Current News at the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences

The City of Jyväskylä is continuing the restrictions of hobby activities of adult population.

The application period for the University of Jyväskylä's English-language Master's programmes will start on Wednesday 5 January 2022. A total of 16 Master's programmes from the six faculties of JYU will be open for applications.

The Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Jyväskylä was ranked 8th in ShanghaiRanking. The list comprises 300 sport-related units from universities all over the world.

A study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä in the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences measured arterial stiffness in women from wide age range.

Results from a recent study showed that not only persistent leisure-time physical activity from childhood to adulthood but also an increasing tendency to engage in physical activities after childhood or adolescence associated with other health-related...

A study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä in the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences shows that menopausal transition is associated with unfavourable changes in metabolic health that may be mitigated with a physically active lifestyle.

This year’s list of the world’s most cited researchers includes two professors from the University of Jyväskylä: Professor Martin Hagger from the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences and visiting Professor Nikolay Kuznetsov from the Faculty of...

A study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä analysed the health effects of a patented DGA compound and compared them to the effects of exercise.

The FIT FORTHEM team needs your help. All the academic communities of the FORTHEM Alliance are invited to answer a survey of research and innovation topics in the universities.

After hearing the faculty councils, Rector Keijo Hämäläinen has named the deans of the faculties of the University of Jyväskylä for the term of office from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2025.

Restrictive eating and current or past eating disorders are associated with increased risk of injuries, reveals a study conducted at the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Jyväskylä.

The University of Jyväskylä’s physical sciences were ranked 251–300 among 1,227 universities in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by subject.