Personal Impact for University Educators in academic year 24-25
Two courses available for teachers academic year 2024-2025.
Third pulse survey on My Hour in 15. - 17.5.
Each employee will receive an email with a link for feedback
Coffee in the guild room and chat on Telegram – Small acts can help create a psychologically safe atmosphere
Prioritizing psychological safety is absolutely critical for building and maintaining a thriving academic environment..
Wellbeing route on Otaniemi campus
The themes of the five-point welfare route are observation of emotions, fostering the relationship with nature, bodyliness, calming down, and reflection on moderation.
AllWell? student survey of 2024 reaches 36% of target group
The survey was emailed to all Aalto University's second-year bachelor’s students and first-year master’s students.
How to support equality and diversity? Apply for funding for your idea!
Students and staff at the School of Electrical Engineering can apply for funding for projects that support equality and diversity throughout April.
UniSport campaign for university staff in March
During March you have an unique opportunity to get to know UniSport's seasonal training card services free of charge. Take your colleagues with you and come and exercise together, for example in Classes for University staff. Welcome to UniSport!
Provost Kristiina Mäkelä encourages the University community to add physical activity to their workday
The Finnish government is urging Finns to increase their physical activity, with the aim of integrating exercise into the everyday life of work communities. In a video interview, Provost Kristiina Mäkelä describes how exercise affects her wellbeing and provides tips on how everyone can easily increase their activity during the workday.
Webinar invitation 8.2.: What does physical activity mean to your brain?
Welcome to the webinar on Thursday, 8 February 2024, 9–10 a.m., to learn how physical activity affects the brain and well-being. The webinar will be hosted by neuroscientist Professor Minna Huotilainen in finnish. The webinar recording will be subtitled also in English and Swedish.The webinar is offered by the joint University on the Move project of UniSport and universities, which is funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture. We warmly welcome you to join the webinar!
Teaching community and pedagogical reflection, support and training are vital for teachers' wellbeing
HowUTeach, teachers' wellbeing questionaire and self-reflection tool was piloted in Oasis of Radical Wellbeing initiative during academic year 2022-2023 and autumn term 2023.
UniSport – the sports centre for the University staff and students
UniSport lowers the threshold for starting exercise even more by reducing the prices of single visits and 10 visit cards for University students. In addition, the range of group exercise classes will be expanded with a combat group exercise class, which was a wish received from the customers.
Five tips to start exercising with UniSport
UniSport reduces the prices of single visits and 10 visit cards for University staff and students. The aim of the price reduction is to lower the threshold for starting exercise with UniSport as well as to offer the opportunity to explore new classes easily without a longer commitment.
Take movement as part of your New Year routines – choose a suitable way from the compilation to add movement to your daily life.
Have you already figured out how to add movement to your daily life and studies? The joint University on the Move by UniSport and universities has produced materials this autumn to promote physical activity in everyday life.
How to use the AllWell? results in programme development - new video released!
Three teachers explain how the results of the AllWell? questionnaire on study wellbeing have been used to develop their school and study programme.
It is not too late to add more activity to the end of the year!
Add more movement to your everyday life.
Hi teacher! Participate the project examining pedagogical competence and well-being
Interested in developing your teaching in such a way that it would support your well-being?
Sports services only for personnel available during Autumn - new time for gym training at 15-16 on Wed
Services intended exclusively for the university’s personnel will be available during the autumn period from 1 September to 17 December.
How to add more movement to teaching, see 6 tips!
In the University on the Move project funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture, UniSport has produced videos to give teaching staff tips for tools to increase movement in teaching.
Occupational health and safety precautions ensure a safe workplace
Elections for both the Industrial Safety Delegate and shop stewards are coming this autumn
Pärttyli Rinne: My work is both internally rewarding and economically fragile
'Academics without a permanent post experience uncertainty and stress, mainly related to financial fragility. It is not just my experience.'
