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Lari Veneranta

Dissertation: Fish larvae reveal important coastal reproduction areas

In his doctoral dissertation, Lari Veneranta studied the reproduction areas of whitefish, vendace, perch and pikeperch, and the environmental factors determining their location in the northern Baltic Sea.

Sami Yrjänheikki

Dissertation: How strange is the proton?

In his thesis M.Sc. Sami Yrjänheikki improved the theoretical modeling of dimuon production in neutrino-nucleus collisions in high-energy particle physics.

Domenica Naranjo Orrico

Dissertation: Dispersal and habitat quality drive saproxylic fungal communities

Domenica Naranjo Orrico studied how dispersal along with environmental factors shape saproxylic fungal communities. These results highlight the importance of connectivity for saproxylic fungal communities.

Saroj Koirala

Dissertation: The dream of the West is stronger than the risks of migration

As Europe debates how to control migration, new doctoral research from the University of Jyväskylä argues why knowing that migration can be difficult, risky, and uncertain does not necessarily reduce people’s desire to migrate.

Carlisle Casuga

Doctoral dissertation: Estimating the Uncertainties in the Initial Condition for the High-energy Evolution

In her doctoral dissertation, Carlisle Casuga develops a method for extracting the structure of the proton that is a necessary input for theoretical predictions in high-energy quantum chromodynamics (QCD).

Eveliina Lakka

Doctoral dissertation: Data-driven business models often fail at scaling – growth strategies must match the maturity of the business model

In her doctoral dissertation, Eveliina Lakka, M.Sc. (Econ.), examined how industrial B2B firms create, deliver, and capture value through data-driven business models.

Dissertation: Home environment and teacher-led reading interventions support early reading skills in low-income contexts

Deepti Bora explores factors supporting early literacy and reading skills in children learning Hindi and English simultaneously.

Panajiota Räsänen

Doctoral dissertation: Student Compass builds lasting mental wellbeing for university students (Räsänen)

Seven weeks of guided online support can produce lasting improvements in university students' mental wellbeing, even when the coaches are psychology students trained for the task. This is shown in the doctoral research of Panajiota Räsänen, MA (Psych).

Dissertation: How do we interpret interface icons? Behavioral and neuroimaging evidence

Zheng’s dissertation investigates how interface icon features shape understanding and brain activity.

Mitra Salimi

Dissertation: Greenwashing can leave a lasting mark on consumers’ brand perceptions

M.Sc. Mitra Salimi’s dissertation examines how consumers and online communities respond to greenwashing and other unsustainable brand behaviour.

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Between three great powers: Russia’s digital public diplomacy with the US and China across 2011–2025

Yue Han analyzed Russia’s public diplomacy on digital platforms targeting both the American and Chinese publics from the language and communication perspectives.

Aagrah Agnihotri

Studying nuclear weak processes for neutrino and dark matter physics

M.Sc. Aagrah Agnihotri defends his doctoral dissertation on 26.6.2026