a world-class university where cross-disciplinary and cutting-edge research meets open and energetic communality.

Panda Ähtärin eläinpuistossa. Kuvat: Vesa Holm / Jyväskylän yliopisto

Giant pandas’ distinctive black and white markings provide effective camouflage, study finds

The high-contrast pattern of giant pandas helps them blend in with their natural environment.

The solvent controls the chemical reactions responsible for the gel formation. The lifespan of the gel is four days. However, swelling expands the lifetime up to seven months, during which the gel matrix is also changing.

Triggering gelation in a chemically active solvent

A recent study published in Chemical Communications reports a rare case of a gel in which the solvent plays an active role in the gelation process.

Insect research uncovers new insights and solutions to global concerns over antibiotics

Research into moths has uncovered a new dimension to debates over antibiotic use in animals and humans.

Deans of the University of Jyväskylä appointed for 2022–2025

After hearing the faculty councils, Rector Keijo Hämäläinen has named the deans of the faculties of the University of Jyväskylä for the term of office from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2025.

Coronavirus vaccination events in Ruusupuisto on Mon 25 Oct and Tue 26 Oct from 8.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. - get your 1st or 2nd vaccine conveniently on campus!

Together with the City of Jyväskylä, we are organising coronavirus vaccination events in Ruusupuisto on 25 October and 26 October.

Education at JYU rises the 66th in Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE)

Research in education at the University of Jyväskylä was ranked 66th in the Times Higher Education World University Ranking (THE) by subject for research-intensive universities.

Coronavirus exposure in Ilokivi and Lähde on 4–5 October

A person who has visited the cafeteria Ilokivi and the University Library Lähde on Monday, 4 October and Tuesday, 5 October has been diagnosed a COVID-19 infection.

Schematic picture of the system considered consisting of the superconductor, ferromagnet and the heavy metal Pt. The Cooper pairs are shown by spheres which arrows which represent spins.

Photo-induced spin-triplet superconductivity

Recently, a lot of attention has been focused to studying dynamic states of matter which appear exclusively when the time-dependent drive is applied to this or that quantum system.