Current news at the Faculty of Mathematics and Science

The European Research Council has granted a substantial ERC Advanced Grant to Professor of Mathematics Mikko Salo at the University of Jyväskylä.

As a Professor of Practice, Sari Tappura strengthens the faculty with her extensive research, teaching and regulatory expertise in the field of safety and security. Tappura wants to develop education in close cooperation with working life.

In his doctoral dissertation, Lari Veneranta studied the reproduction areas of whitefish, vendace, perch and pikeperch, and the environmental factors determining their location in the northern Baltic Sea.

In his thesis M.Sc. Sami Yrjänheikki improved the theoretical modeling of dimuon production in neutrino-nucleus collisions in high-energy particle physics.

Domenica Naranjo Orrico studied how dispersal along with environmental factors shape saproxylic fungal communities. These results highlight the importance of connectivity for saproxylic fungal communities.

In her doctoral dissertation, Carlisle Casuga develops a method for extracting the structure of the proton that is a necessary input for theoretical predictions in high-energy quantum chromodynamics (QCD).

The continuity of the Summer School reflects a commitment to high-quality teaching, multidisciplinary approaches, and the long-term development of scientific knowledge. Jyväskylä Summer School celebrates its 35th anniversary.

Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä and the Finnish Food Authority have succeeded in reducing water mould infections in fish by using mussels.

The goal of BioSounds project is to create a real-time acoustic monitoring network to be deployed in 20 national parks in Madagascar.

The key finding of a peer-reviewed article published in the Wisdom Letters series of the JYU.Wisdom research community is that the cumulative effects of enewable energy projects are not investigated comprehensively enough.

The economic potential of forests should be examined more broadly. In the publication Biodiverse forests as a platform for value creation: Balancing nature, economy and fairness, researchers present seven recommendations for renewing the forest sector.

M.Sc. Aagrah Agnihotri defends his doctoral dissertation on 26.6.2026