As the first Finnish university, the University of Jyväskylä has signed the Global Climate Emergency Letter of more than 8,000 universities and higher education institutions,thus committing to the goals of the declaration.
A Finnish study of 580 healthy adult men indicates that many serum metabolites known to be associated with reduced cardio-metabolic risk are related to aerobic fitness.
By the beginning of September the University of Jyväskylä will have about 150 new unisex toilets, when most single WCs will be made available to all. A private, gender-neutral shower facility in Liikunta has now been introduced.
M.Sc. Annemaija Summanen defends her doctoral dissertation in Management and Leadership "Kuntien johtoryhmän jäsenten työuupumuskertomuksia. Kiistäen, sinnitellen, selviytyen vai puolustaen?".
The University of Jyväskylä was again included in the Shanghai Ranking (Academic Ranking of World Universities, ARWU). This year the ranking was 501–600, while it was 601–700 last year.
Cooperative study conducted by University of Jyväskylä and Natural Resources institute Finland (Luke), revealed that enriched rearing of juvenile fish significantly enhances the survival of fish from bacterial infection commonly seen in rearing...