Current events and upcoming dissertations at the Faculty of Mathematics and Science

A new exhibition exploring the origins of the Universe and humanity’s place within it is on display at the Ruusupuisto Square from 18.5. to 8.6.2026.

Optics and Photonics Days (OPD) is an annual central event in Optics and Photonics in Finland and the largest yearly Photonics event in the Nordics. OPD2026 will be held at Paviljonki 26. – 28. May 2026, Jyväskylä, Finland.

Departmental Seminar by Visiting Speaker Ayano Medo from Hokkaido University.

M.Sc. Veera Bruce-Salmenkivi defends their doctoral dissertation "Troubleshooting Catalytic Organic Reactions Assisted by Reaction Monitoring”.

Biocatalysis and chemo-enzymatic cascades: Expanding the toolbox of organic syntesis

In this lunch colloquium, you will get to enjoy a salad lunch and gain tips on how to improve your grant writing skills and what funding opportunities Horizon Europe Pillars 2 and 3 offer.

M.Sc. Roope Suvinen defends their doctoral dissertation "Experimental and Computational Investigations of Cyclic (Alkyl)(Amino)Carbenes and their Transition Metal and Main Group Complexes”.

M.Sc. Aagrah Agnihotri defends their doctoral dissertation "Study of Nuclear Weak Processes for Physics Beyond the Standard Model”.

The Summer School welcomes students from all around the world to learn from top-level scientists, expand their professional network and create new memories.

Business Networking Day brings together researchers, companies, stakeholders and students to network and find opportunities for cooperation. Save the date!