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The Riitta and Jorma J. Takanen Foundation and the University of Jyväskylä have signed a cooperation agreement aimed at supporting the commercialisation of innovations arising from research activities.

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.

A new study for University of Jyväskylä reveals how the Finnish language skills of children from language minority families are assessed in ECEC and what kind of tensions this creates between parents and early childhood educators.

The aim of the Heleä project is to produce information on ash quality for ash producers, forest owners, and other stakeholders. A sub-report on the project has now been published.

The Fellowship program recognizes scholars who demonstrate strong independent research, methodological rigor, and clear potential for a national or international reputation in the psychological sciences.

Denis Zhidkikh developed a method that helps teaching staff form a picture of students’ individual learning challenges and identify the need for support at an early stage.

Jari Ojala, rector of the University of Jyväskylä, has been appointed as the new chairperson of the Council of Rectors of Finnish Universities (Unifi) for the term from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2027.

The five-week long well-being program “Youth Compass,” designed for middle school students and those starting upper secondary education, is now freely available in Finnish, Swedish, and English. Feedback in all three languages is welcome!

In the international ranking assessing universities’ social impact, sustainability, and responsibility, the University of Jyväskylä was ranked 296th, improving from 310th last year.

The consulting and engineering company Elomatic and the University of Jyväskylä are launching a close cooperation to strengthen expertise, promote knowledge exchange, and enhance the vitality of the Jyväskylä region.

JYU’s research in the discipline of Library & Information Science ranked in the 76–100 range in the Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects published on Tuesday 18 November 2025.

In the FORTHEM collaboration, a lot of different networking events and learning opportunities are organised both physically and virtually. See the upcoming possibilities for the next couple of months.