/en/listing/520351/feed News listing en /en/news/my-entire-career-as-a-marine-biologist-and-sustainability-scientist-has-been-extremely-interesting Mon, 02 Feb 2026 09:14:53 +0000 Terhi Ollikainen 1355897 at /en Professor of Practice Eeva Furman has spent most of her career conducting interdisciplinary research in sustainability sciences Living environments Sustainability Professors of Practice aaltobizsustainability responsibility sustainability Appointments Eeva Furman mustassa mekossa ja hansikkaissa seisoo keltaisten kukkien ja puiden täyttämällä niityllä. /en/news/better-ai-models-by-incorporating-user-feedback-into-training Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:22:51 +0000 Amanda Alvarez 1356561 at /en New research improves a popular method for fine-tuning AI models by 60% using visualization tools. Digitalisation and AI Research Technology and engineering Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence (FCAI) artificial intelligence interaction machine learning research Research & Art Diagram showing individual and group behaviours, with comparison views of a robotic arm on a checkered floor. /en/news/viii-art-of-research-conference-re-imagining Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:37:57 +0000 Gianluca Giabardo 1356566 at /en The theme of the eighth Art of Research conference is “Re-Imagining”, addressing the various gestures of going back, returning to take another look, or for starting anew. Empirica Research & Art art of research 2023 /en/news/fixed-panopto-media-service-full-site-outage Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:37:09 +0000 Anna Sahinoja 1356564 at /en Service now available again Incident Services IT Services outage Incidents University A red error notice window titled 'IT Services' /en/news/upcoming-defence-hanna-kaisa-korolainen Sun, 01 Feb 2026 16:27:44 +0000 Gianluca Giabardo 1356405 at /en Master of Arts Hanna-Kaisa Korolainen will defend the doctoral thesis “The Making of Inspiration - From Monet to Warhol” on May 20, 2022,... Empirica Research & Art Close-up of a painting showing a green eye, dark eyebrow, and textured background with green and yellow hues. /en/news/makerstudiopeda-summer-school-23-25-may-2022 Sun, 01 Feb 2026 16:28:43 +0000 Gianluca Giabardo 1356406 at /en The core research team had their first summer school in Björkboda to discuss pedagogies related to design studio and craft teacher education Empirica Research & Art A yellow wooden house on a grassy hill surrounded by leafless trees under a clear blue sky. /en/news/alusta-research-pavilion Sun, 01 Feb 2026 16:30:26 +0000 Gianluca Giabardo 1356407 at /en The Alusta pavilion, located in the courtyard of Helsinki’s Designmuseum and the Museum of Finnish Architecture, offers a space for multi... Empirica Research & Art Purple coneflowers in front of a perforated brick wall, with a building and greenery in the background. /en/news/upcoming-defence-of-doctoral-thesis-relating-to-clay-tuning-in-to-the-workings-of-the-aesthetic Sun, 01 Feb 2026 16:31:27 +0000 Gianluca Giabardo 1356408 at /en Master of Arts Priska Falin will defend the thesis "Relating to Clay: Tuning in to the Workings of the Aesthetic Dimension in Ceramic Pra... Empirica Research & Art A person wearing headphones sits on a chair facing a folding chair in a room with a worn brick and plaster wall. /en/news/three-book-chapters-bilge-merve-aktas-maarit-makela-riikka-latva-somppi-expanding-environmental Sun, 01 Feb 2026 16:32:26 +0000 Gianluca Giabardo 1356409 at /en Three book chapters: Bilge Merve Aktas, Maarit Mäkelä, & Riikka Latva-Somppi — Expanding Environmental Awareness in Education Through the Arts: Crafting-with the Environment (Springer) Empirica Research & Art Book cover: Expanding Environmental Awareness in Education Through the Arts. Editors: Biljana C. Fredriksen, Camilla Groth. /en/news/makerstudiopeda-open-seminar-2023 Sun, 01 Feb 2026 16:34:37 +0000 Gianluca Giabardo 1356412 at /en Join the MakerStudioPeda team for a seminar on creativity-oriented pedagogy in art and design universities, featuring keynote speeches by... Empirica Research & Art Seminar poster: Materiality, Maker Practices and Design Studio Pedagogy in the Digital Age. Keynote speakers: Dr. Keith Sawyer, Dr. Nithikul Nimkulrat. /en/news/public-defence-by-anna-kholina Sun, 01 Feb 2026 17:02:06 +0000 Gianluca Giabardo 1356421 at /en Specialist Anna Kholina will defend her doctoral thesis on September 27, 2004, at noon Empirica Research & Art Split image of a busy shop entrance on the left and an empty sidewalk with closed shops on the right. /en/news/public-defense-by-luis-vega Sun, 01 Feb 2026 17:07:46 +0000 Gianluca Giabardo 1356423 at /en MA Luis Vega will defend his doctoral thesis on November 15, 2024, at noon Empirica Research & Art Collage of pottery images, sketches, and hands working with clay. Includes text, diagrams, and pottery pieces on a black background. /en/news/aerate Sun, 01 Feb 2026 17:33:00 +0000 Gianluca Giabardo 1356425 at /en Artistic Research Exhibition and Symposium at Aalto University See event page The AREA artistic research doctoral school of Aalto Univers... Empirica Research & Art Poster for AeRaTe Artistic Research Event at Aalto University, 5-12 May 2025. Includes exhibition and symposium details. /en/news/studio-visit-montana-torreys-residency-at-hiap-augusta-gallery Sun, 01 Feb 2026 17:08:43 +0000 Gianluca Giabardo 1356424 at /en In Empirica, different creative practices from the realm of art, craft and design are used as a catalyst for thinking and making research Empirica Research & Art Four people are gathered around a table with art supplies, a laptop, and various objects. One person is pouring tea. /en/news/soil-laboratory-one-solar-cycle-in-utsjoki Sun, 01 Feb 2026 17:03:06 +0000 Gianluca Giabardo 1356422 at /en Many indigenous cultures believe in the earth as a sacred environment and regard themselves as an integral part of this holistic living l... Empirica Research & Art Two people walking by a river in autumn. One wears a red coat and hat, the other a white sweater with patterns. /en/news/making-things-that-change-empirica-research-group-research-in-art-and-education Sun, 01 Feb 2026 16:59:23 +0000 Gianluca Giabardo 1356420 at /en Vega, Luis; Valle-Noronha, Julia; Markle, Gary; Latva-Somppi, Riikka; Hulkkonen, Sara; Falin, Priska; Korolainen, Hanna-Kaisa; Suomi, Mai... Empirica Research & Art A lush garden with purple flowers and tall grasses in front of a brick structure, with trees and buildings in the background. /en/news/empirica-at-the-2nd-biccs-conference Sun, 01 Feb 2026 16:57:34 +0000 Gianluca Giabardo 1356419 at /en The Biennial International Conference for the Craft Sciences, BICCS, is a platform for communicating craft research within, and beyond, t... Empirica Research & Art A classroom with a presentation screen showing a research title. Three people are seated, facing the presenter at a desk. /en/news/empirica-in-the-nordes2023-conference Sun, 01 Feb 2026 16:55:19 +0000 Gianluca Giabardo 1356418 at /en The 10th Nordic Design Research Society (NORDES 23) Conference was organized by Linköping University in Sweden Empirica Research & Art A classroom presentation on geopolymers for greener ceramics. A woman stands near a screen, two people sit at desks. /en/news/soil-laboratory-1 Sun, 01 Feb 2026 16:52:51 +0000 Gianluca Giabardo 1356417 at /en Soil Laboratory is a concept and practice that brings together artists, designers, craftspeople, researchers, and local human and nonhuma... Empirica Research & Art A gloved hand holds a tool over a metal pipe, with a white bucket containing soil in the background. /en/news/soil-laboratory-exploring-a-dialog-between-human-and-land-in-utsjoki Sun, 01 Feb 2026 16:46:16 +0000 Gianluca Giabardo 1356416 at /en Many indigenous cultures believe in earth as a sacred environment and regard themselves as an integral part of this holistic living lands... Empirica Research & Art A rock covered in various lichens in a tundra landscape with sparse vegetation.