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Results from a recent study showed that not only persistent leisure-time physical activity from childhood to adulthood but also an increasing tendency to engage in physical activities after childhood or adolescence associated with other health-related...

The pandemic situation has become worse and the omicron variant causes worry also in Finland.

A study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä in the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences shows that menopausal transition is associated with unfavourable changes in metabolic health that may be mitigated with a physically active lifestyle.

This year’s list of the world’s most cited researchers includes two professors from the University of Jyväskylä: Professor Martin Hagger from the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences and visiting Professor Nikolay Kuznetsov from the Faculty of...

Mayor Timo Koivisto is the first recipient of the Puolestapuhuja (Advocate) award of the University of Jyväskylä.

A Jyväskylä-based group of sustainability scholars has published a scientific article about Planetary Well-being.

A study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä analysed the health effects of a patented DGA compound and compared them to the effects of exercise.

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.

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.

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

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.

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