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  • Improving quality of life for older people by testing for serious diseases


    Äldre par på promenad The quality of life of older people is largely about avoiding serious illness. When older people fall ill, they often have difficulty recovering and this can trigger a decline in health from which they never recover. Despite this, many avoid getting tested for diseases. Researchers from Jönköping University (JU) are now investigating why this is the case and how to change attitudes in a new project.“I think it will make a big difference in society if we can learn more about testing for serious diseases,” says Ulf Aagerup, Associate Professor at Jönköping International Business School (JIBS), at Jönköping University (JU) and project leader of the newly launched project.

  • Efforts to help war wounded in Ukraine


    A large group of people smile and look at the camera There are currently very few orthopaedic engineers that can meet the growing need for help in Ukraine. There is a large number of people with war injuries in Ukraine and staff from the Department of Rehabilitation (AFR) at the School of Health and Welfare (HHJ) at Jönköping University (JU) recently travelled to Poland to meet with Ukrainian rehabilitation specialists to identify what kind of skills development is needed.

  • New Foundation Governing Board members decided


    The Swedish Government has appointed two new board members to the Jönköping University Foundation Governing Board. In addition, a new teacher representative and a new student representative will be added to the Board. Together, the board members have broad and varied experience and come from academia, business, and local industry.

  • Jönköping University takes part - spreading research by tandem bike


    Karta över turneplanen During Spring 2025, a unique tandem bike tour is taking place in which researchers take turns cycling approximately fifty kilometres through different parts of Sweden in an innovative bid to spread knowledge about their research on ageing and health.

  • Renowned experts on the challenges ahead


    Joakim Paasikivi på eventet framkant sverige How can Sweden work to prevent gang crime among young people? Will AI take over our jobs and will the world ever be the same as before the war in Ukraine started? These were some of the questions discussed during the conference “Framkant Sverige” (meaning Sweden at the forefront) on 7 May at Jönköping University.“I think that the day was fantastically well organized and that the topics discussed were well integrated,” says Joakim Paasikivi, military strategist and now retired Lieutenant Colonel in the Swedish Armed Forces.

  • Graduation for Pathway students


    Students lined up outside the Gränna campus Last week, a graduation ceremony was held for students who have studied the Pathway programme at Jönköping University Enterprise (JUE) on Campus Gränna. Around 80 students are now ready for university studies.

  • Jönköping Student Union honoured for anti-drug initiatives


    County Governor Brittis Benzler presented the awards to businesses that have shown a strong commitment to the preventive work against drugs. Among those certified was Jönköping Student Union.  On Monday afternoon, representatives from Jönköping's pub and entertainment scene gathered in the town hall to receive certificates within the national project “Pubs against Drugs”. County Governor Brittis Benzler presented the awards to businesses that have shown a strong commitment to the preventive work against drugs. Among those certified was Jönköping Student Union.“It feels great and is proof that the work we do is good,” says Rickard Bagge, Operations Manager at the Student Union.