Science News

The articles in Tiedonportti online magazine provide information about research conducted at the University of Jyväskylä and its researchers, as well as provide background on research topics.

Minna Hiltunen

Irreplaceable water fleas help solve the mystery of browning lakes

A ground-breaking paleolimnological method developed at the University of Jyväskylä provides new insights into the historical elemental cycles of Finnish lakes.

Datatieteilijät Otto Tabell ja Santtu Tikka.

Statistics and data science provide keys for understanding our increasingly complex world

In 2026 the University of Jyväskylä will launch a new Master of Technology programme in Statistics and Data Science.

Mirja Tarnanen

Integration is a two-way street: readiness is required from both students and schools

The University of Jyväskylä is conducting research on how to make the transition from preparatory education to comprehesive education smoother.

Juha-Antti Lamberg ja Jari Ojala

Finnish study on the decline of Nokia’s mobile phone business draws record readership

The article in Business History has attracted significant interest internationally. It has more than 106,000 unique views to date and is by far the journal’s most frequently read article.

Susanna Heikkilä

Susanna Heikkilä uses knitting to illustrate the essence of mathematical problems

In her doctoral dissertation, Susanna Heikkilä solved a topological problem which had gone unsolved for forty years.

Taru Feldt, Markus Salo ja Antti Hämäläinen

Technology has reduced downtime at work – research is now focusing on the long-term impacts of technology

At the University of Jyväskylä, the usage of technology and its effects on people’s workload are being comprehensively studied.

Mariana Siljamäki

For Mariana Siljamäki, dance is a way to support body awareness and strengthen self-confidence

Senior Lecturer Mariana Siljamäki teaches dance expression as well as equality issues to physical education students at the University of Jyväskylä.

Hanwool Lee (vas.), Andrés Muñoz Moller ja Teiko Heinosaari keskustelevat pöydän ääressä Agorassa.

Teiko Heinosaari: “More is known about quantum phenomena these days”

The professor of quantum computing Teiko Heinosaari is constantly seeking new ways to reach new audiences.

Elisa Repo

Language-aware teaching requires a new way of thinking, says Postdoctoral Researcher Elisa Repo

Comprehensive schools have become multilingual in a new way relatively quickly.

Jari Haimi

Insect researcher Jari Haimi’s career guided by deep passion and love for nature

Jari Haimi is a researcher who knows all kinds of invertebrates. “In the field of biology, the researcher must have an unwavering interest in nature", he says.

Kuvassa ovat nobelisti Morten Meldal (vas.) ja Nanotiedekeskuksen johtaja Lotta-Riina Sundberg, jotka osallistuivat nanotiedepäiville lokakuussa 2024.

Nobel laureate in click chemistry impresses at Nanoscience Days in Jyväskylä

At the Nanoscience Days, Morten Meldal praised the University of Jyväskylä’s Nanoscience Center for its contribution to research collaboration.

Johanna Ennser-Kananen ja Marc Perkins

“Learning Finnish is a long and winding road”: Researchers who have moved to Finland hope to make Finnish a part of their daily academic life

A learner of Finnish working in the academic community typically encounters situations where their Finnish proficiency is not sufficient for work situations.