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Invasive species like balsams displace local species.

The invasive species are likely to spread to a community that has not adapted to climate change.

Climate change increases environmental fluctuations and extreme weather phenomena.

What can early adulthood tell us about midlife identity?

A recent study from the University of Jyväskylä indicates that personality style in young adulthood anticipates identity formation later in life.

Yliopistonlehtori Hannu Koivisto (vas.), tutkija Muneer Sakildien ja laboratorioinsinööri Risto Kronholm (takana) käyttävät HIISI-laitteistoa.

The most powerful ion source in the world is now in the JYFL-ACCLAB

A new ion source known as HIISI has been developed in the Accelerator Laboratory of the University of Jyväskylä (JYFL-ACCLAB).

New receptor molecules flag the presence of chiral molecules

A new ‘chemical nose’ sniffs out pollutants in the environment

Many pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, freon substitutes, dyes and drugs e.

JYU exceeded the target for master’s and doctoral degrees in 2018

Doctoral education at the University of Jyväskylä works excellently.

Uusi kulta–alumiini-yhdiste (vasen) reagoi hiilidioksidin kanssa tuottaen insertioyhdisteen (oikea) samalla kuvastaen kulta-atomin nukleofiilista luonnetta.

The first nucleophilic gold complex

A collaborative research effort between the Departments of Chemistry at the University of Oxford (United Kingdom) and University of Jyväskylä (Finland) has resulted in the discovery of a gold compound exhibiting nucleophilic behaviour hitherto unknown...

Rehtori Keijo Hämäläinen (vas.), Hippos2020-hankkeen projektipäällikkö Kari Halinen sekä hankejohtaja Joni Alatyppö Lehto Toimitilat, Lehto Group Oyj:sta.

JYU contributes strong scientific competence to the Hippos2020 project

The University of Jyväskylä will become a significant stakeholder in the Hippos wellbeing centre, which is part of the Hippos2020 project.

JYU’s English-medium MDPs are popular

The University of Jyväskylä’s master’s degree programmes held in English attracted again a significant number of international and domestic applicants.

Figure 1. A thematic network titled Dialogue diversification shows the different organizational and basic themes of dialogue diversification in RAF context.

By using Recorded Audio Feedback academics can reduce their workload both mentally and physically

Academics experience that by using the Recorded Audio Feedback (RAF) in higher education they can give more relaxed and dialogic feedback for their learners and reduce their own workload both mentally and physically.

Passive exposure alone can enhance the learning of foreign speech sounds

Ability to understand and subsequently speak a new language requires the ability to accurately discriminate speech sounds of a given language.

Tommi Jantunen. Photo: Sari Laapotti

Tommi Jantunen appointed as Professor of Finnish Sign Language

The Rector of the University of Jyväskylä Keijo Hämäläinen has appointed PhD, Docent Tommi Jantunen as Professor of Finnish Sign Language from 1 December 2018.

Music evokes powerful positive emotions through personal memories

Music is known to evoke emotions through a range of mechanisms. A new study gives insights into the way positive emotional reactions can be triggered by music and pictures.