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QS World University Rankings 2026: University of Jyväskylä among the world’s best universities

The University of Jyväskylä has kept its position close to top 500 in QS World University Rankings of the world's best universities.

The University of Jyväskylä has adopted principles for a safer and more responsible space

The Rector of the University of Jyväskylä approved the university’s principles for a safer and more responsible space, effective from 3rd of June 2026.

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Researchers’ Night returns in autumn and makes curiosity a superpower

Researchers’ Night returns on September 25, 2026, to light up the September evening in Jyväskylä as part of the City of Light event.

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Research news

Teens’ screen time linked to lagging skills in core subjects

Frequent use of digital devices for entertainment is linked to weaker learning outcomes among lower secondary students.

Jouko Myllyoja

Dissertation: Accessing futures with arts-based approaches

MSc Jouko Myllyoja examined the possibilities of art-based methods for exploring futures.

Janne Kotiaho

The University of Jyväskylä is a pioneer in the impact of ecological compensation research

The results of the BOOST project have been used in the regulation of voluntary ecological compensation under Finland’s Nature Conservation Act and in the preparation of the Ministry of the Environment’s compensation regulation.

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Dissertation press releases

Jouko Myllyoja

Dissertation: Accessing futures with arts-based approaches

MSc Jouko Myllyoja examined the possibilities of art-based methods for exploring futures.

Roope Suvinen

Dissertation: Ligand design is a powerful tool to modify the reactivity and properties of metal complexes (Suvinen)

Roope Suvinen and co-workers developed a new bis(ligand) based on cyclic (alkyl)(amino)carbenes that can bind to metal centres at more than one point. Suvinen defends his doctoral dissertation 26.6.2026.

Dissertation: Bacterial light-harvesting proteins share a universal core but adapt to local environments (Dogan)

M.Sc. Batuhan Dogan's doctoral dissertation maps the global diversity of light-harvesting proteins that many bacteria use to capture extra energy from sunlight.

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Upcoming events

Join Start to Finnish – an online course on Finnish working life

Online course on Finnish working life

Oppilaita vierailemassa Tutkijoiden yön aikaan Näyttelykeskus Soihdussa

Time travel self-guided workshop at Soihtu Exhibition Centre

In the Soihtu Exhibition Centre´s workshop, you’ll travel back in time 160 years!

Multi-scale muscle remodeling in cerebral palsy: active–passive interplay across scales

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Public examinations of doctoral dissertations

24.6.2026 MA Kirsi Huotari (Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Sport Pedagogy)

MA Kirsi Huotari defends the doctoral dissertation in Sport Pedagogy ”Liikuntaan erikoistuvien luokanopettajaopiskelijoiden tunne-, vuorovaikutus- ja ryhmätaitojen kehittyminen koulutusinterventiossa. Monimenetelmällinen toteutettavuustutkimus”.

25.6.2026 M.Sc. Batuhan Dogan (Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Department of Biological and Environmental Science)

M.Sc. Batuhan Dogan defends their doctoral dissertation "Computational Biology of Microbial Phototrophy: Genomic, Structural and Ecological Diversity of Light Harvesting and Sensing”.

26.6.2026 M.Sc. Roope Suvinen (Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Department of Chemistry)

M.Sc. Roope Suvinen defends their doctoral dissertation "Experimental and Computational Investigations of Cyclic (Alkyl)(Amino)Carbenes and their Transition Metal and Main Group Complexes”.

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