Tag: University of Jyväskylä

A study examining the media coverage of the Finnish ice hockey club Jokerit’s time in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), conducted by doctoral researcher Joakim Särkivuori and senior researcher Antti Laine, both from the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, has been published. The study delves into the reporting by the Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat during a politically tumultuous time. It considers KHL’s westward expansion efforts as part of Russia’s soft power strategy and explores the nature of the news coverage.

As part of the joint research project between the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences and the Open Science Centre at the University of Jyväskylä, a Finnish-language databank on Finnish sports journalism, including an extensive bibliography, has been published. The open access and peer-reviewed web publication offers research information intended for a wide range of users in an easily accessible and popular form.

The available position in the field of Sport Pedagogy will focus particularly on research and development of motivating and physically activating learning and movement environments in the context of school physical education. This corresponds to two of the University of Jyväskylä’s research priorities: learning, teaching and interaction; and physical activity, health and wellbeing. The successful applicant will be responsible for research and education and the development of the field in collaboration with other teachers and researchers in the faculty.

The Organising Committee of the 1st Nordic Football Conference invites scholars, practitioners, and students from across the Nordic countries and around the world to submit abstracts that explore the conference's core areas of (1) Coaching and player development, (2) Contemporary issues in football culture, and (3) The global football system. In addition, two overarching themes, (a) Sustainability and (b) Evidence-based practices run concurrently to form the backbone of the event.

Antti Laine works as a Senior researcher and lecturer in sport sociology at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. His research interests focus mainly on sport media, private sport sector (e.g. ice hockey and fitness) and sport as a societal phenomenon. Dr Laine has published numerous articles and acted as an editor in academic publications.