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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.

The University of Jyväskylä was ranked 401–500 among the world’s best universities in Computer Science in the Times Higher Education – World University Rankings. This is the first time JYU gets on the list.

Lake ecosystems make annual environmental changes more predictable.

Academy Professor Hannu Häkkinen has been named as one of the most-cited researchers in the world in 2018 by Clarivate Analytics in its annual “highly cited researchers” list. The 2018 list includes 35 researchers from Finland.