News from the Department of Music, Arts and Culture Studies

MA Kirsi Tuomi defends her doctoral dissertation in Subject “Potentials of Music Therapy with Children and Families”.

The University of Jyväskylä received the European Heritage Label yesterday in Brussels. The award is the first of its kind in Finland.

The positive effects and satisfaction created by listening to music are often highlighted in people’s everyday experiences as well as in music psychology research.

Suvi Saarikallio, an associate professor in music education at the University of Jyväskylä, has received a significant ERC Consolidator Grant.

The traditional annual celebration of the University of Jyväskylä was held on 9 March, 2022.

Starting from 2022, videogame play is a part of the World Health Organization’s diagnostic manual as an addictive behaviour.

(Chinese) Contemporary art is the medium is the message of (de)coloniality.

Where in Finland can one catch a glimpse of (or hug) a Moomin?

How can Music Psychotherapy help cancer patients through treatment? A dissertation from the University of Jyväskylä reveals new information on reducing anxiety and distress in people receiving radiation therapy.

The results of QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021 have been published.

Creative and innovative challenges in education worldwide amidst the COVID-19 Crisis were in focus at the Global Online Conference organized by the UNESCO Chairs of the University of Jyväskylä and Council for Creative Education, Finland.

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