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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".

Dissertations

9.5.2026 - 9.5.2026

9.5.2026 MA Tatiana Rasskazova (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, applied language studies, CALS)

MA Tatiana Rasskazova defends their doctoral dissertation in applied language studies (CALS) "Group-Dynamic Assessment (G-DA) of English as a Foreign Language Listening: Tracking and promoting adult learners’ development".

Väinö Pekkola

Doctoral Researcher

Dissertations

25.4.2026 - 25.4.2026

25.4.2026 MSc Liliya Martynova (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, social and public policy)

MSc Liliya Martynova defends her doctoral dissertation in social and public policy "Social Activities for Older Adults and Understandings of Old Age in Russia".

Maintenance notice

16.3.2026

EXAM update 24.3.2026 at 13-16

JYU EXAM will be updated to the latest version 6.4.1 on Tuesday 24.3.2026 at 13-16. During the outage, Exam will not be available and you will not be able to log in to the service. The outage also applies to exam visits to other universities.

Student events

Science events

Public lectures, seminars and round tables

9.4.2026 - 9.4.2026

JYU.Wisdom Coffee Conversations: Learning to live with fire

The JYU.Wisdom Coffee Conversations are open events where you can learn and discuss about different topics related to planetary well-being. In April, the presenter is Visiting Fellow, Professor Mark Hudson from the University of Manitoba.

Public lectures, seminars and round tables

8.4.2026 - 8.4.2026

Analysis seminar: Yizhe Zhu (University of Jyväskylä)

Mappings of finite distortion and values of finite distortions