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THE ranking: JYU’s education at the top of the world, social sciences keeps its position, economics rises

Education at the University of Jyväskylä was ranked 101–125 among the world’s best universities. The Times Higher Education World University Rankings listed 428 universities in the field of education.

New insights into the process of insect metamorphosis

The special edition of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society London B- is dedicated to investigate the evolution of complete metamorphosis.

Pitkäaikaisella työhyvinvointiohjelmalla on mahdollista saavuttaa pysyviä elämänmuutoksia.

Long-term health promotion programme for employees can yield successful lifestyle changes and permanent health impacts

This dissertation investigated the participation rates, effectiveness and overall health impacts of an eight-year-long workplace health promotion programme in a real-world context.

University of Jyväskylä ranked among the world’s top 500 universities

The University of Jyväskylä remained its position in the Best Global Universities ranking. This year JYU was ranked 489,while last year’s position was 433. In field-specific comparisons, Arts & Humanities at JYU were ranked 174.

The Ylistönrinne campus renewal project is progressing

The premises of the Faculty of Mathematics and Science will undergo major changes in the years to come.

THE ranking: JYU again among the world’s best in Computer Sciences

The University of Jyväskylä was ranked 501–600 among the world’s best universities in Computer Science in the Times Higher Education – World University Rankings.

The climate change is a threat to the amphipod Gammaracanthus lacustris: as adapted to cold waters the species is not likely to survive in warmer waters. Credit: The University of Jyväskylä/Jouni Taskinen

A unique study sheds light on the ecology of the glacial relict amphipod Gammaracanthus lacustris

The glacial relict amphipod Gammaracanthus lacustris only occurs in deep and cold waters.

The Nanoscience Days on 8-9 of October: Molecules turn into nanoswitches and bacteriophages prevent fish bacterial diseases

The Nanoscience Days 2019 will be held on 8th–9th of October, 2019 at University of Jyväskylä, Finland.

New record audience: Researcher’s Night had 14,500 visitors in Jyväskylä!

European Researchers’ Night took place on Friday, 27 September 2019, in 11 locations across Finland.

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. Times Higher Education – World University Rankings listed 536 best universities in the field of Arts and Humanities. Last year the position was 176–200.

Transparent Review in Preprints

Peerage of Science, together with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL), EMBO Press, eLife and Hypothesis, on Monday announced TRiP - Transparent Review in Preprints.

The new professor of experimental ecology Leena Lindström is tackling Colorado beetle

Rector of the University of Jyväskylä Keijo Hämäläinen has appointed PhD Leena Lindström as a professor of experimental ecology. She has started at her work 1st of September 2019.