Current news at the Faculty of Mathematics and Science

MSc Veera Bruce-Salmenkivi’s doctoral dissertation focuses on troubleshooting chemical reactions where catalysts are used. She developed three safe and efficient catalytic protocols where the optimal conditions and catalysts were found.

The University of Jyväskylä is an international pioneer in the research, development and application of biodiversity footprint assessment for companies and other organisations.

The Wisdom Days conference to bring together multi- and interdisciplinary scholarship on sustainability transformations. Collaboration across disciplines is essential to create knowledge, understanding and solutions to the transition to sustainability.

The Heleä project "Solutions for a green transition by increasing the beneficial use of ash and ash fertilization" examined more efficient and sustainable ways to utilize ash which are generated in bioenergy production.

Construction of the new laboratory facilities of the Department of Chemistry in the YAD wing of the Ambiotica building is on schedule, with the facilities expected to be in University’s use on 21 August 2026.

We are looking University of Jyväskylä teaching staff to take part in a survey on the use of AI in teaching.

From August 2026, the The Department of Mathematics and Statistics will be located on the third and fourth floors of the B wing of the Agora building. Teaching will mainly take place on the Mattilanniemi and Ylistönrinne campuses close to Agora.

The University of Jyväskylä was awarded three research grants from the highly competitive EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie program. The funding will enable distinguished international researchers to begin their projects at the University of Jyväskylä.

The new learning materials aboute the forest soil communities and ecosystems has been created by the Evolution in Action Project. The materials are designed to support exploratory and experiential learning.

JYU students interested in sustainability and planetary well-being have an opportunity to participate in the conference programme on 6–8 May and earn credits through the course WISP2010 Multidisciplinary sustainability discussions.

Doctoral researcher Rezeda Gayfullina examines how small changes in molecular design can tune the magnetic and optical properties of lanthanide-based molecules.

Doctoral Researcher Janne Yliharju studied whether three-dimensional dual-energy X-ray imaging can be used to monitor water movement in bentonite clay. This study improves the understanding of the performance of this method through a concrete example.