Research news and articles

The pupils ot 7th and 9th grades of the Mankola School, together with JYU students, will conduct a research on mulitilingualism in October 2020.

A recent Finnish study has found that leisure-time physical activity is associated with slower biological aging whereas occupational physical activity is associated with accelerated biological aging.

Rector of the University of Jyväskylä Keijo Hämäläinen has appointed four new professors in the Faculty of Mathematics and Science.

The functional ability of older people is nowadays better when it is compared to that of people at the same age three decades ago.

The Finnish Academy of Science and Letters has invited four new members from the University of Jyväskylä: Professor Pekka Abrahamsson and Junior Visiting Professor Nikolay Kuznetsov from the Faculty of Information Technology and Professor Karoliina...

Optimal forests for the northern goshawk and associated biodiversity covered about three percent of Central Finland and were mainly located outside protected areas, a recent study finds.

New Associate Professor Varsha Srivastava focuses on analytics and extraction of organic compounds from biomass, in particular organic wetland biomass.

Personality traits help to understand why some people are physically active and others are not.

The joint study of the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) and University of Jyväskylä estimated the impact of cormorants breeding and living in Quark (Merenkurkku) on perch populations and catches in the area.

Student’s agency is now called for more than ever before.

A Canadian-Finnish collaboration has led to the discovery of a novel magnetic compound in which two magnetic dysprosium metal ions are bridged by two aromatic organic radicals forming a pancake bond.

Physical activity destinations more than 500 metres from home may encourage older people to engage in physical activity.