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Register for Aalto walk & run event 20.9.2025 well in advance!
Join the whole Aalto community's free of charge outdoor sports event!

AllWell? student survey 2025 reaches 41 per cent of target group
The survey was emailed to all Aalto University's second-year bachelor鈥檚 students and first-year master鈥檚 students. AllWell? warmly thanks all of the respondents!

Participate in a survey conducted by the University of Turku!
Dear student, participate in a survey conducted by the University of Turku that examines the well-being of international students at Finnish universities.

Welcome to the Friends Program!
Want to make friends in Finland? If your answer is yes, then the Friends Program is perfect for you! We are looking for both Finnish and international students to join. Our goal is to bring people together because friendship is precious鈥攍ife is better with friends!

Respond to the quality survey on restaurants 17. - 23.3.2025
All respondents are entered into a draw to win, e.g. lunch tickets.

Study: Smartwatches could end the next pandemic
Early detection of sickness is critical for preventing its spread.

Mind & Study - toolbox for being well in studies (3cr) coming up
Popular course "Mind & Study - toolbox for being well in studies" will be organized in Finnish, English and Swedish in the 3rd and 4th period!
Raine Kajastila: It's rewarding to see both kids and adults moving, playing, smiling and laughing
Raine Kajastila, CEO and founder of Valo Motion, says their goal is to get one million people jumping, climbing, or running during one day while playing their games in 2030

Autoethnography of Techno-Spiritual Practices at CHI 2025
Doctoral Researcher Xiaran (Sarah) Song鈥檚 paper titled 鈥淲alking in My Shoes: An Autoethnography of Techno-Spiritual Practices鈥 has been accepted at the prestigious CHI Conference

Constructive feedback from students is taken into account and used as a basis for developing practices in the programmes
At the School of Business, the AllWell? survey is one of the most important ways for students to give feedback on their own programme and the university's services in general

14 projects selected for seed funding to boost collaboration between Aalto, KU Leuven, and University of Helsinki
The funded projects lay the groundwork for future joint research endeavors, reinforcing the strategic partnership鈥檚 goal to fostering impactful and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Oasis is ending. How will you take action?
As the Oasis of radical wellbeing project is coming to an end, what message will it leave you with?

We might feel love in our fingertips 鈥撯 but did the Ancient Mesopotamians?
A multidisciplinary team of researchers studied a large body of texts to find out how people in the ancient Mesopotamian region (within modern day Iraq) experienced emotions in their bodies thousands of years ago, analysing one million words of the ancient Akkadian language from 934-612 BC in the form of cuneiform scripts on clay tablets.

AI helps detect the severity of diabetes-related eye disease
This advance could enable many new diagnostic applications in the future

What makes nature restorative? Aalto University researchers explore Finnish forests and Japanese gardens
Biodiversity is central to the restorative power of Finnish forests.

Grief聽support group for those who have lost a loved one
In spring 2025, a support group will be organized for Aalto students and employees who have lost a loved one.

Digital doula helps mothers-to-be face the fear of childbirth
Aalto University introduces 12 new world-changing innovations at Slush. On of them is digital doula Natal Mind, a mobile app designed to support the emotional and mental journey undergone by mothers-to-be.

Malicious social media bots increased significantly during the COVID19 pandemic
A groundbreaking joint study by Aalto University and the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) has revealed critical insights into the role of bots in shaping public health discourse during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly on Twitter.

Support for students impacted by the situation in the Middle East
The university supports and helps students in dealing with the crisis

Echoes in the brain: Why today鈥檚 workout could fuel next week鈥檚 bright idea
In a rare, longitudinal study, researchers from Aalto University and the University of Oulu tracked one person鈥檚 brain and behavioural activity for five months using brain scans and data from wearable devices and smartphones.
