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The rector of the Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥, Jari Ojala, has appointed Tiina Kontinen to the position of Professor of International Development Studies

The traditional annual celebration of the Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥ was held on 5 March. At the event, various awards were presented to distinguished researchers and teachers from the University.

A new book by Timo Särkkä analyses the Western colonial origins of the mining industry and its post-colonial legacies in the Central African Copperbelt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥ is the first in Finland to open its own pathway for applicants with Finnish as a second language background in three socially relevant fields.

In a set of policy recommendations produced by the Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥, researchers examine the development of sustainable livelihoods in the Sundarbans, a coastal region of India and Bangladesh that is vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.

In the academic year 2025-2026, a peer mentoring programme will be implemented to inspire post doctoral researchers for their academic path. It will be implemented by the multidisciplinary JYU.Well, the welfare research community.

In the academic year 2025-2026, a peer mentoring programme will be implemented to inspire post doctoral researchers for their academic path. It will be implemented by the multidisciplinary JYU.Well, the welfare research community.

LAGIC programme hosted an alumni event to strengthen connections within the community, while providing students with insights into how the skills and knowledge gained from this degree can be applied in their future career.

One of the project’s important findings has been that older signers use bodily enactment in their storytelling considerably more than the younger signers do, writes Tommi Jantunen.

Ville Heilala, PhD, has started as a senior researcher in the School of Wellbeing in JYU.Well profiling area of the Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥.

JYU.Well Community chairspersons Merja Rantakokko (SportHealth), Anna Rönkä (EduPsy) and Esa Ala-Ruona (HumSoc) understand the importance of multidisciplinarity in promoting effective wellbeing themed research.

The report proposes adding new multidisciplinary education modules and degree programmes to JYU’s educational offerings. The report also considers extending education to medical degrees.