FORTHEM Researcher Grand Prix semifinalists on stage at the Business Networking Day 1.10.2025

Researcher Grand Prix is a science communication competition for doctoral students. The University of Jyväskylä semifinal will take place during the Business Day event on October 1. Each participant is asked to give a four-minute presentation in English about their research project. The presentations will be held in front of the Business Day audience and a jury. Every participant will receive training, feedback on their presentation, and tips for the future.

Published

24.9.2025

Researcher Grand Prix 2025

The University of Jyväskylä is participates in the ResearcherGrand Prix competition, organized in FORTHEM alliance collaboration.
This competition offers doctoral students the opportunity to practice presenting their research in front of a live audience and a jury. Each contestant will give a four-minute presentation in English.

We have selected five semifinalists from among the applicants, who will take the stage during the Business Day event at Paviljonki on October 1, 2025. The jury will choose the winner, who will go on to represent the University of Jyväskylä in the international final in Dijon in November.

JYU semifinalists

Jun Liu, Department of Biological and Environmental Science: Antimicrobial textiles
Kimmo Lehtinen, Department of Biological and Environmental Science: Red Light Controlled Cell Death
Sanna Turakka, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences: Perfectionism and self-compassion in sport
Robin Chouleur, Department of Language and Communication Studies: Winners and Losers in Language History: The Cases of Finnish and Occitan
Aino Sorsa, Department of Psychology: In sync with speech: the path to reading?