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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.

Sakari Taipale, kuvaaja Petteri Kivimäki

Sakari Taipale appointed as Professor of Social and Public Policy

Rector Keijo Hämäläinen has invited Sakari Taipale to a professorship starting from 1 December 2022. The domain of this professorship is social and public policy, and the post is located at the Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy.

Karembe Ahimbisibwe

7.12.2022: Citizens’ fear of dissent and strategies for survival in rural Uganda (Ahimbisibwe)

This study explored the kinds of citizenship that can be promoted by and learned in civil society spaces in constrained settings of the developing countries.

JYU pärjää hyvin Shanghai Rankingin eri tieteenalojen kansainvälisessä yliopistovertailussa.

JYU’s research in education ranked 44th in the Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects

Education at JYU among the best of the world.
JYU’s research in education ranked 44th in the Shanghai Ranking.

Pikamuotiyhtiöiden mainoskuvat osoittautuivat stereotyyppisiksi.

Fast fashion advertisements stop short of challenging stereotypes related to girls

Teenage girls are formidable consumers of fast fashion.

Distinguished university community members awarded in JYU's annual celebration

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

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