Latest news | News listing | Aalto University /en/listing/1133521/feed News listing en Aalto University's master's programmes attract global interest /en/news/aalto-universitys-masters-programmes-attract-global-interest Thu, 08 Jan 2026 09:06:38 +0000 Susanna Rosin 1351587 at /en In the master's application round that ended on January 2nd, Aalto received 7513 applications from representatives of 106 different nationalities. Studies applying master's admissions master's programmes Studies Kolme ihmistä istuu sohvalla ja katsoo kirjaa yhdessä kirjastossa, taustalla kirjahyllyjä. New podcast: Leading for Interdisciplinary Creativity /en/news/new-podcast-leading-for-interdisciplinary-creativity Mon, 12 Jan 2026 06:28:14 +0000 Terhi Ollikainen 1351907 at /en The podcast of the IDBM programme discusses leading creativity, interdisciplinary teamwork and the future of design-intensive business Global business dynamics IDBM podcasts Cooperation Text Leading for Interdisciplinary Creativity with Aalto logo. Retail therapy fail? Online shopping linked to stress, says study /en/news/retail-therapy-fail-online-shopping-linked-to-stress-says-study Fri, 09 Jan 2026 10:13:12 +0000 Aino Pekkarinen 1347325 at /en Shopping, social media use and gaming are the most likely online activities to correlate with stress, according to a new study Digitalisation and AI Research health internet social media Research & Art Piirroskuva älupuhelinta katsovasta ihmisestä, jonka pään yllä leijuu stressiä kuvaava pilvi. The semiconductor sector jobs open in research groups /en/news/the-semiconductor-sector-jobs-open-in-research-groups-0 Fri, 09 Jan 2026 08:49:56 +0000 Niina Norjamäki 1351911 at /en Semi-Summer 2026 programme will provide an opportunity to gain the skills needed in a growing and international semiconductor sector. Careers Donations Research All students CHEM, Master's Programmes ELEC, Master's Programmes SCI, Master's Programmes summer jobs Cooperation SemiSummer 2026. Hae puolijohteiden kesätöihin. Yritysten ja Aalto-yliopiston logot. Liity mukaan. Aalto in 2025: Quantum leaps, creative breakthroughs and solutions for a better life /en/news/aalto-in-2025-quantum-leaps-creative-breakthroughs-and-solutions-for-a-better-life Tue, 23 Dec 2025 06:48:03 +0000 Tiina Forsberg 1348403 at /en Growth, technology and industrial renewal; human-centred solutions; health and everyday wellbeing; and enjoyable daily life and thriving communities. Research artificial intelligence growth impact on society income gaps machine learning quantum technologies radical creativity society Research & Art Kolme ihmistä istuu bussipysäkillä, takanaan karttoja ja kylttejä. Yhdellä on reppu maassa. Research Council of Finland establishes a Center of Excellence in Quantum Materials /en/news/research-council-of-finland-establishes-a-center-of-excellence-in-quantum-materials Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:06:09 +0000 Ville Heirola 1347680 at /en The Centre, called QMAT, creates new materials to power the quantum technology of coming decades. Technology and engineering Research & Art A collage of nine people in formal and casual attire. Backgrounds vary from office settings to plain walls. Two Unite! Seed Fund projects involving Aalto secure top EU funding /en/news/two-unite-seed-fund-projects-involving-aalto-secure-top-eu-funding Mon, 15 Dec 2025 09:02:57 +0000 Melissa Georgiou 1347192 at /en Two prestigious EU grants have been awarded to projects that were initially supported with Unite! Seed Funding. Both projects involve Aalto. Collaboration Sustainability Teaching Unite Unite staff Awards and Recognition Cooperation Split image: left shows a white truck on a road with plants; right shows digital lines and a partial face. Text: unite! #UniteSeedFund Our fundraising campaign is continuing - see how Aaltonians can participate /en/news/our-fundraising-campaign-is-continuing-see-how-aaltonians-can-participate Tue, 14 Jan 2025 11:31:24 +0000 Anitta Pirnes 1298196 at /en Already 1,000 new donors have showed their support ºÚÁÏÍø. See how you can get involved and spread the word University campaigns fundraising University A collage of various 'A' letters in different fonts and styles. In the centre, 'A! Sign of Change' on a black background. Time to Think – Retreat for Supervisors 2.-3.2.2026 /en/news/time-to-think-retreat-for-supervisors-2-322026 Wed, 17 Dec 2025 09:03:57 +0000 Nella Kankaanpää 1347493 at /en Are your workdays constantly interrupted? Do you feel that there is no room for your own thinking in your calendar? Do you long for a breathing space where you can focus on what matters without noise and haste? Health and wellbeing Cooperation eriväriset tuolit President's Letter, 17 December 2025 - Hope can be found in sense of community and even small acts of change /en/news/presidents-letter-17-december-2025-hope-can-be-found-in-sense-of-community-and-even-small-acts-of Tue, 16 Dec 2025 07:55:54 +0000 Riikka Haikarainen 1347321 at /en ‘During heavy times, hope can be found in our community and collective actions towards a better future,’ says Ilkka Niemelä University presidents University Rehtori Ilkka Niemelä katse kameraan suunnattuna, kuvattuna Dipolissa The TAIMI project builds an equal working life – a six-year consortium project seeks solutions to recruitment and skill challenges /en/news/the-taimi-project-builds-an-equal-working-life-a-six-year-consortium-project-seeks-solutions-to Tue, 16 Dec 2025 08:48:09 +0000 Tiina Aulanko-Jokirinne 1347324 at /en Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing skill requirements, the population is aging, and the labor shortage is deepening. Meanwhile, the potential of international experts often remains unused in Finland. These challenges in working life are addressed by the six-year TAIMI project funded by the Strategic Research Council, and implemented by a broad consortium. Digitalisation and AI Collaboration working life diversity equality equity Research & Art TAIMI-hanke rakentaa tasa-arvoista työelämää. Kuva: Kauppakorkeakoulu Hanken. Unite! Seed Fund 2026: Call opens on 20 January 2026 /en/news/unite-seed-fund-2026-call-opens-on-20-january-2026 Mon, 15 Dec 2025 15:01:59 +0000 Melissa Georgiou 1347207 at /en Gain an early overview of the Unite! Seed Fund Call of Spring 2026. The call includes three funding lines: Student Activities, Teaching and Learning, and Research and PhD. Innovations Teaching Studies Research All students Teacher services Unite Unite staff Unite students teachers researchers in schools postdoctoral researchers Cooperation Research & Art Studies University Unite! Seed Fund 2026: Call opens on 20 January. Applications open for student activities, teaching and learning, research and PhD. Deepika Yadav leverages technology to improve women's health /en/news/deepika-yadav-leverages-technology-to-improve-womens-health Mon, 15 Dec 2025 11:09:51 +0000 Tiina Aulanko-Jokirinne 1347198 at /en Deepika Yadav recently began as an assistant professor at the Department of Computer Science in the field of human-computer interaction (HCI) and interaction design for health and wellbeing. Technology and engineering Health and wellbeing Research human-centric innovations interaction Appointments Deepika Yadav in the Computer science building in Otaniemi. Photo: Matti Ahlgren. New prior licence model ensures immediate open access ºÚÁÏ꿉۪s research publications /en/news/new-prior-licence-model-ensures-immediate-open-access-to-aaltos-research-publications Mon, 15 Dec 2025 07:17:03 +0000 Katri Seitsonen 1347183 at /en Prior licence model supports immediate open access and researchers' rights to their peer-reviewed manuscripts. Research Services doctoral education library resources library services newsletter open access open science Research & Art Iso Aalto-valologo ja nainen kävelemässä A new way to measure contagion: the gut bacterium behind blood poisoning can spread like influenza /en/news/a-new-way-to-measure-contagion-the-gut-bacterium-behind-blood-poisoning-can-spread-like-influenza Wed, 05 Nov 2025 07:38:31 +0000 Aino Pekkarinen 1341267 at /en Neither the antibiotic-resistant nor the highly virulent strains are the most transmissible. Health and wellbeing Research Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence (FCAI) Department of Computer Science artificial intelligence Press releases Research & Art Useita sauvanmuotoisia bakteereja mikroskooppisessa näkymässä, tummanpunaisella taustalla. Research into physics of microscopically tiny organisms lands prestigious prize /en/news/research-into-physics-of-microscopically-tiny-organisms-lands-prestigious-prize Tue, 09 Dec 2025 13:53:09 +0000 Ville Heirola 1346109 at /en Physics Professor Matilda Backholm received this year’s Väisälä award, handed out by the Finnish Academy of Sciences and Letters. Technology and engineering Department of Applied Physics Awards and Recognition A person wearing a beige sweater and necklace stands indoors by a window with a forest view. Sanna Suoranta elected Computer Science teacher of the year 2025 /en/news/sanna-suoranta-elected-computer-science-teacher-of-the-year-2025 Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:11:22 +0000 Noora Suominen de Rios 1346313 at /en The teacher of the year was announced at CS Staff meeting on Tuesday 9 December 2025. Teaching Department of Computer Science Teacher services computer science Awards and Recognition Sanna Suoranta Pauliina Ilmonen appointed as Dean of the Aalto University School of Science /en/news/pauliina-ilmonen-appointed-as-dean-of-the-aalto-university-school-of-science Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:51:10 +0000 Anitta Pirnes 1346305 at /en Ilmonen will start her five-year term on 1 June 2026 University School of Science Appointments Vaaleahiuksinen henkilö mustassa asussa seisoo pyöreän puupöydän takana huoneessa, jossa on suuret ikkunat. Board appointed Professor Pauliina Ilmonen as Dean of the School of Science /en/news/board-appointed-professor-pauliina-ilmonen-as-dean-of-the-school-of-science Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:36:39 +0000 Anitta Pirnes 1346304 at /en Board discussed the University Preview 2024 outcome and made decisions on financial matters University Aalto University board University Vaaleahiuksinen henkilö mustassa asussa seisoo pyöreän puupöydän takana huoneessa, jossa on suuret ikkunat. Future makers research batteries, cryptography and plastic recycling /en/news/future-makers-research-batteries-cryptography-and-plastic-recycling Tue, 09 Dec 2025 10:44:51 +0000 Ville Heirola 1346105 at /en The Technology Industries of Finland Centennial Foundation awarded 3.5 million euros in research funding to eight projects, five from Aalto University. Energy solutions Research Sustainability Technology and engineering battery technology energy fundings recycling technology Research & Art Neljä miestä muodollisissa vaatteissa eri ympäristöissä. Yhdellä poolopaita, muilla puvut ja solmiot.