News from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Circular economy policies promise environmental and economic gains, yet MA Kang Liu’s study shows that social issues such as inequality, job security, and community wellbeing remain marginal in real initiatives across Europe and globally.

The Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy's (YFI) Guidance Working Group has awarded the Guidance of the Year award for teaching collaboration at the department.

In her doctoral dissertation, Ruijiao Dai shows that processing music activates not only hearing areas but also areas linked to our vision, emotion, reward, and self-reflection.

In her doctoral thesis, FM Riikka Ahokas examines the cognitive effects of rhythm training and how rhythm training supports the development of reading skills, among other things, especially in children with learning challenges.

In the New Professors' Celebration Lectures, professors will present topic of their research to the public and reflect their scientific discipline's significance in the future.

We asked Anu Tourunen, Samuel Lindholm, and Mira Kajanus about their tasks for the day, but at the same time, we got a bigger picture of the goals of their research.

Dissertation by FM Joonas Säntti discusses exceptional phenomena in contemporary literature but connects them to a broader analysis of the gendering of narrative voice and challenges in political narratology.

In her doctoral dissertation in Social Policy, Viivi Korpela explores older adults’ digital inclusion, everyday digital skills, and digital services in the Wellbeing Services County of Central Finland.

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Researchers from University of Jyväskylä have found that personalized interactive music systems – smart technologies that adapt rhythm and tempo to users’ movements – can make exercise more enjoyable and help people stay active longer.

In his Science blog Ville Manninen says that we should be worried about why the number of news stories dealing with local politics has plummeted.

MSCA Research Fellow Maarja Merivoo-Parro was awarded a prize at the prestigious Falling Walls Lab MSCA competition.