The Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥â€™s Centres of Excellence

JYU currently has seven Centres of Ecellence in research designated by the Research Council of Finland.

Centres of Excellence designated by the Research Council of Finland

The top research units funded by the Research Council of Finland are among the international leaders in their field. The Research Council of Finland selects the Centres of Excellence on the basis of international evaluations and research policy considerations for a period of eight years. The evaluation criteria are primarily scientific quality, renewal and impact of the research programme.

The broad research agendas of the Centres of Excellence renew research, develop creative research environments and innovations, and train talented new researchers for the Finnish research and business communities.

The Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥ is home to seven Research Centres of Excellence designated by the Research Council of Finland. JYU coordinates four of them and is joining a three project coordinated by University of Helsinki.

Centres of Excellence coordinated by JYU

Research group

Centre of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body and Brain

The Centre of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body and Brain studies music as a multimodal human experience and as a versatile engine of change, throughout the life span and in health and disease.
Research group

The Centre of Excellence for Learning Dynamics and Intervention Research InterLearn

The Centre of Excellence for Learning Dynamics and Intervention Research 2022–2029
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Research group

Centre of Excellence in Quark Matter

The Centre of Excellence in Quark Matter studies the strong interaction between the fundamental constituents of ordinary matter, quarks and gluons.
Researchers of the CoE AgeCare
Research group

Centre of Excellence in Research on Ageing and Care

The Centre of Excellence explores the ongoing transformation of ageing and care.

Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥ has joined following projects

The Centre of Excellence for the Study of Game Cultures 2018-2025

The CoE focuses on the development and impact of games. The unit has four main research themes: the meaning and form of games, the creation and production of games, players and player communities, and the role of games in society. In Jyväskylä, the research is led by Professor Raine Koskimaa. JYU's areas of responsibility include the forms and structures of games, game experiences and understanding games. The Centre of Excellence is shared between the Universities of Tampere, Turku and Jyväskylä.

The Centre of Excellence in Randomness and Structures  2022-2029

The CoE coordinated by the University of Helsinki, investigates a wide range of mathematical issues involving complex structures and randomness. In Jyväskylä, research is carried out in mathematical analysis and partial differential equations, mathematical physics and algorithms using randomness.

The Centre of Excellence in Inverse Modelling and Imaging 2018–2025

The Centre of Excellence in Inverse Modelling and Imaging involves a team of mathematicians from Jyväskylä, led by Professor Mikko Salo. In Jyväskylä, they are particularly interested in mathematical models and their inverse theory for medical and seismic imaging. The Centre of Excellence is coordinated by the University of Helsinki.