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Emmi Kirjanen did her Master's thesis at the Nanoscience Center at the University of Jyväskylä. Credit: Tekniikan akateemiset TEK/Anssi Kumpula

Emmi Kirjanen received an award for her Master’s thesis on nanophysics

Academic Association for Mathematics and Natural Sciences – MAL awarded M.

Tiina Kontinen aloittaa kansainvälisen kehitystutkimuksen apulaisprofessorina Jyväskylän yliopistossa ensi vuoden alussa.

Research on learning needs global and social science perspectives

The global learning crisis is alarming: children do attend school but they do not learn even the basics skills. Currently, Finnish development policy debates reflect the potential role of universities in addressing the global crisis of learning.

Helium ion microscope image of bacterial growth. Credit: Gabriel Almeida/University of Jyväskylä

Bacteria-infecting viruses bind mucosal surface and protect from disease

Mucosal surfaces protect organisms from external stressors and disease.

Nanoscience Center (NSC) is co-opereting with Millog Oy on graduate thesis. A specialist Olli Herranen (left) from MIllog Oy, student Kasperi Honkanen and Assistant Professor Jussi Toppari from University of Jyväskylä are in cleanroom facilities at NSC.

Nanoscientists find a job easily- Business Day at the Nanoscience Center is an excellent networking event for tech experts

University of Jyväskylä (JYU) Nanoscience Center (NSC) will host a Business Day event in Jyväskylä on 22nd November 2019.

The tacit knowledge of the forest industry - University of Jyväskylä receives it’s first Co-Innovation funding

Digitalization is changing the world. One of the key cornerstones of Finnish economy, the forest industry, is also affected.

An article about superconductivity research at the Nanoscience Center was recognized

A research consortium led by professor Ilari Maasilta at the Nanoscience Center, University of Jyväskylä was recognized by the journal Superconductor Science and Technology.

New insights into the process of insect metamorphosis

The special edition of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society London B- is dedicated to investigate the evolution of complete metamorphosis.

Pitkäaikaisella työhyvinvointiohjelmalla on mahdollista saavuttaa pysyviä elämänmuutoksia.

Long-term health promotion programme for employees can yield successful lifestyle changes and permanent health impacts

This dissertation investigated the participation rates, effectiveness and overall health impacts of an eight-year-long workplace health promotion programme in a real-world context.

The climate change is a threat to the amphipod Gammaracanthus lacustris: as adapted to cold waters the species is not likely to survive in warmer waters. Credit: The University of Jyväskylä/Jouni Taskinen

A unique study sheds light on the ecology of the glacial relict amphipod Gammaracanthus lacustris

The glacial relict amphipod Gammaracanthus lacustris only occurs in deep and cold waters.

The Nanoscience Days on 8-9 of October: Molecules turn into nanoswitches and bacteriophages prevent fish bacterial diseases

The Nanoscience Days 2019 will be held on 8th–9th of October, 2019 at University of Jyväskylä, Finland.

Transparent Review in Preprints

Peerage of Science, together with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL), EMBO Press, eLife and Hypothesis, on Monday announced TRiP - Transparent Review in Preprints.

The new professor of experimental ecology Leena Lindström is tackling Colorado beetle

Rector of the University of Jyväskylä Keijo Hämäläinen has appointed PhD Leena Lindström as a professor of experimental ecology. She has started at her work 1st of September 2019.