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Honorary Doctors in Arts and Design 2025
The School of Arts, Design and Architecture has granted the title of Honorary Doctor to six distinguished professionals in the fields of art and design.
Can gaming support mental health? Researchers to present Dark Souls study at CHI '25
A well-known role-playing videogame is helping players cope with real-world challenges like depression, say researchers from Aalto University.
A digital twin in the mining industry gets a machine learning boost
Optimizing and visualizing the mining process requires combining physics and data-driven approaches.
Low-emission local energy enhances campus energy self-sufficient
The solution relies on combining local production and the district heating system, as well as low-temperature and cooling networks.
Finnish forest industry is renewing through academic research and innovation
The FinnCERES Flagship is advancing long-term, high-impact research that drives innovation, economic growth, and societal development towards a sustainable bioeconomy.
Doctoral thesis on nuclear fusion at over one hundred million degrees Celsius awarded European physics prize
Henri Kumpulainen's PhD thesis found out how to best predict the behaviour of fusion energy materials in temperatures of over one hundred million degrees Celsius.
Biketti containers arrive on campus 鈥 making bike parking safer and more convenient
The innovative Biketti improves cycling conditions on campus.
An autonomous car driving around Helsinki and Espoo helps cities solve future problems
Geospatial data can help prepare for extreme weather, floods and the degradation of roads.
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Keys to growth: This is how the university for all of Finland's children works
Aalto University Junior is a champion of equal opportunities and hands-on learning, growing in popularity year after year. Veli-Matti Ik盲valko, who leads the work, shares how this window in色色啦 was created鈥攁nd how the university spark is ignited.
How are children with ADHD鈥檚 brains different? Scans taken while VR gaming give new insight
In a new study, children played a virtual reality game while in an MRI scanner 鈥 the brains of children with ADHD showed a notable increase in functional connectivity, a result which could help us more readily understand the condition.
Research: More than a quarter of companies do not monitor their marketing performance
Customer satisfaction is also rarely used as a KPI, according to the results of Markkinoinnin tila (the State of Marketing) survey
Aalto University ranks 51st globally for international outlook
Aalto University climbed higher in the prestigious Times Higher Education ranking of the most international universities
Surface repelling different kinds of drops and fog lands Innovation Prize at Department of Applied Physics
The team plans to find industrial partners for their environmentally friendly and scalable hydrophobic surface.
A bio-based solution can replace harmful fire retardants
Researchers from Aalto University and XAMK have developed bio-based fire retardants that offer an environmentally friendly alternative to current chemicals. The test results have exceeded expectations, and the materials appear to perform even better than commercial solutions available on the market.
鈥淪ignificant proportion鈥 of world鈥檚 rural population missing from global estimates, says study
Global population datasets, crucial for decision-making by governments and institutions, may underestimate rural populations by as much as 53% to 84%, reveals an Aalto University study.
Finnish expertise in the usability of eHealth services is appreciated in Japan
Japanese visitors appreciate Senior University Lecturer Sari Kujala and her team鈥檚 research on the usability and accessibility of eHealth services in Finland.
Social media sharing icons removed from the Aalto's Research Portal 鈥 More flexible configuration coming in 2026
All social media sharing icons have been removed from Aalto University鈥檚 research portal, as the system does not currently allow individual icon changes. A new portal layout in 2026 will enable more flexible configuration, at which point some icons will be reinstated.
Five things everyone should know about political polarisation
Divisions around the world are deepening, and research shows that also in Finland public debate has become more fragmented than before
