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M.Sc. Maryam Ghalibaf defends her doctoral dissertation in Applied Chemistry "Analytical Pyrolysis of Wood and Non-Wood Materials from Integrated Biorefinery Concepts".

Academics experience that by using the Recorded Audio Feedback (RAF) in higher education they can give more relaxed and dialogic feedback for their learners and reduce their own workload both mentally and physically.

Ability to understand and subsequently speak a new language requires the ability to accurately discriminate speech sounds of a given language.

The tenth Conferment of Degrees Ceremony of the University of Jyväskylä is held on 24–26 May 2019.
Registration is open until 1 February 2019.

As a result of collaboration by the JYU community, we have now a new mission and vision to guide our work and its development in the coming years. The University Board approved the mission and vision in its meeting on 12 December.

The Rector of the University of Jyväskylä Keijo Hämäläinen has appointed PhD, Docent Tommi Jantunen as Professor of Finnish Sign Language from 1 December 2018.

The primary aim of modern biorefinery studies is to develop more selective and environmentally friendly processes for the efficient conversion of lignocellosic materials into value-added products for industrial chemicals.

Music is known to evoke emotions through a range of mechanisms. A new study gives insights into the way positive emotional reactions can be triggered by music and pictures.

Tenacious goal pursuit and flexible goal adjustment have been shown to help maintain psychological well-being despite age related challenges and losses.

MSc (Econ.) Katja Sorri has been appointed as the HR Director of the University of Jyväskylä. Sorri moves to JYU from Mediatalo Keskisuomalainen and will start in the new position on 23 January 2019.

According to a recent study, changes in relationships have links to physical activity.

The recent doctoral thesis in physics focuses on the study of the hottest matter ever created in laboratory, the quark-gluon plasma and a detector upgrade that would enhance the future research.