News from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Den första delen av den finlandssvenska teckenspråkskorpusen publicerades i Språkbanken (FIN-CLARIN) i oktober 2024.

FORTHEM Startup Day 24.10.

The Europe-wide event is a great opportunity to get a comprehensive view of the work being done at the university.

Researchers from the University of Jyväskylä (JYU) and the Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) have joined forces to explore how music and physical activity can be integrated to improve mental health and wellbeing.

The Rector of the University of Jyväskylä, Jari Ojala, has appointed Turo Uskali as Professor from 1 August 2024.

On Friday, 27 September 2024, the European-wide Researchers’ Night will once again come to JYU.

In social work practice, there is a need for experts coming from more diverse backgrounds, says Professor Marjo Kuronen.

We are seeking to recruit a Senior Researcher in advanced research methodologies to a permanent position, starting 2.1.2025.

The University of Jyväskylä has appointed Doctor of Social Sciences Kati Turtiainen as Professor of Social Work from 1 August 2024. The professorship is in the social sciences unit at Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius.

Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä have uncovered new insights into how the brain processes musical boundaries—the points in music where one phrase ends and a new one begins, and explored whether being a musician makes a difference.

Behnam Khodapanah’s dissertation dives into how animals are viewed and valued in Islamic philosophy by focusing on the teachings of two major Iranian Muslim philosophers.

Mai Shirahata defends their doctoral dissertation in Intercultural Communication "Students navigating the paradoxical loop of essentialism: Language ideologies in internationalizing higher education"