Throughout our lives, our personality traits remain relatively stable. They also contribute to personal relationships, leisure time activities, careers and even income level. We should have a more understanding attitude…
Wellbeing is continuously sought both in our daily lives as well as in research. However, it’s rare that people stop and think what they actually mean by this concept, writes…
Interviews with 30 Finnish media workers show how some newsrooms were ready to take on remote work as the global pandemic hit Finland – and others were already falling from…
Coping with crises is often considered from the individual’s perspective: What can I do to cope. However, the social perspective that emphasises the community is equally important. We have a…
TALIS 2018 (Teaching and Learning International Survey) gave further evidence on the multiple skills of Finnish teachers. Teacher’s work has become more diverse and the teacher’s role has changed in…
Sauna and alcohol kill the coronavirus! This was such a splendid piece of news at the beginning of the first wave of the coronavirus. As Finns, we were, of course,…
At the turn of the year, people make guesses, promises, and even preparations for the events of the coming year. Yet predictions with certainty are not part of economists’ toolbox.…
At the beginning of the academic year I gave a lecture to the new students of social work about wellbeing at work. About twenty future social work professional sat in…
JYU is designing curricula for the period from 2020 to 2023 and reforms are considered on the university level as well as in different units. General policies define eight themes…
Where can we find new people to work in the fields of science and technology? For some time now, gloomy research findings have predicted that we could soon run out…
