School news
Increase your team's interaction and ability to change
Stress decreases our wellbeing, creativity and capacity for change. Radical Creativity team organised two embodied practices workshops to boost collective resilience and renewal. You can try the exercises with your team.
63 energy guzzlers - tips from the community helped to save energy on the campus
The Aalto community started campus-wide energy saving measures in Otaniemi on 10 October 2022, and we also joined the national Down a Degree energy saving campaign
Solve the SDGs returns — now on two continents
Join the sustainability hackathon by AVP and Junction, organized simultaneously in Finland, Uganda and Tanzania on 31.3.–2.4.
Aalto university innovation groups receive over €4M funding for sustainable innovations
Business Finland has granted research to business funding to seven new Aalto innovation projects. The funding is directed to commercialisation of university born inventions.
Smoking areas on Otaniemi campus updated
Designated smoking areas on Otaniemi campus marked on a map
Koen Van Leemput decodes medical scans with artificial intelligence
Greatest challenge is translating methods from lab settings to patient care, says Aalto University’s new professor
Parliament Sampo sheds light on a century’s worth of political debates
The new service will help researchers, journalists, and the public to understand and oversee democracy
Travel instructions updated - read this before you plan your trip
Aalto University's updated travel instructions entered into force on February 1, 2023. We have compiled the most important changes and links to the updated travel instructions on this page.
Knit an Aalto hat for yourself or a friend!
Follow Marja Niemi and Outi Elina Kansanen’s knitting pattern to make a lovely gift for someone special
Changes in the Alumni Network Board
Mia Sirkiä started as the chair and Ossi Leikola and Riitta Silvennoinen as members
Would you like your research featured in a video?
Apply to be featured in a video showcasing open science practices at Aalto University.
Language policy and guidelines revised during spring - Your input is welcome!
What works well, what should be changed? Tell what you think of our language policy and answer a survey by 3.3.2023.
Spring My Dialogues - the latest guides and tips
New opportunities to develop effective conversation skills and simplifications to the Workday system with new features for notes and attachments.
Remember to apply for Internal Seed Funding before February 17
Aalto Internal Seed Funding is targeted for the preparation of major interdisciplinary consortia proposals seeking funding from external funding agencies or industry. The call closes 17th of February 2023.
Quality together - More than 150 Aaltonians participated in the quality audit team's visit to the campus
The preliminary feedback can already be read. The final results will be available at the end of April.
Rent a holiday apartment in Vierumäki for a week – application period to all Aalto personnel 3 - 23 March, 2025
The Aalto Vierumäki holiday apartments' application period for the season 2025-2026 is on 3-23 March, 2025. The season is 25.4.25 - 24.4.26. The renting opportunity is available to all Aalto personnel working with at least a 20 percent employment contract as of the start of the season.
Mandatory courses for all employees on Code of Conduct, information security and cyber security
Online courses available in Workday are to be taken by the beginning of April
Maari building's new address Sähkömiehentie 5 will change as of January 30, 2023
Sähkömiehentie 3 (Maari building) address will change, the new address is Sähkömiehentie 5 as of January 30, 2023.
Napping pods and energy saving - welcome to participate!
Wellbeing on a Sustainable Campus event brings together campus main themes in sustainability, energy saving, and also all campus users wellbeing.
