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FORTHEM diversity and inclusion

Upcoming events within FORTHEM Alliance

In the FORTHEM collaboration, a lot of different networking events and learning opportunities are organised both physically and virtually. See the upcoming possibilities for the next couple of months.

Jyväskylä invests in the development of the games sector

The Ģ��ֱ�� is driving a game industry RDI project, which has just been awarded funding by Sitra. The project strengthens the university's position as an international forerunner in games research and education.

Jyväskylän yliopiston päärakennus

International conference builds faith and resilience for the future

The Hope and resilience conference will be held at the Ģ��ֱ�� in May 2025.

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Research news

Sheryl Cooke

Sheryl Cooke’s dissertation proposes rethinking the English language testing standards

In her doctoral research, MA Sheryl Cooke examined how the global use of English as a lingua franca challenges traditional approaches to language testing.

Kaksi miestä kuntoilemassa ulkona puistossa

Genetic predisposition to higher muscle strength may lower the risk of cardiovascular mortality

A recent study found that men with a genetic predisposition supporting higher muscle strength had a lower risk of dying from cardiovascular diseases, regardless of their leisure-time physical activity levels or other lifestyle-related factors.

Woman smoking cigarette on a bridge in a city.

The effects of smoking, drinking and lack of exercise are felt by the age of 36, new research indicates

Bad habits such as smoking, heavy drinking and lack of exercise must be tackled as early as possible to boost the odds of a happy and healthy old age.

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Dissertation press releases

Sheryl Cooke

Sheryl Cooke’s dissertation proposes rethinking the English language testing standards

In her doctoral research, MA Sheryl Cooke examined how the global use of English as a lingua franca challenges traditional approaches to language testing.

Jukka Ruokanen

Dissertation examines the foundations of society through a political classic (Ruokanen)

Jukka Ruokanen, M.Sc., studied the factors underpining the existence of sociality, communities, and society as a whole in the Politica Methodice Digesta of German political philosopher and legal scholar Johannes Althusius.

Matti Hellgren

Dissertation: Novel Theoretical Developments in Neutrino-Nucleus Scattering (Hellgren)

The research in the dissertation of Matti Hellgren focused on the scattering of neutrinos off experimentally relevant target nuclei. The results can potentially be used to improve the understanding of e.g. supernova core-collapse events.

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Upcoming events

Geometric analysis seminar: Shaoming Guo (Nankai University)

Maximal operators and Nikodym sets

Jyväskylän yliopiston päärakennus

Hope and resilience 2025

A multidisciplinary conference on social sustainability for children, youth, and diverse families.

JSBE Research Seminar: Nicholas Manuel (Saint Mary’s University, Canada)

JSBE Research Seminar in Economics

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Public examinations of doctoral dissertations

12.5.2025 MA Agnes Orzoy (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, hungarology)

MA Agnes Orzoy defends their doctoral dissertation in Hungarology "Translating Contemporary Hungarian Literary Fiction into English: Challenges, Agency and Process".

16.5.2025 M.Sc. (Econ.) Iiro Ahomäki (School of Business and Economics, Economics)

M.Sc. (Econ.) Iiro Ahomäki defends the doctoral dissertation in Economics ”Information Interventions and Physician Prescribing Behavior”.

16.5.2025 M.Sc. Adrian Montes Plaza (Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Department of Physics)

M.Sc. Adrian Montes Plaza defends their doctoral dissertation “Direct measurement of three different deformations near the ground state in an atomic nucleus. The exotic neutron-deficient Pb-190 nucleus”.

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