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Research project or group news

18.3.2026

Partners of The INSHAPE project, promoting active lifestyle among Europeans, met in Kainuu

The aim is to tackle physical inactivity through digital solutions. The focus is on facilitating market access for innovations from companies in the sport, wellness, and health sectors.

Study news

18.3.2026

Learning Futures Hackathon 21–22 May 2026 – Join us in building the future of learning!

Finnish higher education institutions have built a shared data platform that brings together data related to higher education and learners in a new way.

Dissertations

23.5.2026 - 23.5.2026

23.5.2026 FM Karoliina Inha (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, applied language studies, CALS)

FM Karoliina Inha defends their doctoral dissertation in applied language studies (CALS) "Of relation and reflection: Children’s beliefs about English and affordances for English in and outside school in the context of early foreign language learning".

University news

18.3.2026

Free training helps highly educated immigrants prepare for study and work – Welcome to the application info on 10 April 2026!

JYU.INTEGRA is a free training programme for learners of Finnish. It is intended for highly educated immigrants who are eligible for higher education and wish to continue interrupted studies or supplement a completed degree.

Arts and culture

Student events

11.4.2026 - 11.4.2026

Slovak Film Saturday

Welcome to a celebration of Slovak cinema! The Centre for Multilingual Academic Communication Movi is organising a film festival in collaboration with the Slovak Embassy in Finland, bringing three Slovak films to our campus at Tietoniekka.

Public lectures, seminars and round tables

27.3.2026 - 27.3.2026

Physics colloquium: When technology meets people and work: human factors shaping systems

The theme of the physics colloquium is the human factors in safety. Anna-Maria Teperi will be giving a talk at the colloquium. Everyone interested in the topic is warmly welcome!

Science news

18.3.2026

Physical activity improves work ability: A lifelong influence from childhood to the end of career

A study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä shows that regular leisure-time physical activity started at a young age prevents a decrease in work ability at the end of career.

Dissertations

5.6.2026 - 5.6.2026

5.6.2026 FM Katja Pyötsiä (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Finnish history)

FM Katja Pyötsiä defends their doctoral dissertation in Finnish history "Yhteisistä ongelmista alueellisiin eroihin. Rauhankriisin alueellisuus Suomen maakuntalehdistössä vuosina 1944–1949".

Dissertations

8.5.2026 - 8.5.2026

8.5.2026 M.Sc. Emilia Lähteenmäki (Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Exercise Physiology)

M.Sc. Emilia Lähteenmäki defends the doctoral dissertation in Exercise Physiology "High-Density Lipoprotein as a Modulator of Cellular Energy Metabolism - Association with Aerobic Fitness and Metabolic Phenotypes".

Public lectures, seminars and round tables

2.4.2026 - 2.4.2026

Biological and Environmental Science Seminar 2.4.2026

Departmental Seminar by Visiting Speaker Bibiana Rojas from University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna.

Dissertations

11.4.2026 - 11.4.2026

11.4.2026 M.Sc. Nanne-Mari Luukkainen (Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Sport Pedagogy)

M.Sc. Nanne-Mari Luukkainen defends the doctoral dissertation in Sport Pedagogy "Omatoimisen ja ohjatun liikunnan yhteys lasten fyysisen kokonaisaktiivisuuden muutokseen ja motoriseen kehitykseen sekä fyysiseen kuntoon".

Dissertations

30.5.2026 - 30.5.2026

30.5.2026 FM Nina Loimusalo-Lipiäinen (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, musicology)

FM Nina Loimusalo-Lipiäinen defends their doctoral dissertation in musicology "Pianists' styles of mental practice in contexts of music reading".