News from the School of Science
New macular degeneration treatment the first to halt disease鈥檚 progression
Aalto University researchers have uncovered a promising way to treat the dry form of the age- related macular degeneration (AMD) in the early diagnosis phase that could potentially stop its progression. The novel treatment approach aims to strengthen the protective mechanisms of affected cells using heat, explains Professor Ari Koskelainen.
Aalto 2040 鈥 share your views on our future
What should be considered in the long-term development of our education and research? Share your insights by 12 November!
Take part in developing Aalto's future scenarios for 2040
What should be considered in the long-term development of our education and research? Share your insights by 12 November!
President Ilkka Niemel盲 to alumni: 鈥淎t Aalto, we dare to dream - and we dare to do鈥
Aalto Alumni Weekend brought together 1 400 alumni.
AI use makes us overestimate our cognitive performance
New research warns we shouldn鈥檛 blindly trust Large Language Models with logical reasoning 鈥撯 stopping at one prompt limits ChatGPT鈥檚 usefulness more than users realise.
Participate in the Autumn 2025 trainings!
Aalto employees are offered plenty of staff training opportunities - have a look of the courses offerings and register!
Ten nameless meeting rooms 鈥 Suggest a name!
Propose name suggestions for meeting rooms themed around time and seasons.
School of Science Alumnus of the Year Matti Aksela: it鈥檚 always worth learning something new
Aksela mentors international students through the Aalto International Talent programme and hopes to see even greater diversity in the technology sector.
Publishing Research Data Alongside Research Articles
Data availability statements are increasingly required by scientific journals. They include information on what data are available, where they can be found, and any applicable access terms
Who publishes our open access publications?
Researchers at Aalto and Helsinki Universities favor open access journals with author fees published by large publishers. Popular journals without author fees are often published by universities or societies.
Open access agreements under renewal
Elsevier and Cambridge University Press agreements will continue 2026. Negotiations with IEEE, Oxford UP, RSC, Springer and ASME have started.
ACM transitioning to fully open access in 2026
ACM publications will be 100 % open access 1.1.2026 onwards
Is academic freedom being respected? Respond to a survey by 10 November
The Committee for Public Information (TJNK) asks responses from researchers and experts working with research.
Time crystals could power future quantum computers
A time crystal, a long-life quantum system approaching perpetual motion, has been hooked up to its environment for the first time, unlocking an intriguing way to increase quantum computational and sensing power.
Introducing Qi Chen: Trustworthy AI requires algorithms that can handle unexpected situations
AI developers must focus on safer and fairer AI methods, as the trust and equality of societies are at stake, says new ELLIS Institute Finland principal investigator Qi Chen
The research puzzle of when humans and AI don鈥檛 see eye to eye
Francesco Croce works on robustness in multi-modal foundation models
A rap algorithm led him to research language models at Google DeepMind 鈥 now Eric Malmi returns 黑料网 as an adjunct professor
Eric Malmi received his PhD from Aalto University in 2018 with a dissertation that developed AI methods for linking historical records and family trees. At Google DeepMind he has developed Gemini language models and a chess AI. He returned to his alma mater because of ELLIS Institute Finland.
Grants from the Wihuri Foundation
Thirty-seven individuals or working groups from Aalto University received grants from the Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation 鈥 a total of nearly 1.3 million euros in funding
