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Research profiling and research communities

The Research Council of Finland strengthens the research capacity of universities by providing funding for profiling. The aim of the Profi funding is to support universities' profiling and develop the quality of research in thematic research areas.

The Research Council of Finland funds Finnish universities to enhance their research profiles

The funding opportunity is often referred to as Profi.

The Research Council of Finland grants competitive funding to Finnish universities to support them in strengthening their research profiles. The aim of the funding is to support and speed up the strategic profiling of the universities in order to improve the quality of research. The funding is limited in time and is used to finance the profiling areas chosen by each university on the basis of its own strategy.

The Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥ has chosen its profiling areas on the basis of its research priorities and the level of research. For more information on the areas and projects at JYU, please contact Vice-Rector Kaisa Miettinen and Specialist Timo Taskinen.

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prof. Janne Kotiaho
JYU.Wisdom is an open, scientific community actively promoting planetary well-being in society. Professor Janne Kotiaho is the directore of JYU.Wisdom.

More information on JYU's profile-funded projects

Profi 8 (1.1.2025-31.12.2030)

The Research Council of Finland has granted JYU 6,045,000 euros for three profiling areas
Project

qSIME - Quantum simulations and measurements for nanotechnology

qSIME strengthens JYU's position within the Finnish quantum research scene by boosting our already strong research in quantum nanomaterials with quantum computing.
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Project

Ageing, Environment and Functioning (ENVIS-AGE)

The ENVIS-AGE is a strategic profiling area supporting JYU’s strategic goal to reach world's leading edge in the designated research areas of human wellbeing.
Project

ULearn - Oppimisen vaihtelun, muutoksen ja tuen ymmärtäminen

ULearn lujittaa JYU:n vahvaa asemaa oppimistutkimuksessa yhteistyössä EDUCA-lippulaivan ja InterLearn -huippututkimusyksikön kanssa.

Profi 7 (1.1.2023-31.12.2028)

Three interdisciplinary research communities were funded in Profi Round 7: JYU.Well, JYU.Edu and JYU.Wisdom

JYU.Well

JYU.Well is an interdisciplinary community of wellbeing researchers at the Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥.

JYU.Edu - Home of Teacher Education Research and Development

JYU.Edu is a multidisciplinary development and research network for teacher education.

JYU.Wisdom - School of Resource Wisdom

JYU.Wisdom is an open and transdisciplinary scientific community whose mission is to excel in the research and education of planetary well-being.
Project

LearnDigi - Digitalization in and for learning and interaction

LearnDigi is a profiling area of JYU funded by Academy of Finland. We aim to examine ways in which technologies are used to support learning and knowledge construction, and the impacts of increasing digitalization on learning and interaction.

Profi 6 (1.1.2021-31.12.2026)

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EWIDE - Emergent Work in the Digital Era

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BC-Well profiling area: Physical activity, well-being, and behaviour change across the life-span

Cross-disciplinary profiling area of research (BC-Well)
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Project

Social Sustainability for Children and Families (SOSUS)

SOSUS aims to provide novel understanding of how children, youth and families thrive and how the diverse environments they live in and opportunities available for them contribute to their growth and development.
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Multidisciplinary nanoscience

The Nanoscience Center (NSC) is an interdisciplinary research unit where physicists, chemists and biologists work together to study nature at the nanoscale.

Aiemmat profiloitumisalueet (profi 1-5)

Profi 5 (1.4.2019–31.8.2023)
Profi 4 (1.4.2018–31.8.2022)
  • Aktiivisena ikääntyminen ja hoiva (AAC)
  • Monitieteinen oppimisen ja opetuksen tutkimus (MultiLeTe2)
  • Nanotieteet (NSC2)
Profi 3 (1.4.2017–31.8.2021)
Profi 2 (1.4.2016–31.8.2020)
  • Liikunnan vaikutus terveyteen koko ihmisen elinkaaren aikana (PACTS1)
  • Nanotieteet (NSC1)
  • Soveltava kielentutkimus (RECLAS1)
Profi 1 (1.4.2015–2019)
  • Aineen tutkiminen kiihdytinmenetelmin (Accelerator)
  • Kyberturvallisuus
  • Monitieteinen oppimisen ja opetuksen tutkimus (MultiLeTe)

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