Events and dissertations at the Faculty of Sports and Health Sciences

Upcoming events and dissertations at the Faculty
Anu Toija
Dissertations
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Päärakennus, Juhlasali C1 / Main Building, Ballroom C1

29.5.2026 M.Sc. Anu Toija (Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Health Promotion)

M.Sc. Anu Toija defends the doctoral dissertation in Health Promotion ”Understanding peer support: Breast cancer patients’ perspectives”.
Science events
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Lyhty (P302)

JYU.Wisdom Lunch Colloquium x TIP's tips: Grant writing skills and Horizon Europe funding opportunities

In this lunch colloquium, you will get to enjoy a salad lunch and gain tips on how to improve your grant writing skills and what funding opportunities Horizon Europe Pillars 2 and 3 offer.
Kukkia yliopiston kampuksella
Alumni events
Student events
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L304

The Diploma Conferment Ceremony

A graduation ceremony will be organised for the graduates of the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, open to all students graduated in 2025-2026.
Johanna Ahola
Dissertations
Päärakennus, Juhlasali C1 / Main Building, Ballroom C1

5.6.2026 M.Sc. Johanna Ahola (Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Gerontology and Public Health)

M.Sc. Johanna Ahola defends the doctoral dissertation in Gerontology and Public Health "Health Behaviours from Middle Adulthood to the Beginning of Late Adulthood: The Role of Personality Characteristics".
Dissertations
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Päärakennus, C2-sali / Main Building, C2 hall

5.6.2026 M.Sc. Aapo Räntilä (Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Sport Coaching Science)

M.Sc. Aapo Räntilä defends the doctoral dissertation in Sport Coaching Science ”Inter- and Intra-Individual Variability to Strength Training”.
Dissertations
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Agora, Ag A102 Auditorio 1

11.6.2026 M.Sc. Maria Sukanen (Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Physiotherapy)

M.Sc. Maria Sukanen defends the doctoral dissertation in Physiotherapy ”Achilles tendon and triceps surae muscle biomechanics in health and disease”.
Woman exercising listening to music
Congresses and conferences
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5th Joint Seminar on Music, Sport and Health, 12 June 2026

5th Joint Seminar on Music, Sport and Health
Dissertations
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Musica-rakennus, M103-sali / Musica building, M103 hall

12.6.2026 M.Sc. Minna Roine (Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Physiotherapy)

M.Sc. Minna Roine defends the doctoral dissertation in Physiotherapy ”Direct Access Physiotherapy: Educational, Clinical and Experiential perspectives”.
Woman looking at forest path
Congresses and conferences
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Responsibilities and responses of sport in contemporary society 2026

Conference hosted jointly by EASS & ISSA 2026 European Association for Sociology of Sport & International Sociology of Sport Association
Woman looking at forest path
Congresses and conferences
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Responsibilities and responses of sport in contemporary society 2026

Conference hosted jointly by EASS & ISSA 2026 European Association for Sociology of Sport & International Sociology of Sport Association
Public lectures, seminars and round tables
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AgAlfa Ag B122.1 Alfa

Multi-scale muscle remodeling in cerebral palsy: active–passive interplay across scales

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Jyväskylä satama, photo by Julia Kivelä
Congresses and conferences
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ISEK 2026 Congress

International Society of Electrophysiology & Kinesiology (ISEK) Congress is organized in Jyväskylä, Finland on June 24-27, 2026
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