Health, Wellbeing and the Environment: Lecture Series for Older Adults at the University of Jyväskylä

Everyone interested in current knowledge and research is welcome to attend lectures organised by the University of Jyväskylä’s University for Older Adults. You can participate online or in the main building’s grand auditorium, C 1 (except on 9 September and 23 September, when the venue is the Martti Ahtisaari Hall at Agora, Mattilanniemi 2). Price: €6 per lecture or €35 for the lecture series. Please note: Lectures are available only in real time!

16 September: Healthy Ageing — Pekka Puska, Professor Emeritus and former Director General

30 September: The Older Person’s Right to Self-Determination and Documents — The Boundaries Between Respect and Restriction in Changing Situations — Henna Nikumaa, Postdoctoral Researcher in Elder Law, University of Eastern Finland

14 October: The Many Meanings of Finnish Forests, Now and in the Future — Teppo Hujala, Professor, University of Eastern Finland

28 October: The Planetary Diet — What, Why and for Whom? — Mikael Fogelholm, Professor, University of Helsinki

11 November: Diabetes, a Major Public Health Disease, and Its Rapidly Developing Treatment — Petteri Ahtiainen, Chief Physician, MD, Specialist in Endocrinology, Special Competence in Diabetes Care, Wellbeing Services County of Central Finland

25 November: What Is Frailty in Old Age, and Can It Be Prevented? (Memorial lecture for Professor h.c. Ahti Rekonen) — Kaisu Pitkälä, Professor, University of Helsinki

9 December: Perspectives on the Effects of Music and Other Arts on Wellbeing — Ava Numminen, Doctor of Music, Master of Psychology, psychotherapist and singing teacher. The Ikis Choir will also perform, conducted by Yufei Liu.

PLEASE NOTE: The venue is the Martti Ahtisaari Hall at Agora.