Recycling campaign starts on Otaniemi campus
We will launch a waste recycling campaign on the Otaniemi campus in early October. The aim is to increase the recycling rate and reduce the amount of mixed waste.
Shaking up Tech welcomes high school students to campuses in January
The keynote speaker this time is neuroscientist Minna Huotilainen. The purpose of the event is to introduce the field of technology to underrepresented groups.
Kudos asks why we fear fungi but not microplastics
The Kudos Pavilion, a so-called “library of material relations”, blurs the boundaries between buildings and living organisms
Otaparkki now open also for Aalto staff
The top two floors of the Otaparkki multi-storey car park have been opened to the Aalto staff members.
Students explored Finnish ESG market and business opportunities for Euroclear Finland
The students conducted a comprehensive analysis of the current ESG market, both from a reporting perspective and a data-provider angle
Shared imagination and the idea of waves - two new public art collections were unveiled
The art collections of Marsio and Kide buildings were published.
Dean rewards School of Business students for outstanding sustainability projects
The Dean's Impact Award is intended to show appreciation for contributions to sustainability or activities that reflect Aalto's values
The Tähtitiistai lecture series brings the astronomy close to everyone's everyday life
The open lecture series will cover the study of restless black holes, Earth-sized telescopes and what the historic 50-year history of solar research can tell us about ourselves and our future on Earth. The lecture series is open to all and will take place online and in person in Otaniemi in autumn 2024. The event series is held mainly in Finnish. Welcome!
Search dogs are training at the Otaniemi campus 31 August
In the exercise, the dogs and handlers from a search dog association search for individuals in the terrain.
Explore the university's art on guided tours
Tours focusing on the public art at Marsio, Kide and Viima buildings are a part of Designs for a Cooler Planet festival.
Sushant Passi: In the future, we will see human-to-human interaction as a luxury
'In 2050, we will be likely be promoting human to human interaction. It is now perhaps getting a bit sidelined, but it is irreplaceable.'
New restaurant MOO – Middle of Otaniemi has opened in Marsio
New restaurant MOO – Middle of Otaniemi has opened in Marsio. MOO offers delicious and responsibly prepared food from morning porridge to late afternoon coffee.
Suggest how you would use 14,000 eur for the wellbeing of Aalto University students!
Submit your proposal by September 30, 2024, for a participatory budgeting project to improve student wellbeing on campus. A winner will be voted on from the feasible ideas within the year 2024.
Vibrant and refreshing campus forests - autumn forestry maintenance begin
Forestry work will be carried out in autumn 2024, including the trimming of old trees and branches.
Marsio opens on 26 August and will be celebrated on 3 September during Aalto Day One
The new meeting place on campus invites you to visit. Come for lunch, visit the Aalto University Shop and be among the first to get acquainted with public art from 26 August onwards.
Submit your nomination for the Campus Sustainability Champion 2024!
The search for Campus Sustainability Champion is on again, submit your nomination!
New self-study spaces in Undergraduate Centre
New self-study spaces have been opened in Undergraduate Centre.
Is there enough water in the land of a thousand lakes? True or false: three claims about drought risks in Finland
Drought is one of the world's most devastating natural disasters, and climate change is likely to increase and intensify droughts around the world.
Climate action plans of the six largest cities in Finland compared – densification alone is not enough for a climate solution, researchers emphasize
Aalto University researchers showed that even though the importance of urban green is growing, densifying the urban structure is still a mantra for climate work that is not questioned.
Harald Herlin Learning Centre opening hours starting from 19 August 2024
The change gives Aalto students and staff more extensive access rights to the Learning Centre spaces and collections.
