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Five things everyone should know about political polarisation
Divisions around the world are deepening, and research shows that also in Finland public debate has become more fragmented than before
Five things everyone should know about sustainable investing
Sustainable funds were supposed to be a great solution for both investors and the environment. Things didn’t turn out that way, says Aalto University Professor Vesa Puttonen.
Employment-related apartment for rent in Otaniemi - APPLICATION PERIOD HAS ENDED
An employment-related apartment is available for rent in Otaniemi for Aalto employees. Application period ends 20 March 2025 at 4 pm.Â
Lauri Järvilehto: Without the relevant data, AI starts to hallucinate
Lauri Järvilehto is a Professor of Practice who studies the relationship between the human mind and AI solutions. In this interview, he explores the reasoning, reflectivity and reliability of AI.
Aalto University’s art & design ranked 8th in the world
Six of Aalto’s fields placed in the top 100 in the prestigious QS ranking
Aalto VCD students collaborated with UNION to relaunch the brand
BA students from the Visual Communication Design (VCD) program at the School of Arts, Design and Architecture collaborated with Union – the new outdoor and streetwear brand.
Staff Week: Engaging the public with science and technology through effective communication
Wrocław University of Science and Technology welcomes researchers and academic staff to the International Staff Week on 12-16 May 2025.
Call texts for Research Council of Finland’s spring 2025 call out now
The Research Council of Finland (RCF) has published several spring calls that close either on May 7 or May 14, 2025. Many of the calls have specific restrictions, so please read the call texts carefully. Funding calls are open for research into Finnish forest biomass, research into sustainable energy solutions of the future, clinical research, local research infrastructures to strengthen regional R&D activities, international collaboration in high-performance computing, Proof of Concept funding, and strengthening R&D activities and collaboration in well-being counties.
Open Innovation Challenge for Students (Call is open until 31. March 2025)
Are you ready to tackle one of the three significant environmental challenges? Do you have ideas on how to overcome these challenges?
Chemical engineering student Ella Haravuori combines bioproduct development and food sciences
Ella Haravuori studies chemical engineering at Aalto University and food sciences at the University of Helsinki. Ella is particularly interested in biobased packaging materials that can replace plastics in food packaging.
Julia Lohmann’s seaweed installation and the ALUSTA pavilion to be exhibited in The Design Museum London
This summer, the Design Museum in London will stage a landmark exhibition on more-than-human design.
More durable airplanes and buildings possible after physicists untangle engineering paradox
A team of researchers combined statistical physics and fracture mechanics to explain why cracks and faults travel faster when stress in materials is allowed to relax once in a while.
Researchers create gel that can self-heal like human skin
Until now, artificial gels have either managed to replicate this high stiffness or natural skin’s self-healing properties, but not both. Now, a team of researchers from Aalto University and the University of Bayreuth are the first to develop a hydrogel with a unique structure that overcomes earlier limitations, opening the door to applications such as drug delivery, wound healing, soft robotics sensors and artificial skin.
Metaverse revolutionises architecture - turning physical spaces into digital experiences
Aalto University and Henning Larsen, part of the Ramboll Group, are creating a new world where augmented reality brings new content and meanings to spaces.
King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark and President of the Republic Alexander Stubb and Suzanne Innes-Stubb visit Aalto University
The Royal and Presidential couple were introduced to quantum and satellite technology and the Aalto Ice and Wave Tank. Aalto University and Niels Bohr Institute signed a letter of intent to intensify their mutual research cooperation.
Tanja Suokas is the new Head of Finance at the School of Chemical Engineering
Tanja Suokas, MBA, is the new Head of Finance at the School of Chemical Engineering. Suokas, who took up her post in February, has ten years of experience in financial management.
Call open: academic projects for Europe's first 50-qubit quantum computer
VTT's and IQM's recently unveiled 50-qubit computer is now open for research use
A super year for Aalto ARTS at the Venice Biennale
Finnish expertise will be widely showcased at the upcoming Biennale Architettura in Venice, and Aalto ARTS researchers and alumni are play a major role in the programme.
Study: Smartwatches could end the next pandemic
Early detection of sickness is critical for preventing its spread.
PORT_2025 brings Aalto students together to tackle sustainability and AI challenges
PORT_2025 brought Aalto University students together to tackle sustainability & AI challenges, fostering innovation and collaboration with mentorship from industry leaders.
