Faculty of Mathematics and Science
Overcoming challenges with science
Technological development and environmental changes have created a growing societal demand for the knowledge created by the University of Jyväskylä’s research in the natural sciences. Natural scientists and mathematicians play a central role in solving global challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss and the need for sustainable technology.
Concern about the state of the environment and a desire to build a sustainable future is what brings the students of mathematics and science together. The Faculty of Mathematics and Science at JYU is a close-knit community, where you get support not only from your fellow students but also from lecturers and professors. Our research has an impact at the international level and our partners include the European Space Agency and the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN).
Departments at the Faculty of Mathematics and Science
Research Centers at the Faculty of Mathematics and Science
In addition to the four departments, the faculty includes the cross-disciplinary Nanoscience Center (NSC), Accelerator Laboratory (JYFL-ACCLAB), Center of Expertise for Circular Economy (CECE) and the Konnevesi Research Station. The School of Resource Wisdom is a network coordinated by the Faculty of Mathematics and Science that brings together expertise and research from various fields in the sciences, humanities, social sciences and business.
The faculty also runs the LUMA Centre of the University of Jyväskylä. The LUMA Centre aims to inspire and motivate children and youth in mathematics, science, and technology using the latest methods and activities of science and technology education.
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Natural phenomena from atoms to ecosystems
In our English-language master’s degree programmes, we train the experts of tomorrow. These programmes are ideal if you have a broad interest in science and are looking to understand nature from many perspectives, from the atomic level to organisms. Working in the faculty’s world-class research infrastructure, you learn how to keep up with the latest changes in science and technology and will graduate as an expert in the rapidly developing field of science. Our graduates find careers in expert positions in business and industry as well as in research and educational institutions. The programmes also provide excellent preparation for doctoral studies and an academic career.
The Faculty of Mathematics and Science at JYU is a close-knit, highly international community, where you get support not only from your fellow students but also from lecturers and professors. In your studies, you have access to our state-of-the-art laboratory facilities and the opportunity to work in top research groups. The academic staff includes teachers as well as senior colleagues.
Doctoral studies for scientific and technological breakthroughs
The Faculty of Mathematics and Science provides high-quality postgraduate education based on research carried out in numerous highly esteemed international research groups led by top researchers. The degree of Doctor of Philosophy qualifies graduates for an international research career and challenging expert tasks in society, including a range of jobs in industry and education. Along with acquiring in-depth knowledge in your field of study, you will cultivate your critical and analytical thinking.
The faculty offers four doctoral programmes: Biological and Environmental Science, Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics and Statistics. Doctoral training is based on research carried out in a number of international research groups. Each doctoral student works as part of a research team.
Doctoral School of the Faculty of Mathematics and Science
Active research in the Faculty of Mathematics and Science
The Faculty of Mathematics and Science is part of an internationally acknowledged research university. In collaboration with the international scientific community, we search for answers to the biggest questions in science, especially in the fields of evolution, sustainable use of natural resources, mathematical analysis, multidisciplinary nanoscience, resource wisdom and subatomic physics.
The faculty focuses on basic research and education in the natural sciences and mathematics. One of our focus areas is the bio- and circular economy, where we search for new solutions for a more sustainable, resource-efficient and low-carbon future. Our faculty conducts interdisciplinary research in collaboration with business, industry, the public sector and other societal stakeholders.
Our cooperation with other universities, research institutes such as CERN, GSI, Brookhaven, FAIR, Oxford, Cambridge, and various research groups around the globe produces high-level scientific knowledge published in acknowledged international journals. Our faculty features a substantial research infrastructure for both experimental and theoretical research.
