AYY and Wellbeing Ambassadors cooperate to tackle harassment
Wellbeing Ambassadors from OASIS of Radical Wellbeing have been cooperating with The Aalto University Student Union (AYY) to prevent harassment and other inappropriate conduct within the Aalto community.
Oasis of Radical Wellbeing has opened a TikTok channel for Aalto students and for the whole Aalto community
Follow us on TikTok: @aaltowellbeing
The School of Business is funding projects that foster and encourage diversity, inclusivity and equality
Aalto BIZ Case Development Center and Root to Rise project received EDI funding
New decaying wood artwork on the Otaniemi campus
The piece enhances, among other things, the versatility of campus nature
Renewed wellbeing in teaching site to support wellbeing of the community
Wellbeing in teaching site was created spring 2022 to support the wellbeing of the community. Now, it has been renewed to give more concrete ideas how to improve the wellbeing in teaching. The relaunch of the site is today October 5th, on World Teachers day.
The Aalto 10K inspired over 1,300 sports enthusiasts
The Aalto 10K & 5K sports event on 17 September was full of the joy of exercise and togetherness – see the photos!
A human-friendly, giant insect hotel emerged in the middle of the city
Alusta, built from clay and populated by plants, is a sanctuary for pollinators and a meeting place for all living things
Question on inclusion introduced in course feedback survey
A student’s sense of belonging is strongly correlated with the ability to learn, motivation, academic self-confidence, academic engagement and achievement. To support the development of an inclusive culture, a question about inclusion will be added to the course feedback survey from the beginning of this academic year.
Be careful what you wish for - blog post by Frank Martela
What kind of values and goals contribute to wellbeing, and what do not? Start the new season by investing in goals that produce wellbeing instead of unhealthiness. Read the blog post by Aalto University lecturer and philosopher Frank Martela.
Towards better wellbeing and studying -course during spring 2023
Towards better wellbeing and studying -course is now also available in English!
Aalto gathers monthly to talk equality, diversity and inclusion – Join us!
The monthly discussions gather together personnel to talk about equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) at Aalto University. The goal of the discussions is to increase understanding of diversity in the Aalto community through joint discussion.
Flexibility and community support for people with memory problems
What are the future housing solutions for people with memory decline, and what should they be?
"If people were machines" - Read a blog text about recovery
If people were machines, we would marvel at their robust features for energy regulation, self-repair and auto-enhancement. Read the new blog post by psychotherapist Liisa Uusitalo-Arola!
Aalto University has joined the national Students on the Move programme
The aim is to develop activities that encourage increased physical activity and reduced sitting
For Planet. For People. For Peace.
Estoril Conferences 2022: An International platform for a global dialogue towards a more inclusive and sustainable world
Can women be leaders?
A column published in the business students' magazine Kylteri describes disdainful attitudes towards female students at the School of Business, even though Aalto has zero tolerance for inappropriate behaviour. What is the situation regarding equality in the School of Business and how could it be improved?
Campus restaurants’ opening hours during the summer 2022
Campus restaurants have reduced opening hours in the summer.
Learn to sail skilfully through uncertain times
In May 2022 a group of Aaltonians participated in a workshop to increase capacity for change, learn to rely on intuition and challenge the current perceptions of learning and problem-solving
Students are your most important resource, says TEK — Organisation has made 1.2 million euro donation to tech-sector universities
Aalto's share of Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland TEK's donation is 370 000 euros. At Aalto, students' coping is supported by developing teaching and support services, monitoring student wellbeing and strengthening the wellbeing of the entire community.
Meet our female PHYS professors
In honour of the International Women's Day on March 8th we interviewed our female faculty at the Department of Applied Physics.
