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The Master’s Degree Programme in Diagnostic Health Sciences will start at the University of Jyväskylä in September 2026. The programme is unique in Finland.

The Research Council of Finland’s Scientific Council for Social Sciences and Humanities has selected 6 researchers of the University of Jyväskylä to receive Academy Research Fellowship funding and 9 projects to receive Academy Project Funding.

The Finnish Swimming Teaching and Lifesaving Federation (SUH) is preparing recommendations for swimming instruction, and the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences is strongly involved in the reform work.

The University of Jyväskylä receives over 3.2 million euros in funding from the Research Council of Finland for biosciences, health, and environmental research, including two Academy Research Fellowships and three Academy Projects.

When you suffer an ankle injury, you expect pain and difficulty moving, but did you know that your brain also changes the way it processes movement?

A recent qualitative study at the University of Jyväskylä’s Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences explored the various conceptions of osteoarthritis.

Lina Sun studied how the human brain processes literary metaphors and found that we use more brain power trying to understand them better.

According to a recent study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä, body composition is associated with symptoms of pelvic floor disorders in middle-aged women.

New Study Highlights the Impact of ACL Surgery on Tendon Health and quadriceps Strength

In his doctoral dissertation, Senior Specialist at the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health and M.Sc. (Econ) Jarno Turunen investigated the effects of shift work characteristics on the sickness absence of shift workers.

A new international cooperation study indicates that in the future pancreatic cancer may be detected at an early stage from gut microbes. Gut microbes may also offer solutions for therapy development.

Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä have received a funding of €1.4 million from the Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation. The aim is to develop enabling technology for a robotic prosthesis.