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The submission process for Master's thesis will be transferred to the Vasara-system

Starting from October 6, 2025, students in all faculties at the University of Jyväskylä will begin submitting Master's thesis through the Vasara system.

University of Jyväskylä to award 11 honorary doctorates

The University of Jyväskylä will award 11 new honorary doctorates in May 2026. The twelfth Conferment of Degrees Ceremony for the whole University will be held on 22–24 May 2026.

Kaksi ihmistä nousee portaita kirjasto Lähteessä./Two people is limbing stairs at Lähde library.

Get a close-up look at science in action at Researchers’ Night and take the stair-climb challenge

Researchers’ Night makes visible what often remains hidden behind dissertations and scholarly articles: collaboration, shared insights and how science is the result of interaction.

University of Jyväskylä receives €2.4 million in strategic research funding

The Strategic Research Council (SRC) established within the Research Council of Finland has granted a total of 29 million euros for research supporting economic growth and the future of work.

Researchers develop novel virtual reality approach to support stroke rehabilitation

A team of researchers at the University of Jyväskylä has developed and tested a new virtual reality (VR) training task designed to help stroke survivors living with visuospatial neglect.

Study maps the happiest and saddest national anthems from around the globe

A new international study led by the University of Jyväskylä analysed the emotional content of 176 national anthems.

Lapsi pelaa tabletilla peliä.

University of Jyväskylä contributes to the development of a learning game in the Sámi language – Over 1.5 million euros of funding

The University of Jyväskylä contributes to a significant Nordic project in developing a digital learning game to support reading and writing in the Sámi languages.

Why Finnish Unions Should Stand Against the Orpo Government’s Migration Reforms

EU-funded JUSTMIG project has published a policy brief reporting that unions push back against recent policy changes which undermine the labour and social rights of migrant workers in Finland.

Kuva Nokia-autosta vuodelta 1987

A recent study reveals the value of failed strategies in the development of enterprises and industries

A group of researchers from the University of Jyväskylä, the University of Oxford and the Aalto University School of Business analysed Nokia’s strategic turning points. Their analysis reveals the surprising potential of failed and discarded strategies.

Jarkko Keränen.

Dissertation: Sign language is much more than just visual – both form and meaning are multisensory (Keränen)

MA Jarkko Keränen’s PhD dissertation argues that sign language is inherently multisensory and that it can depict meaning multisensorially.

University of Jyväskylä receives over €1.7 million in funding – Business Finland’s new pilot call sought for ambitious research projects

The University of Jyväskylä received € 1.7 million in funding in Business Finland's new Rise to the Challenge pilot call.

Vilja Levonius.

Dissertation: Social Media Shapes Care and builds Empathy Through Communication (Levonius)

Vilja Levonius’s doctoral dissertation examines how the use of social media as a professional tool in old age services transforms care and its practices, and how it builds empathy by communicative means.