Tourism is one of the fastest growing economic sectors. Indeed, growing tourism is often discussed in economic terms. The impacts of this growth should be examined critically, from ethical and…
Sexual crimes targeted to children and adolescents as well as maltreatment of older people and social and health care professionals have been discussed much in media recently. What is common to…
Climate change is inevitably changing our consumption behaviour. We must limit carbon dioxide emissions to ensure liveable conditions for future generations as well. The current pace of climate warming leads…
The pressures to publish research data have increased considerably in recent years, and there is a growing call for the building of larger research infrastructures. At the same time European…
When employers have been asked in surveys what skills they expect from their employees, the answers regularly highlight social skills, reasoning skills, creativity, innovativeness and problem-solving skills. Lately characteristics such…
Many people think that communication and more precisely communicating is a natural, inbuilt skill that we, humans, learn at a very young age. Undoubtedly communicating is something we learn to…
Publications are the most visible results of research at JYU – or at least they should be. In 2017 alone, researchers at the University of Jyväskylä produced more than 3,000…
Ageing is a widespread phenomenon. You, me and Joe Public are ageing every year, every hour, every second. Ageing starts from the moment of insemination and ends with our last…
For researchers involved in curiosity-driven research, the title of this article may sound like something of an oxymoron. We perceive that there is pressure from governments and funding agencies to…
According to my estimates, I use around four to five weeks of my annual working time on acquiring funding. This includes my personal applications for larger research projects and assisting…
