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Open learning spaces do not increase children’s physical activity

According to a recent study, open learning spaces are not directly associated with the physical activity of students in grades 3 and 5, even though more breaks from sedentary time were observed in open learning spaces compared to conventional classrooms.

Moderate and vigorous physical activity attenuate arterial stiffening already in children

According to a recent Finnish study, higher levels of moderate and vigorous physical activity can curb arterial stiffening already in childhood.

Sammakkoisät kuljettivat nuijapäitä sopiviin oloihin jopa 20 metrin korkeudelle. Kuva: Andrius Pašukonis/Stanfordin yliopisto

From orange juice to sea water, and between the ground and 4-story building - Poison frog tadpoles can survive (almost) anywhere

A group of researchers from the University of Jyväskylä and Stanford University were part of an expedition to French Guiana to study tropical frogs in the Amazon.

Dave Sayers johtaa laajaa EU-rahoitteista COST-verkostoa. Kuvaaja Petteri KIvimäki

‘Language in the Human-Machine Era’: Researchers from all continents join forces to predict how new technologies will change our languages and communication

The ‘human-machine era’ is coming soon: a time when technology is integrated with our senses, not confined to mobile devices. It means that the hardware will move from our hands into our eyes and ears.

High genetic running capacity promotes efficient metabolism with aging

High running capacity is associated with health and longevity.

Book launch: Pedagogical framework, design principles, recommendations and guidelines for a STEM learning environment design

As a result of difficulties in organising education during the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been confirmed that there is a need to design hybrid or blended learning environments flexibly combining face-to-face and online environments.

High-intensity strength and impact training attenuates skeletal aging

Regular strength and impact-type training may decrease or even prevent age-related bone deterioration in men, new research at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, shows.

Yläkuvassa on atomivoimamikroskoopilla kuvattuna grafeenia ennen ja jälkeen optisen taonnan. Alakuva kuvaa käsitellyn materiaalin jäykistymistä. Kuva: Jyväskylän yliopisto/Vesa-Matti Hiltunen, Pekka Koskinen

Superflimsy graphene turned ultrastiff by optical forging

Graphene is an ultrathin material characterized by its ultrasmall bending modulus, superflimsiness.

Two research periods were awarded at the JYU Research Period call 2021

The JYU Research Period system supports international co-operation.

Call for writings: Working poor in Finland

What is the poverty of working people all about? How does it show and feel? What kind of effects does it have on social relationships?

Five new Academy Research Fellows for the University of Jyväskylä

The Academy of Finland has decided to fund five new Academy Research Fellows at the University of Jyväskylä.

Fosfiinimolekyyleillä suojatun kultapartikkelin atomirakenne (vas.) ja magneettikentän aiheuttama pyörrevirta partikkelin keskellä kulkevassa tasossa (oik.). Kokonaispyörrevirta koostuu kahdesta eri suuntaan kulkevasta osasta (ns. paratrooppinen ja diatrooppinen osa). Kuva: Jyväskylän yliopisto/Omar Lopez Estrada

Researchers analyzed circulating currents inside gold nanoparticles

Researchers in the Nanoscience Center of University of Jyväskylä in Finland and in the Guadalajara University in Mexico developed a method that allows for simulation and visualization of magnetic-field-induced electron currents inside gold nanoparticles.