School news
Board approved the financial plan 2026–2029
The Aalto University Foundation Board’s meeting was held on campus 10-11 June, 2025
CCA Research Funding available for cross-school and cross-disciplinary research collaborations
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.
Aalto students' art and science work Mama depicts the often invisible roles of mothers and women
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.
Material bank features
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.
New Fundamentals: ELLIS Institute Finland launches with bold scientific ambitions
AI and ML for transforming R&D, enhancing human-AI teamwork, and creating exciting new science
Updated course on Code of Conduct now available – Learn how to make ethically sound choices
This practical course is one of three mandatory courses for all staff
Aalto University’s largest annual exhibition returns—showcasing bold solutions from fungal architecture to carbon sinks
Designs for a Cooler Planet takes over Otaniemi starting 5 September.
New feature activation and notification error in the Neo system
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.
Everyday choices: Viktar Asadchy, how do you control light?
This Associate Professor of Electromagnetics manipulates and directs light with materials.
Maintenance break in ACRIS on 27th of May, 2025
Maintenance break in ACRIS on 27 May from 10:00 to 15:00.
ESA funding for the space business
The European Space Agency’s new innovation programme in Otaniemi helps Finnish companies commercialise inventions, leverage satellite data and strengthen their position in the industry.
Safeguarding the freedom of expression of researchers
New recommendations by the Committee for Public Information available soon.
The Advancement and Corporate Engagement unit will be reorganised
The changes are effective from May 1, 2025
Will future experts be educated with fewer euros?
Universities struggle with shrinking funding while expectations continue to rise. New revenue streams and broad societal support are more critical than ever.
Sustainability in action: recycling campaign at Aalto University continues
The recycling campaign across the entire Aalto community was launched in October 2024.
Saastamoinen Foundation donates EUR 1.5 million É«É«À² University
The donation will support Aalto’s multidisciplinary activities in the new Marsio building
Have you explored the open radical creativity course yet? Enroll now
Dive into the sections that interest you most, or complete the entire course and earn study credits
New theory of gravity brings long-sought Theory of Everything a crucial step closer
A quantum theory of gravity would clear the path to answering some of the biggest questions in physics.
Metsähovi Radio Observatory to build the world’s widest bandwidth radio astronomical receiver system
AMD and Knowledge Resources are supporting the Aalto University Metsähovi Radio Observatory’s project to enable completely new kind of astronomical research
Join us for the Aalto Open Science Award 2024 Ceremony
All Aaltonians are welcome – no registration required!
