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Sakari Taipale

Online services in social and health care: “Talk about the digital leap have been a disservice to older people”

After a certain age, even someone with good skills may have trouble using digital services, says Professor Sakari Taipale.

Usein vasta velkaantuminen herättää huomaamaan shoppailuriippuvuuden. (Mostphotos, Andrey Popov)

Low self-regulation in smartphone use is connected to online shopping addiction

A recent research article from a joint study by the Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy at the University of Jyväskylä and the Department of Education at the University of Helsinki is among the first peer-reviewed scientific publications...

Significant ERC funding for two projects at the University of Jyväskylä: New innovations expected in molecular biology and the ethics of land use

Teea Kortetmäki and Elina Laanto received highly competitive five-year ERC Starting Grants from the European Research Council. The awarded sum for both projects amounts to almost 1.5 million euros.

Marcus Petz, kuvaaja Suvituulia Huotari

1.9.2023: From Cryptocurrency to a Resilient Community (Petz)

Doctoral research shows that local currencies can strengthen our communities, bringing forward-resilience for ecological sustainability, rural renewal, active aging, and social inclusion.

Vain harva lapsi hyväksyy verkossa ainoastaan pakolliset evästeet. (Mostphotos Raul Mellado)

Most early teens do not limit what information they share on social media – Trust plays a vital role in children’s privacy-related decisions in commercial digital environments

Children actively use various digital platforms, and commercial actors collect and utilise users’ online data for behavioural profiling and targeted advertisements.

Virpi Mesiäislehto, kuvaaja Minttu Saarni

7.8.2023: Belonging to a community is a key resource for the sexual and reproductive health of adolescent girls with disabilities in Tanzania (Mesiäislehto)

Doctoral research shows that the human rights-based approach on its own is insufficient in advancing sexual and reproductive health for those in the outermost margins of society in Tanzania.

Lasten kuvilla kerrotaan tavoitellusta elämäntyylistä. (Mostphotos)

Mothers express their ideals in the fashion photos of their children in social media

Mothers often share fashion photos of their children on social media, a practice which combine the traditions of family photos and the commercial symbolism of fashion images.

ASTRAn kesäkoulussa Brixenissä tutkimusta työstetään ’korkealla tasolla’ vuoristossa.

“ASTRA has changed the course of my life”: International doctoral training and research project ASTRA creates pathways for social inclusion by means of sustainability transitions

A variety of academic disciplines and societal agencies are contributing to the efforts aiming turn the critical development of the planet’s development in more sustainable direction.

Pedro da Silva

9.5.2023 Study revisits the democratic transition in Portugal and reveals the role of social workers in the revolutionary process (Pedro da Silva)

The doctoral research developed by Pedro Gabriel Silva, a student of Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius/JYU/ISCTE-IUL addressed the revolutionary period and the participation of social workers in the 1970’s transition of regime in Portugal.

An Interview Call for Immigrant and Migrant Workers with Low Income Working in Finland

At the Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy, University of Jyväskylä, we examine the daily lives and livelihoods of people with low income in Finland.

Suomalaisten nuorten talousosaaminen on huippuluokkaa. (Mostphotos)

Discussing financial issues with parents can promote adolescents’ financial confidence

Finland scored second in the 2018 PISA assessment of financial literacy, and Finnish adolescents were the most confident users of financial services among all participating countries.

Zoom-kuva NDDS-projektin kick-off-tilaisuudesta.

Development Studies being reformed in cooperation with African universities

The staff and doctoral researchers of Development Studies at the Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy are involved in a new project exploring what kind of competences the graduates from this subject should have.

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