Read the news | News listing | Aalto University /en/listing/1130806/feed News listing en Apply to EIT Urban Mobility Specialist Innovation Call (1st Cut-Off DL 23 Sept 2025) /en/news/apply-to-eit-urban-mobility-specialist-innovation-call-1st-cut-off-dl-23-sept-2025 Thu, 19 Jun 2025 11:54:26 +0000 Ingrid Schembri 1321285 at /en EIT Urban Mobility’s Strategic Innovation Open Call 2026-2028 just launched! The total estimated funding allocated to this Call is 60 million EUR for 3 years. The Call has multiple cut-off dates The indicative funding for the first submission cut-off is: 9 million EUR. Each project may receive up to 2 million EUR of EIT funding. EIT Urban Mobility will reimburse up to 65% of the eligible project costs, while the minimum co-funding rate for all proposals is 35%. Collaboration Energy solutions Entrepreneurship Global business dynamics Health and wellbeing Innovations Living environments Research Sustainability Technology and engineering Aalto Energy Efficiency Reseach Programme Aalto Global Impact Aalto Service Factory Aalto University professors Big Data Department of Built Environment Department of Civil Engineering Department of Information and Service Management Department of Mechanical Engineering EIT EIT Urban Mobility Research and innovation services Cooperation EIT Urban Mobility Call Launch Visual Suggest the School of Electrical Engineering Alum of the Year 2025! /en/news/suggest-the-school-of-electrical-engineering-alum-of-the-year-2025 Thu, 19 Jun 2025 06:00:01 +0000 Ira Matilainen 1321264 at /en Submit your suggestion by 31 August 2025. AlumniWeekend Alumnus of the year Awards and Recognition Sähkötekniikan korkeakoulun vuoden alumni 2023 Heikki Holmberg kuvattuna Otaniemessä Micronovan tiloissa Okmeticin piikiekko-laatikko käsissään. Holmberg pääsi seuraamaan jo opiskeluaikoina puolijohdealalle merkittävän Micronovan rakentamista. Kuva: Niina Norjamäki / Aalto-yliopisto Aalto University again ranked Finland’s top university in the QS World University Rankings /en/news/aalto-university-again-ranked-finlands-top-university-in-the-qs-world-university-rankings Thu, 19 Jun 2025 04:36:08 +0000 Minna Hölttä 1321263 at /en Aalto placed 114th globally Arts and design Research Technology and engineering ranking results University #1 Ranked as 1st university in Finland (QS World University Rankings) against a red background. New Academy Research Fellows and Academy Projects /en/news/new-academy-research-fellows-and-academy-projects Tue, 17 Jun 2025 08:16:02 +0000 Anne Tapanainen 1320931 at /en A total of 44 Aalto researchers received Academy Research Fellowship and Academy Project funding from the Research Council of Finland – congratulations to all! Research Collaboration University Academy of Finland -Research Council of Finland Cooperation Research & Art University Henkilö kävelee värikkään tiiliseinällä olevan muraalin ohi, katuvalot ja sähkölaitteet yläpuolellaan. Spring term open science highlight: Aalto Open Science Award Ceremony /en/news/spring-term-open-science-highlight-aalto-open-science-award-ceremony Tue, 17 Jun 2025 13:04:24 +0000 Charlotte Forsgård 1320952 at /en We gathered at A Grid to celebrate the awardees of the Aalto Open Science Award 2024 and discuss open science topics with the Aalto community. Campus Services Honoured Research A Grid Research Data Management (RDM) open science doctoral education Research and innovation services newsletter Awards and Recognition Campus Research & Art Five people with a diploma and flowers. Aaltonians satisfied with the Kide building /en/news/aaltonians-satisfied-with-the-kide-building Mon, 16 Jun 2025 08:12:55 +0000 Milla Uusitalo 1314658 at /en Kide has been seen as a successful building. Campus Aalto University Campus & Real Estate Campus University An aerial image from early autumn of a new building soon to be finished on campus. Dean's summer greetings for the Aalto ELEC staff /en/news/deans-summer-greetings-for-the-aalto-elec-staff Tue, 17 Jun 2025 07:37:25 +0000 Ira Matilainen 1320928 at /en Important updates from the Dean of the School of Electrical Engineering, Jussi Ryynänen, before leaving for summer holidays. Appointments Red bicycle with front basket on grass next to a large white letter 'A'. New department heads and deputies appointed at the School of Electrical Engineering /en/news/new-department-heads-and-deputies-appointed-at-the-school-of-electrical-engineering Tue, 17 Jun 2025 08:31:51 +0000 Ira Matilainen 1320932 at /en Tomi Laurila will take over as the Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation, while Tuomas Savolainen will taker over as Director of the Metsähovi Radio Observatory. Ville Viikari and Tapio Lokki will remain in their current roles. Appointments University Ville Viikari, Tapio Lokki, Tomi Laurila ja Tuomas Savolainen. President's Letter, 17 June 2025: Remember to thank yourself and your colleagues /en/news/presidents-letter-17-june-2025-remember-to-thank-yourself-and-your-colleagues Tue, 17 Jun 2025 06:13:04 +0000 Riikka Haikarainen 1320922 at /en 'All our successes are the result of the dedicated work of Aaltonians,' Ilkka Niemelä says. University presidents University Rehtori Ilkka Niemelä katse kameraan suunnattuna, kuvattuna Dipolissa Pollinators – tiny helpers in the work for biodiversity /en/news/pollinators-tiny-helpers-in-the-work-for-biodiversity Sat, 14 Jun 2025 17:58:36 +0000 Milla Uusitalo 1319572 at /en Bee-assisted biomonitoring has started on the Otaniemi campus. Campus Sustainability Living environments University Aalto University Campus & Real Estate Campus University Mehiläispesä Humblebee Aallon kampuksella Board approved the financial plan 2026–2029 /en/news/board-approved-the-financial-plan-2026-2029 Fri, 13 Jun 2025 06:37:35 +0000 Anitta Pirnes 1320162 at /en The Aalto University Foundation Board’s meeting was held on campus 10-11 June, 2025 University Aalto University board University Group of people walking across a green park with trees. Aalto's buildings in the background. CCA Research Funding available for cross-school and cross-disciplinary research collaborations /en/news/cca-research-funding-available-for-cross-school-and-cross-disciplinary-research-collaborations Wed, 11 Jun 2025 07:50:00 +0000 Hanna-Mari Ylinen 1319791 at /en The internal research funding of cross-cutting approaches aims to support innovative, cross-disciplinary research initiatives at Aalto University. We are looking for blue-sky thinking and significant impact on the future society. Deadline for proposals is 14 October 2025. Arts and design Business and economics Collaboration Digitalisation and AI Energy solutions Entrepreneurship Global business dynamics Health and wellbeing Living environments Materials and natural resources Research Services Sustainability University Entrepreneurial mindset funding calls fundings multidisciplinarity radical creativity sustainability Research & Art Studies Illustration introducing the three cross-cutting approaches of Aalto: radical creativity, sustainable solutions, entrepreneurial mindset. Aalto students' art and science work Mama depicts the often invisible roles of mothers and women /en/news/aalto-students-art-and-science-work-mama-depicts-the-often-invisible-roles-of-mothers-and-women Tue, 10 Jun 2025 06:37:08 +0000 Tiina Aulanko-Jokirinne 1319563 at /en The FIBRATIONS exhibition opens on 10 June at Heureka, a Finnish Science Center in Vantaa. It showcases student work at Aalto University that combines math and arts. One of the six student groups created a giant art and science piece Mama, which resembles a womb and represents motherhood, femininity and balance. Art and Creative Practices Collaboration Studies Technology and engineering Cooperation art cross-disciplinary mathematics shows theses Studies Säikeistyksiä-näyttely Heurekassa. Kuva: Susanna Oksanen. Tidbits for material bank use: free crop, gallery view /en/news/tidbits-for-material-bank-use-free-crop-gallery-view Thu, 24 Apr 2025 12:04:19 +0000 Heli Laukko 1311238 at /en You can free crop a selected image in the material bank before you download it. There is a gallery view option, too, when scrolling images per folder. material bank photographs University A collage of diverse scenes including people, abstract art, green-lit lab jars, and glowing objects under black light. Coaching available for supporting your wellbeing at work - bookable times untill 19.6.! /en/news/coaching-available-for-supporting-your-wellbeing-at-work-bookable-times-untill-196 Tue, 06 Sep 2022 10:12:34 +0000 Anne Petroff 768606 at /en Solution-focuse coaching available for supporting your wellbeing at work Health and wellbeing Services University doctoral education employee wellbeing personnel wellbeing University Kaksi ihmistä keskustelemassa toimistossa, jossa on suuret ikkunat ja kirjahyllyjä taustalla. New Fundamentals: ELLIS Institute Finland launches with bold scientific ambitions /en/news/new-fundamentals-ellis-institute-finland-launches-with-bold-scientific-ambitions Wed, 28 May 2025 10:19:23 +0000 Amanda Alvarez 1317031 at /en AI and ML for transforming R&D, enhancing human-AI teamwork, and creating exciting new science Digitalisation and AI Innovations Technology and engineering Collaboration University Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence (FCAI) machine learning donations events technology artificial intelligence computing research universities Cooperation Press releases Research & Art University Group of people standing in a room holding a ribbon, with presentation screen and institute banner in the background. Updated course on Code of Conduct now available – Learn how to make ethically sound choices /en/news/updated-course-on-code-of-conduct-now-available-learn-how-to-make-ethically-sound-choices Mon, 26 May 2025 14:18:01 +0000 Eeva Räisänen 1316625 at /en This practical course is one of three mandatory courses for all staff Code of Conduct Staff trainings online courses University Several people walk down a staircase inside a building with large windows and vertical wooden beams. Aalto University’s largest annual exhibition returns—showcasing bold solutions from fungal architecture to carbon sinks /en/news/aalto-universitys-largest-annual-exhibition-returns-showcasing-bold-solutions-from-fungal Wed, 21 May 2025 15:39:24 +0000 Minna Hölttä 1315634 at /en Designs for a Cooler Planet takes over Otaniemi starting 5 September. Innovations Sustainability cooler planet Research & Art Kaksi pinottua kiviblokkia, joiden ympärillä on harmaita pikkukiviä, lasilautanen täynnä kiviä oikealla. New feature activation and notification error in the Neo system /en/news/new-feature-activation-and-notification-error-in-the-neo-system Wed, 21 May 2025 10:40:47 +0000 Marjaana Lewis 1315623 at /en A new feature in Neo was launched to remind users about pending expenses, but a configuration error led to incorrect notifications on May 19th, 2025. Services travelling matkustus newsletter Campus University Laptop Neo Everyday choices: Viktar Asadchy, how do you control light? /en/news/everyday-choices-viktar-asadchy-how-do-you-control-light Wed, 21 May 2025 10:09:19 +0000 Paula Haikarainen 1315615 at /en This Associate Professor of Electromagnetics manipulates and directs light with materials. Materials and natural resources Research Aalto University Magazine Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering electronics Aalto Magazine Research & Art Mies, jolla on tummat hiukset, pukutakki ja paita, katsoo itseään peilistä.