News from the School of Science | News listing | Aalto University /en/listing/1136651/feed News listing en 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. Dean Jouko Lampinen: Thank you for a successful year! /en/news/dean-jouko-lampinen-thank-you-for-a-successful-year Tue, 17 Jun 2025 10:26:51 +0000 Tiina Aulanko-Jokirinne 1320936 at /en In addition to some appointment news, there are a bunch of new projects starting up in the School of Science. Dean Jouko Lampinen wishes everyone a relaxing summer. Technology and engineering loma Campus Jouko Lampisen kolmoiskuva. Kuvat: Tiina Aulanko-Jokirinne 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 ForsgÃ¥rd 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. A revolution for R&D with the missing link of machine learning — project envisions human-AI expert teams to solve grand challenges /en/news/a-revolution-for-rd-with-the-missing-link-of-machine-learning-project-envisions-human-ai-expert Mon, 16 Jun 2025 11:04:44 +0000 Amanda Alvarez 1320719 at /en Samuel Kaski receives ERC Advanced Grant to develop new machine learning that is robust, generalisable and engages human experts. Digitalisation and AI Innovations Technology and engineering Research ERC EU funding Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence (FCAI) Department of Computer Science Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT machine learning artificial intelligence computer science research Awards and Recognition Press releases Research & Art Two interconnected circular loops; one blue labelled 'Simulation DBTL loop', one brown labelled 'Real-world DBTL loop'. 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. 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. James Webb telescope gives unprecedented open access to images of the deep universe /en/news/james-webb-telescope-gives-unprecedented-open-access-to-images-of-the-deep-universe Fri, 06 Jun 2025 06:58:11 +0000 Tiina Forsberg 1318892 at /en Researchers from Aalto University played a key role in cataloguing the largest ever sample of deep galaxies in the early universe Research Department of Computer Science space space research space technology Research & Art Six images from the James Webb telescope showing galaxy clusters. Artificial intelligence accelerates materials research – thesis brought new perspectives to Betolar's development work /en/news/artificial-intelligence-accelerates-materials-research-thesis-brought-new-perspectives-to-betolars Wed, 04 Jun 2025 13:51:55 +0000 Anne Kosola 1318311 at /en Aalto University student Edvard Ohlström examined Betolar's new AI-based approach to analysing industrial side streams in his Master's thesis. Collaboration Studies Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence (FCAI) artificial intelligence business cooperation ´Ç±è¾±²Ô²Ôä²â³Ù³Ù±ð±ð³Ù Cooperation Kolme miestä istuu tiiliseinän edessä, yksi pitää pientä, sylinterimäistä esinettä. Maarit Korpi-Lagg received funding to develop a smarter way to model the Sun’s magnetic field /en/news/maarit-korpi-lagg-received-funding-to-develop-a-smarter-way-to-model-the-suns-magnetic-field Tue, 03 Jun 2025 05:54:05 +0000 Eeva Räisänen 1318306 at /en Jane ja Aatos Erkko Foundation granted Professor Korpi-Lagg and the team EUR 295 000 in funding Research Department of Computer Science computer science solar Awards and Recognition Research & Art Maarit Korpi-Lagg vaalean epätarkan taustan edessä katsoen viistoon vasemmalle 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. LetterSampo Finland web service published data on 1.3 million letters and 120,000 correspondents from the period of the Grand Duchy of Finland 1809–1917 /en/news/lettersampo-finland-web-service-published-data-on-13-million-letters-and-120000-correspondents-from Wed, 28 May 2025 12:35:09 +0000 Heli Laukko 1317041 at /en LetterSampo Finland is a new Linked Open Data service and semantic portal. War Sampo Cooperation Research & Art 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. New academic collaboration between cities and universities brings research knowledge to decision-making /en/news/new-academic-collaboration-between-cities-and-universities-brings-research-knowledge-to-decision Fri, 23 May 2025 12:40:25 +0000 Hanna-Mari Ylinen 1316057 at /en In the projects of the Kaupunkivaikutus collaboration, researchers are investigating urban nature as a means of climate adaptation, weighted-curriculum education and needs-based funding in comprehensive school, the impact of rail transport on people and businesses, and traffic disruptions. Living environments Sustainability Business and economics Research Collaboration Espoo City of Helsinki neighbourhoods urbanisation cities economics economic research Cooperation Kuva Helsingistä, taustalla kaupunkikirjasto Oodi, etualalla bussi ja vehreää puistoa.