JYU.Wisdom - School of Resource Wisdom

JYU.Wisdom is an open, scientific community actively promoting planetary well-being in society. Our activities include progressive research, education development, impactful societal interaction, and support for JYU’s sustainability work.

JYU.Wisdom facilitates collaboration for sustainability

JYU.Wisdom is a transdisciplinary community of scholars, students, and specialists, that provides opportunities for intellectual exchange and learning, for interdisciplinary research and education, and for collegial support, inspiration, and new ideas.

JYU.Wisdom has a mission that matters: planetary well-being. JYU.Wisdom advances science-based understanding about the boundary conditions for planetary well-being and recommends actions for reaching it in society. The community's planetary well-being research is a recognized thematic research profiling area of JYU.

JYU.Wisdom is an open community. Everyone is welcome to join the community's activities, which cover a wide range of sustainability themes. Wisdomers share a willingness to:

  • cross traditional disciplinary boundaries,
  • support our vision to promote the well-being of human and nonhuman life simultaneously, and
  • reduce existential risks to the diversity of life unique to Earth.

School of Resource Wisdom - JYU.Wisdom is an open community. Welcome to join us!

A wide range of research groups, projects, and doctoral training

Any scholar conducting research related to environmental crises and sustainability transition is welcomed to JYU.Wisdom. We facilitate cooperation across disciplinary boundaries among scholars interested in promoting planetary well-being. Scholars active within the community work in different faculties of the University of Jyväskylä and beyond in numerous projects and positions.

The community brings together human and natural scientists, no matter whether approaching research work from structuralist-critical or from solution-oriented and pragmatist backgrounds. The sustainability assessment of the university is also conducted by JYU.Wisdom based on academic research conducted within the community.

Wisdom Letters

Kuva useista Wisdom Letters julkaisuista.

Wisdom Letters is a publication platform for a new format of research articles that present peer-reviewed policy recommendations. The topics covered may be related to, for example, sustainability transition and planetary well-being. The articles are open access and they support public decision-making and the awareness of citizens in cross-disciplinary sustainability issues.

Wisdom Letters website

Cross-disciplinary sustainability education

Education plays a key role in the promotion of sustainability and planetary well-being. JYU.Wisdom coordinates cross-disciplinary sustainability education at the University of Jyväskylä and produces new courses for degree students as well as for life-long learning.

The learning options range from self-study online courses (open for all) to a unique, multidisciplinary 25-credit study module. JYU is also a part of the Climate University and Sustainability Studies Network, through which even more courses are available.

Get involved in JYU.Wisdom

JYU.Wisdom is an open community. Everyone is welcome to join the community's activities, which cover a wide range of sustainability themes. Welcome to the community!

JYU.Wisdom organizes diverse events that bring people together for interesting discussions, new collaboration ideas, support, and well-being.

You can participate in promoting planetary well-being by attending our events and courses, sharing relevant news and opportunities within the community, and thinking of different ways to collaborate with your fellow Wisdomers. This could be, for example, a joint research or writing project, thesis work, or an event or gathering you could host.

You may become a Wisdomer simply by joining our mailing list. Through the list you will hear about upcoming events and current affairs.

See upcoming JYU.Wisdom events

Below you will find upcoming events organized by JYU.Wisdom or members of the community across JYU. Everyone interested is welcome to join JYU.Wisdom’s events, welcome!

Some events are only in Finnish. Please switch the site language via the menu to see them.

JYU.Wisdom news

Below you will find news about the activities of JYU.Wisdom and members of the community across JYU. For news in Finnish, please switch the site language via the menu.

JYU.Wisdom management

To support the operative management, JYU.Wisdom has a Board of Directors with representatives from all faculties.

Ultimately, JYU.Wisdom is governed by the Deans of all six faculties at JYU.

Kuvassa on näkymä päärakennuksen portaikkoon ja läpikulkuhalliin..

JYU.Wisdom contact people

Please contact us with your ideas, questions, and comments either personally or at wisdom@jyu.fi.

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