Public examinations of doctoral dissertations

Upcoming public examinations of doctoral dissertations at the University of Jyväskylä.
Past dissertations
Dissertations
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S212 Vanha juhlasali

17.1.2026 PsM Eeva Pihlaja (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Art Education)

PsM Eeva Pihlaja defends their doctoral dissertation in Art Education ”Aesthetic experience in becoming a subject. Psychoanalytic perspectives”.
Dissertations
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YAA303

6.2.2026 M.Sc. Akshay Mohan (Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Department of Biological and Environmental Science)

M.Sc. Akshay Mohan defends their doctoral dissertation "Multi-stressor interactions in freshwater ecosystems: fungicide impacts on a keystone detritivore, and conceptual advances”.
Dissertations
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S212

21.2.2026 FM Minttu Ollikainen (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Literature)

FM Minttu Ollikainen defends their doctoral dissertation in Literature "Unten rajoilla – suomalaisen reaalifantasian paikat ja poetiikat".
Dissertations
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Seminaarinmäki, S 212

7.3.2026 MA Susanna Soininen (Faculty of Education and Psychology, Teacher Education)

MA Susanna Soininen defends her doctoral dissertation in teacher education "TEACHING HISTORICAL THINKING WITH PRIMARY SOURCES. A study on the use of primary sources in the US Advancement Placement and International Baccalaureate and Finnish IB history cla