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Celebrating science in the fall!

Researchers’ Night will be held on Friday 24th of September.

Open learning spaces do not increase children’s physical activity

According to a recent study, open learning spaces are not directly associated with the physical activity of students in grades 3 and 5, even though more breaks from sedentary time were observed in open learning spaces compared to conventional classrooms.

Moderate and vigorous physical activity attenuate arterial stiffening already in children

According to a recent Finnish study, higher levels of moderate and vigorous physical activity can curb arterial stiffening already in childhood.

JYU to open its activities from 21 June

Entrance examinations on the University of Jyväskylä’s campus are about to end so it is possible to increase working and studying on the campus.

Sammakkoisät kuljettivat nuijapäitä sopiviin oloihin jopa 20 metrin korkeudelle. Kuva: Andrius Pašukonis/Stanfordin yliopisto

From orange juice to sea water, and between the ground and 4-story building - Poison frog tadpoles can survive (almost) anywhere

A group of researchers from the University of Jyväskylä and Stanford University were part of an expedition to French Guiana to study tropical frogs in the Amazon.

Dave Sayers johtaa laajaa EU-rahoitteista COST-verkostoa. Kuvaaja Petteri KIvimäki

‘Language in the Human-Machine Era’: Researchers from all continents join forces to predict how new technologies will change our languages and communication

The ‘human-machine era’ is coming soon: a time when technology is integrated with our senses, not confined to mobile devices. It means that the hardware will move from our hands into our eyes and ears.

High genetic running capacity promotes efficient metabolism with aging

High running capacity is associated with health and longevity.

JYU keeps its position among the world’s best universities

The University of Jyväskylä’s position in the QS World University Rankings remained almost the same as in the previous year.

Book launch: Pedagogical framework, design principles, recommendations and guidelines for a STEM learning environment design

As a result of difficulties in organising education during the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been confirmed that there is a need to design hybrid or blended learning environments flexibly combining face-to-face and online environments.

High-intensity strength and impact training attenuates skeletal aging

Regular strength and impact-type training may decrease or even prevent age-related bone deterioration in men, new research at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, shows.

Education at JYU among the best of the world

JYU’s research in education ranked 40th in the Shanghai Ranking.

Yläkuvassa on atomivoimamikroskoopilla kuvattuna grafeenia ennen ja jälkeen optisen taonnan. Alakuva kuvaa käsitellyn materiaalin jäykistymistä. Kuva: Jyväskylän yliopisto/Vesa-Matti Hiltunen, Pekka Koskinen

Superflimsy graphene turned ultrastiff by optical forging

Graphene is an ultrathin material characterized by its ultrasmall bending modulus, superflimsiness.