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Freshwater pearl mussel is a very endangered, demanding and sensitive species, which survives only in gravel-bottom rivers with clear and oxygen-rich water. The mussels still live in many rivers but their larvae can survive in only a few of them.

The University of Jyväskylä is involved in the SafeNet project and their responsibility is predicting the current and future diversity of primary and old-growth forests. SafeNet launched on 01 February 2025 and will run for four and a half years.

The Research Council of Finland has granted researchers at the University of Jyväskylä a total of nearly 2 million euros in funding from the RCF programme on sport science (ACTIVE).

IT Faculty researchers were awarded at one of the top conferences in the world in the field of information technology.

The principles of publishing guiding the University of Jyväskylä’s publishing activities have been updated.

Already 94% of JYU's peer-reviewed publications are openly available

The University of Jyväskylä has received 960 000 euros in funding to explore the potential of generative artificial intelligence in software development.

Recycling silver from waste is becoming important for securing the supply of the precious metal. The University of Jyväskylä were collaborating with the University of Helsinki to develop a new method for extracting silver from electronic waste.

Yläkaupungin Yö will be held on May 16–17, 2025.

Looking at your biological age — how old your body really is — can give a clearer picture of your heart disease risk than traditional tools alone.

Active commuting to school, such as cycling or walking, has declined significantly between generations, according to our recent study.

Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä have discovered a potential nuclear beta decay that could be used for antineutrino mass determination. The study has been published in the highly respected Physical Review Letters.