Current news at the Department of Biological and Environmental Science

Central Finland Mobility Foundation (Cefmof) is donating the World of Hydrogen exhibition to the University of Jyväskylä. Relocating the exhibition to Ylistönrinne opens new opportunities for science education and partnerships.

Researcher at the University of Jyväskylä Charlotte Maddinson was nominated to the Expert Group on Nature Credits through her role in the BOOST research consortium which her research group in University of Jyväskylä is a part of. 

Henna Kangosjärven väitöstutkimuksessa selvitettiin, miten pohjoisten järvien koko, ilman lämpötila ja kalalajisto vaikuttavat niiden ravintoverkkoihin. Hän käytti laajaa aineistoa yli kuudestakymmenestä Norjan, Suomen ja Ruotsin järvestä.

In October 2025, the Nanoscience Center welcomed the International Advisory Board for a review of the center’s research and teaching activities.

An important finding of the Jani Hohti’s doctoral dissertation is that voluntary METSO conservation area network does not safeguard nature values in the best possible way. Hohti defends on 29.11.2025.

Central Finland Mobility Foundation (Cefmof) is donating the World of Hydrogen exhibition to the LUMA Center in Central Finland.

The JYU Faculty of Mathematics and Science will celebrate its 60th anniversary. The programme includes speeches, music and alumni meetings.

Postdoctoral researcher Varpu Pärssinen has received over €200,000 from the prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions. She is investigating why the sperm of some animal species form larger conjugates.

We asked Anu Tourunen, Samuel Lindholm, and Mira Kajanus about their tasks for the day, but at the same time, we got a bigger picture of the goals of their research.

The Faculty of Mathematics and Science was founded in 1965 and is one of the flagships of the University of Jyväskylä. The faculty conducts high-quality, high-impact basic research. The main celebration will take place on 6 November 2025.

The results of the dissertation deepen understanding of how rodents and cervids influence Lyme borreliosis risk in Finland and highlight the complexity of disease ecology in northern boreal environment. Nosheen Kiran defends on 7.11.2025.

Faculty of Mathematics and Science celebrates its 60th anniversary this year! The faculty will present its achievements and the people behind them as well as its future direction, while celebrating its long and impressive history, which continue.