Press releases | News listing | Aalto University /en/listing/1174016/feed News listing en Doctoral thesis: A film director doesn’t just lead the vision – the creative team also needs leadership /en/news/doctoral-thesis-a-film-director-doesnt-just-lead-the-vision-the-creative-team-also-needs-leadership Wed, 16 Sep 2026 07:46:24 +0000 Krista Kinnunen 1394722 at /en Hanna Maylett’s dissertation, to be examined at Aalto University, identifies two intertwined dimensions in a film director’s artistic leadership: the regulation of the work’s content and the social processes within the production team. Press releases Research & Art Hymyilevä tummahiuksinen nainen silmälaseissa tummissa vaatteissa, sisätilassa, tausta epätarkka. Three rising Aalto University researchers secure highly sought-after EU funding /en/news/three-rising-aalto-university-researchers-secure-highly-sought-after-eu-funding Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:31:36 +0000 Ira Matilainen 1392557 at /en In their research projects, Dominik Baumann, Tero Mäkinen and Owies Wani develop the training of reinforcement learning agents, a better understanding of the physics of material damage and electrolyte structures for energy storage. Press releases Research & Art Kolme miestä älykkään rennossa pukeutumisessa poseeraa eri sisätaustoja vasten ‘Gamified’ DDoS attacks wage psychological warfare against NATO states, finds study /en/news/gamified-ddos-attacks-wage-psychological-warfare-against-nato-states-finds-study Mon, 31 Aug 2026 13:45:59 +0000 Eeva Liinamo-Liukku 1391661 at /en ‘Hacktivism’ is evolving into a hybrid threat that blurs the lines between propaganda, geopolitical warfare and financially incentivised cyber-crime, says study of pro-Russian hackers NoName057(16). Press releases Research & Art Assistant Professor Hadi Ghanbari Panu Miettinen Explores the Journey from Research to Business /en/news/panu-miettinen-explores-the-journey-from-research-to-business Sun, 23 Aug 2026 20:45:32 +0000 Md Repon 1390162 at /en Introduced the R2B funding instrument. Press releases Research & Art Studies People seated around a white table in a meeting, watching a laptop presentation on a large screen. Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel explored quantum, space and ice research during their visit at Aalto University /en/news/swedens-crown-princess-victoria-and-prince-daniel-explored-quantum-space-and-ice-research-during Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:12:28 +0000 Anitta Pirnes 1389761 at /en The purpose of the visit on Friday 21 August 2026 was to enhance cooperation between Finland and Sweden in the areas of research, education and innovation. Press releases Hymyilevä vaaleapukuinen nainen kantaa kukkia ja kävelee puvut päällä olevan seurueen kanssa hallissa TexirC Project Results Meeting Held at UPM /en/news/texirc-project-results-meeting-held-at-upm Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:42:17 +0000 Md Repon 1389435 at /en The TexirC project partners met at UPM. Press releases People seated at long white tables with laptops as a man presents slides in a modern classroom. Unite! Secures €7.2 Million in EU Funding /en/news/unite-secures-eu72-million-in-eu-funding Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:55:32 +0000 Melissa Georgiou 1389427 at /en The next phase of the Unite! alliance will start in November 2026, bringing continued opportunities for Aalto students, faculty and staff. Cooperation Press releases University Large diverse crowd outdoors, looking up and waving, dressed in colourful winter clothes Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel to visit Aalto University in Espoo /en/news/crown-princess-victoria-and-prince-daniel-to-visit-aalto-university-in-espoo Thu, 13 Aug 2026 07:29:30 +0000 Anitta Pirnes 1388206 at /en The visit on Friday 21 August 2026 includes familiarising with quantum technology, space technology and ice research Press releases Hymyilevä pariskunta tummansinisissä juhla-asuissa vaaleansinistä studiotaustaa vasten AI model captures how humans read, paving the way to personalised text and better augmented reality /en/news/ai-model-captures-how-humans-read-paving-the-way-to-personalised-text-and-better-augmented-reality Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Tiina Forsberg 1387176 at /en The new model could hold the key to developing highly customisable applications that adapt to different types of reader Press releases Research & Art Käsi pitää valkoista tablettia, jossa tekstiä, tummaa ritiläseinää ja kirkkaita valojuovia vasten World’s first superconducting quantum heat engine opens the path to larger quantum computers /en/news/worlds-first-superconducting-quantum-heat-engine-opens-the-path-to-larger-quantum-computers Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:36:28 +0000 Ville Heirola 1379003 at /en A newly-developed superconducting quantum heat engine not only advances our understanding of thermodynamics but also enables technologies needed for high-qubit quantum computers. Press releases Research & Art Hehkuva neonpallo, geometrinen ydin ja valojuovat leijuvat tumman tabletin yläpuolella Applications open: Aalto Creatives pre-incubator autumn 2026 /en/news/applications-open-aalto-creatives-pre-incubator-autumn-2026 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:23:00 +0000 Heidi Rintala 1381146 at /en The next Aalto Creatives pre-incubator starts in September. Applications close on 7 September. Join the info event on 27 August to hear from alumni and meet the Aalto Creatives team. Campus Cooperation Press releases Colourful general image promoting Aalto Creatives pre-incubator programme A Finnish working group’s artwork brings a cooling garden to Spain, which is sweltering in the heat /en/news/a-finnish-working-groups-artwork-brings-a-cooling-garden-to-spain-which-is-sweltering-in-the-heat Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:48:39 +0000 Krista Kinnunen 1380931 at /en Through their garden art installation, a group of Finnish architects and artists proposes vegetation and a sense of community, among other things, as solutions to urban heat islands and the environmental crisis. Cooperation Press releases Research & Art Ulkoilmassa puiset leposohvat, joita ympäröivät harsot verhot ja korkeat kasvit rapistuvassa pihassa. RealYou AI will develop the next generation of personalized AI decision assistants /en/news/realyou-ai-will-develop-the-next-generation-of-personalized-ai-decision-assistants Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:23:25 +0000 Amanda Alvarez 1380756 at /en Researchers to build cognitive machine learning that will improve decision-making with instantly personalized intelligent assistance. Press releases Research & Art Two children play with bright cartoon panels on a grey tiled wall, spinning sections to mix the figures. Researchers identify new superconductors, unlocking process that could yield thousands more /en/news/researchers-identify-new-superconductors-unlocking-process-that-could-yield-thousands-more Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:08:56 +0000 Ville Heirola 1379716 at /en Physicists have used machine-learning to discover two new superconductors––it represents a substantial step towards realising massive energy efficiency gains from superconductivity. Press releases Research & Art Pyöreä vaalea kennokuvioinen alusta ja punottuja koreja kirkkaansinisellä taustalla Responsible entrepreneurship in action: INNOVA Europe Summit brings 11 startup teams ɫɫÀ² University /en/news/responsible-entrepreneurship-in-action-innova-europe-summit-brings-11-startup-teams-to-aalto Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:02:09 +0000 Kristaps Kovalonoks 1379333 at /en The fourth annual Summit brought INNOVA Europe partner institutions, student startup teams and entrepreneurship ecosystem experts ɫɫÀ² University to advance responsible entrepreneurship across Europe. Press releases Audience in a modern lecture hall listens to a panel of speakers seated at the front near a large screen. Low-tech solution for a 6G problem: Metacrystal panels offer cheap way to guide wireless signals around corners /en/news/low-tech-solution-for-a-6g-problem-metacrystal-panels-offer-cheap-way-to-guide-wireless-signals Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:29:59 +0000 Anonymous 1375589 at /en Metacrystal panels are affordable 3D-printed devices that passively guide radio waves around physical barriers. Press releases Metakidepaneeli ohjaa langatonta verkkoa sisäkatossa olevasta reitittimestä kulman takana olevan käyttäjän tarpeeseen. St1 donates EUR 3 million ɫɫÀ² University to accelerate the sustainable energy transition /en/news/st1-donates-eur-3-million-to-aalto-university-to-accelerate-the-sustainable-energy-transition Sun, 07 Jun 2026 08:52:23 +0000 Tiina Forsberg 1376292 at /en Lahjoituksella tuetaan kahden uuden professuurin perustamista: uudet energiateknologiat ja -innovaatiot sekä energiastrategia. Press releases Ilmakuva modernista kampuksesta, punatiisiä rakennuksia, raitiovaunukiskoja ja taustalla järvi ja metsä Fortum donates EUR 1.5 million ɫɫÀ² University /en/news/fortum-donates-eur-15-million-to-aalto-university Sun, 07 Jun 2026 07:56:29 +0000 Tiina Forsberg 1376291 at /en The donation is directed towards a new professorship, which will be part of the House of Energy Transition competence centre. Press releases Lähikuva tuulivoimalasta metsän yllä, taustalla useita voimaloita ja auringonlaskun taivas ABB donates EUR 1.5 million ɫɫÀ² University to accelerate the energy transition /en/news/abb-donates-eur-15-million-to-aalto-university-to-accelerate-the-energy-transition Sun, 07 Jun 2026 07:20:55 +0000 Tiina Forsberg 1376290 at /en The donation will support the new competence centre, House of Energy Transition. Press releases Kuusi aikuista poseeraa siisteissä vaatteissa tiilirakennuksen ja kampusalueen ulkopuolella Can AI teach people empathy? Researchers are resolving workplace conflicts with a digital twin /en/news/can-ai-teach-people-empathy-researchers-are-resolving-workplace-conflicts-with-a-digital-twin Thu, 04 Jun 2026 04:37:43 +0000 Tiina Aulanko-Jokirinne 1375641 at /en Aalto University Professor Niina Nurmi and Senior University Lecturer Ville Eloranta are developing an AI-based method aimed at resolving workplace conflicts – ideally before they happen. The TeamTwins software is already used by more than one thousand users in Finnish and multinational companies as well as public sector organizations. Press releases TeamTwins on eräänlainen digitaalinen peili tai kaksonen, joka auttaa reflektoimaan omia ominaisuuksia, asenteita ja toimintatapoja suhteessa tiimikavereihin ja yhteistyökumppaneihin. Kuva: Matti Ahlgren, Aalto-yliopisto.