Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation Profile
Minds Hub Research Group at the University of Helsinki study motivation, learning and well-being in changing global context. We investigate students' school careers and development across compulsory comprehensive education to higher education and subsequent transition to working life. Our aim is to understand how digitalization, diversity, inequality and stress affect youth development at large. We are responsible for four Academy of Finland funded research projects and promoting new data collection methods. We collect and integrate longitudinal, physiological and situational data.
Fields of Science
- 516 Educational sciences
- 515 Psychology
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Profiles
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Hansika Piyumali Ambahelagedara
- Department of Education - Doctoral Researcher
- Doctoral Programme in Education, Schooling, and Learning
- Minds Hub
Person: U1 Research and teaching staff, Doctoral Researcher
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Marguerite Beattie
- Department of Education - Research Coordinator
- Helsinki Inequality Initiative (INEQ)
- Minds Hub
Person: U3 Research and teaching staff, Teaching and research personnel
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Mailis Elomaa
- Department of Education - Postdoctoral Researcher
- Minds Hub
Person: U2 Teaching and research staff
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Yirou Fang
- Department of Education - Doctoral Researcher
- Doctoral Programme in Education, Schooling, and Learning
- Minds Hub
Person: U1 Research and teaching staff, Doctoral Researcher
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Empowering pre- and in-service teachers to harness the potential of AI for designing creative and ethical digital education ecosystems
Juuti, K. (Principal Investigator), Oinas, S. (Co-Principal Investigator), Harju, V. (Co-Principal Investigator), Turkkila, M. V. P. (Project manager) & Lindgrén, R. M. M. (Participant)
01/04/2025 → 31/03/2028
Project: Research project
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FLUX: Family Formation in Flux - Causes, Consequences and Possible Futures
Upadyaya, K. M. (Project manager), Ilmarinen, V. (Participant) & Sortheix, F. (Participant)
01/10/2024 → 30/09/2027
Project: Research Council of Finland: Strategic Research Council funding (SRC)
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FLUX: Family Formation in Flux – Causes, Consequences and Possible Futures
Upadyaya, K. M. (Principal Investigator), Ilmarinen, V. (Co-Principal Investigator) & Mannerström, R. (Co-Principal Investigator)
01/10/2024 → 30/09/2027
Project: Research Council of Finland: Strategic Research Council funding (SRC)
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TeensGoGreen - Emotional, cognitive, behavioral and social consequences of climate change for youth development Emotional, cognitive, behavioral and social consequences of climate change for youth development
Upadyaya, K. M. (Project manager), Bruneel, S. N. (Participant), Fang, Y. (Participant), Heräjärvi, N. U. (Participant), Ilonen, L. A. (Participant), Irani Ouchbolagh, F. (Participant), Järvinen, J. (Participant), Oikarinen, T. S. (Participant), Toyama, H. (Participant), Veijonaho, S. (Participant) & Vesterinen, V.-M. (Participant)
01/09/2024 → 31/08/2026
Project: Research Council of Finland: Academy Professor's research expenses
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Crafting learning environments to cultivate students' growth mindset
Yu, J. (Principal Investigator), Delis, A. O. M. (Participant), Gale, J. (Participant) & Mahdi, S. M. (Participant)
01/09/2023 → 31/08/2027
Project: Research Council of Finland: Academy Research Fellow
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Be curious and persistent: joint roles of curiosity and persistence in adolescents’ STEM achievements
Huang, H., Tang, X. & Wang, M.-T., 8 May 2026, In: International Journal of STEM Education. 13, 22 p., 32 (2026).Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Beyond Religious Narcissistic Identification: Agnostic and Atheistic Narcissism
Zemojtel-Piotrowska, M., Piotrowski, J., Nowak, B., Saroglou, V., Maltby, J., Sedikides, C., Adamovic, M., Aminnuddin, N. A., Appiah, S. C. Y., Ardi, R., Babakr, Z. H., Baldursson, E. B., Baltatescu, S., Aytac, M. B., Bolatov, A., Bonfa-Araujo, B., Burghart, M., Chobthamkit, P., Clark, M. & Clobert, M. & 51 others, , 8 May 2026, In: International Journal for the Psychology of Religion. 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Bodily maps of subject-specific feelings and academic emotions among high school students
Zhong, S., Tang, X., Cheng, X. & Pan, Y., 2026, In: BMC Psychology. 14, 1, 11 p., 499.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Coherence in Science Teacher Education: Integrating visions of coherent science teaching into supervised teaching practice through supportive tools
Hämäläinen, H., Turkkila, M. V. P., Kesler, M., Lavonen, J., Juuti, K. & Laherto, A., 24 Mar 2026, In: Nordina : Nordic studies in science education. 2026, 1, p. 109-130 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between parental mental wellbeing and adolescents’ physical activity, sedentary digital media use, and body mass index
Hietajärvi, L., Maksniemi, E., Lahti, J., Lonka, K., Viljakainen, H. & Engberg, E., Mar 2026, In: Mental health and physical activity. 30, 9 p., 100749.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile
Activities
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28th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development
Beattie, M. (Speaker: Presenter)
23 Jun 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Perheiden ja läheissuhteiden tutkimuspäivät / Family and close relationship research days 2026
Upadyaya, K. M. (Attendee)
16 Apr 2026 → 17 Apr 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Student well-being and balance between resources and challenges
Upadyaya, K. M. (Speaker)
23 Apr 2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Laura Taylor
Upadyaya, K. M. (Host)
30 Mar 2026Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Academic visit at UH
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Perheet muutosten keskellä / Families in the midst of changes
Böök, M. L. (Speaker) & Upadyaya, K. M. (Speaker)
17 Apr 2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Prizes
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Työyhteisöteko 2024: Henkilökunnan yhteisöllinen keramiikkapaja
Ahola, R. J. P. (Recipient) & Vinni-Laakso, J. (Recipient), Dec 2024
Prize: Prizes and awards
Datasets
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Heinimäki, O.-P., Niikkonen, I., Huttunen, I., Vinni-Laakso, J., & Hietajärvi, L. (2025). The Teachers' Occupational Wellbeing Study [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17142283
Heinimäki, O.-P. (Data Manager), Niikkonen, I. A. (Data Collector), Huttunen, I. E. (Data Collector), Vinni-Laakso, J. (Data Collector) & Hietajärvi, L. (Owner), Zenodo, 19 Sept 2025
Dataset
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The Finnish Principal Barometer
Ferber, K. A. (Data Manager), Muta, S.-M. (Data Manager), Upadyaya, K. (Data Manager), Toyama, H. (Data Collector), Elomaa, M. (Data Collector), Heinimäki, O.-P. (Data Collector), Virtasalo, I. (Data Collector), Mäkinen, J. A. I. (Data Collector), Fang, Y. (Data Collector), Jantunen, A. (Data Collector), Veijonaho, S. (Data Collector), Salonen, R. (Contributor), Towns, M. (Contributor), Hietajärvi, L. (Owner) & Huotilainen, M. (Owner), Zenodo, 24 Mar 2026
Dataset
Press/Media
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Koulu-uupumus vaikuttaa nuorten tulevaisuudensuunnitelmiin
01/06/2026 → 07/06/2026
1 item of Media coverage, 2 Media contributions
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Broadest study to date on climate change distress among Finnish adolescents: Maintaining hope is key
11/12/2025
3 Media contributions
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Academic burnout, motivation, and resilience among students.
10/11/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Families with children play a key role in ensuring resilient societies
01/09/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Four groups of adolescents experiencing climate distress identified in longitudinal study
11/12/2023 → 15/02/2024
6 Media contributions
Press/Media: Press / Media