Doctoral Stories

What is it like to be a doctoral student at the University of Jyväskylä? Read doctoral researcher's stories about their doctoral studies, dissertation research and career aspirations.

Dissertation: New visual programming framework makes building and updating the Internet of Things easier and more efficient

Xinyu Tan developed a visual programming framework that simplifies development and maintenance of IoT devices.

Dissertation: Informal Controls Outperform Formal Controls in Organizational Information Security Management – but Formal Controls Still Matter

Jing Liu investigated how organizations can improve employees’ desirable security behaviors.

Dissertation: Teachers’ belief systems regarding inclusion shape inclusive practices

İpek Gülsün explored how teacher-related factors influence teachers’ inclusive practices in classrooms.

Visiting Researcher Mohd Zaidi at the Finnish Institute for Educational Research: A Collaborative Model for Transdisciplinary Doctoral Education

Mohd Zaidi, a doctoral researcher in Science Education at Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, joined the Innovative Learning Environments research group (ILE)

Tutkija Irene Kuhmonen nojaa koivuun kesäisessä metsämaisemassa.

The right position for your research is essential

Irene Kuhmonen | Environmental Management

Jenny Elo

As a researcher of information systems science, you join a rapidly developing field

Jenny Elo | Information Systems

Tapio Räsänen

Postgraduate studies help in outlining your research themes

Tapio Räsänen | Economics

Tanja Välisalo

Co-writing enhances your thinking and keeps you on schedule in dissertation research

Tanja Välisalo | Research in Contemporary Culture

Antti Löppösen henkilökuva

Doing my dissertation helped me identify my strengths

Antti Löppönen | Biomechanics