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Irreplaceable water fleas help solve the mystery of browning lakes

This summer, Academy Research Fellow Minna Hiltunen has a demanding task ahead of her. Her mission: to uncover the resting eggs of water fleas buried within the sediments of dozens of Finnish lakes. A ground-breaking paleolimnological method developed at JYU provides new insights into the historical elemental cycles of Finnish lakes.

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The 55-year-old Department of Biological and Environmental Science celebrates in a relaxed atmosphere

The Department of Biological and Environmental Science is celebrating its 55th anniversary. Students, alumni and stakeholders are invited to join the festivities. The programme for the day features both a daytime celebration and an evening event.

Open vacancies for six Deans at JYU

JYU – a university with societal impact – is recruiting Deans for the next term of office. The posts involve and highlight responsibility for constructing the operating culture in compliance with our strategy and values: openness, trust, quality and integ

JYU ranked among the world’s top universities in the CWUR 2025 ranking

The Ģ��ֱ�� was ranked 632 in the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR), which compares nearly 21,500 degree-awarding universities. This means that JYU is among the best 3 per cent.

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Research news

Beliefs about osteoarthritis hinder its treatment

A recent qualitative study at the Ģ��ֱ��’s Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences explored the various conceptions of osteoarthritis.

Over 3 million euros for research in the sciences from the Research Council of Finland

Researcher Pekka Niittynen has been granted in Academy Research Fellowship funding explores how shrinking snow cover affects local climates, biodiversity, and ecosystem functions. The Research Council of Finland awarded funding to four Academy Projects.

Dissertation: Understanding patterns in chaos — Equidistribution of divergent orbits and number theoretical statistics (Sayous)

In his doctoral dissertation, Rafael Sayous studied the equidistribution of divergent orbits in two distinct mathematical settings. Sayous completes a Dual Doctorate between the Université Paris-Saclay and the Ģ��ֱ��.

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Our naturally beautiful campus is home to a dynamic multidisciplinary research university — an open and collaborative community of 2,800 experts and over 14,900 students seeking answers to the pivotal questions of today and tomorrow.

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Welcome to gain new insights from researched data! Take part in public events, engage in debates, build your skills in workshops or immerse yourself in current exhibitions - afterwards you'll see the world with new eyes. The Ģ��ֱ��'s Science for All activities are open to all.

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20th Rhythm Perception & Production Workshop (RPPW20)

Biennial meeting for the scientific study of rhythm.

55-year celebration of the Department of Biological and Environmental Science

Guest lecture: Reimagining Quality of Life in a Turbulent World: A Commonist Perspective on Well-Living

In his presentation JYU Visiting Fellow S. A. Hamed Hosseini from the University of Newcastle, Australia will introduce the Well-Living Paradigm as a radical alternative to mainstream discourses on well-being.

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From Sri Lanka to Finland: A journey of discovery in nanoscience and personal growth at JYU

Thiwangi Rajapaksha from Sri Lanka is studying in the Master’s Degree Programme in Nanoscience with a specialization in physics. The programme offers everything she was looking for, combining world-class research with a welcoming student community. Thiwangi, who is living abroad for the first time in her life, finds Jyväskylä a calm, student-friendly city with everything close by.

Read more about Thiwangi's experiences at JYU