News from Aalto founder community
Reports of inappropriate treatment and harassment decreased in 2025
However, the prevalence of such experiences remains at the same level as in the 2023 wellbeing at work survey.
ELLIS Institute Finland is launching machine learning fundamentals out of the lab
Research moonshots, foundation models for healthcare, and AI for RDI
Open Call: Unite! Visiting Professorship Program at TU Darmstadt Germany
Aalto researchers, lecturers and professors are invited to apply for a visiting professorship at TU Darmstadt, offering a unique opportunity to teach, collaborate internationally, and contribute to innovative education.
UniSport will open a new sports center in Viikki in Autumn 2026
A long-awaited new UniSport sports centre will open this autumn on the Viikki campus.
Show your school colours: new hoodies and tote bags now available
The Aalto University Shop launched a new line of school-specific hoodies and tote bags for students, staff, and alumni
Join a summer school on environmental contaminants, held in the French Alps
Explore environmental contaminants through expert-led lectures, hands-on workshops, and international collaboration— with selected students receiving funding for travel and accommodation.
Collaborating to Revolutionize Critical Care
A collaboration across Design Factory, HUS, Biodesign Finland, and Aalto students brings urine monitoring into the 21st century
Science must have a voice in society – but how?
Trust in science has fallen in Finland by almost ten percentage points in two years
Students learning field-specific terminology through glossary tasks
I interviewed two Aalto University instructors who have used glossaries created by students as coursework in a subject course and a field-specific language course. The assignments are based on active learning methods: the glossaries are not created by the instructor, but by the learners themselves. The interview focused, among other things, on the teaching philosophy behind developing the glossary tasks, how the learning of field-specific vocabulary can be linked to the overall learning objectives of the course, and what technical solutions enable students’ active learning in glossary assignments.
Mobile printing made smoother – myPrint now also available on the aalto open and eduroam networks
Through the myPrint portal, you can modify mobile printing settings.
Meet our startup: Proteins.1 aims for a breakthrough in early disease detection
Biotechnology startup Proteins.1 is developing a technology that could enable the detection of diseases such as cancer months, or even years, earlier than is currently possible. The key lies in identifying individual proteins from a blood sample.
AAC decisions at the 7 April 2026 meeting
AAC approved the curriculum of the Aalto University Language Centre 2026–2028 and appointed a deputy ºÚÁÏÍø University Research Ethics Committee.
Exchanges in algae and design: a week in Portimão
A trip to Portugal, where seaweed becomes a tool to engage with the environment, learn principles of design and start collaborations.
Mobile work machines are electrifying rapidly — a new research environment supports the industry’s product development
The LEMMI development and testing equipment for mobile work machines supports the electrification in the field and strengthens cooperation between academic research and industry.
Ability to harness quantum speed gains now within sight after researchers solve massive simulation problem in a heartbeat
The use of a quantum-inspired algorithm to calculate the unworkably vast potential properties of quantum materials is an early example of how quantum technology can be used to improve itself. The discovery could have future applications in dissipationless technology, for example to mitigate data centre heating.
Airborne laser scanning reveals where pine marten, stoat and least weasel thrive in pioneering study
Mapping habitats helps to protect mustelids whose populations have shrunk significantly across Finland.
Apply now: Unite! European Energy Excursion – Visit leading energy companies and institutions across Europe
Aalto engineering students are invited to take part in a unique international study trip through Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium from 7 to 13 June 2026.
Why construction companies must invest in AI
AI increasingly enables construction firms to anticipate problems before they escalate, sometimes even before they happen at all, Antti Ainamo writes
EIT Jumpstarter Programme 2026
The EIT Jumpstarter is an award-winning pre-acceleration programme funded by the European Union designed to help validate innovative ideas and develop business skills to create and run innovative start-ups. The programme focuses on talents coming from countries located in Central, Eastern and Southern Europe, where the pace of innovation is moderate or emerging.
Increased impact sought for higher education institutions: New network-based collaboration planned in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area
The intention is not to establish new structures, and each higher education institution will retain its independence
