What's Life 1.5 like? 鈥 Apply now for Designs for a Cooler Planet 2022 to showcase a sustainable future
The climate crisis and biodiversity loss call for radical new ideas. How does your work contribute to wiser consumption, climate solutions or a more sustainable working life? Designs for a Cooler Planet 2022 will present Aalto's most interesting projects to support sustainability 鈥 apply now!
From the margins to the top: How the School of Arts, Design and Architecture rose to the international forefront
New book Pro Arte Utili tells about leadership and vision guiding the change.
Decorations for personnel on the Independence Day
The President of Finland grants decorations 色色啦 University employees on the Finnish Independence Day. Congratulations!
Aalto University鈥疊ioinnovation鈥疌enter opens a call for鈥痜ive doctoral candidate鈥痯ositions鈥
Bioinnovation Center is looking for talented and exceptionally motivated students that are eager to pursue their doctoral studies in a鈥痬ultidisciplinary environment aiming at biobased material innovation.鈥疭tudents with any background that fits to one鈥痮f鈥痶he five projects described below鈥痑re encouraged to submit their application.鈥
Sebastian J. Schlecht: Creating the perfect illusion in virtual reality
Professor Sebastian Schlecht is keen on music, mathematics and virtual reality.
Aalto Talent Expo 2021 was organized successfully both live & virtually
鈥滳ombining the virtual world and physical fair is absolutely a positive thing, keep at it!"
- Student feedback from the Aalto Talent Expo fair
- Student feedback from the Aalto Talent Expo fair
Assistant professor Yu Xiao: Making daily activities easier with Extended Reality
Daily life is the ground for the research projects by assistant professor Yu Xiao and her group at Aalto University.
Aalto and InstituteQ are partners of Quantum Jungle - The Dance of Quanta exhibition
The exhibition will open on Friday November 26 in Palazzo Blu museum, Pisa, Italy. Quantum Jungle is an interactive art installation visualising the fascinating world of quantum particles.
Professor Harri Laakso appointed as Head of Department for the merging Departments of Art and Media
Professor Harri Laakso has been appointed to the position of Head of Department for the merging Departments of Art and Media of the School of Arts, Design and Architecture.
Good design benefits us all 鈥 welcome to open DesignTalks lecture series
Join us for our open lecture series discussing about the relevance of design in different contexts.
Aalto University takes increasing responsibility in Finnish-American higher education relations
A high-level delegation from Minnesota, United States, visited the university in November.
Construction of Jokeri Light Rail 75% complete 鈥 rail construction progressing ahead of schedule
The construction of Jokeri Light Rail has proceeded ahead of schedule, and the light rail line can start operating in early 2024
Toni Kotnik: Thinking in Structures
Kotnik wants to reform the traditional way of designing the built environment.聽聽
Finding the red thread between design research, science and technology and innovation
Industrial designer, Academy Fellow Researcher Andrea Botero Cabrera will take on the position of Associate Professor, New Frontiers in Design in Aalto University starting from August 2022.
Celebrating a Decade of Aalto Fablab
Aalto Fablab celebrates 10 years of innovation, participation, digital manufacturing, and creation with an exhibition and a birthday fiesta on the second half of November 2021!
You can still register for training in research data management and open science
So far, we have over 1,500 registrations for our RDM and open science webinars this autumn.
Paula Hohti Erichsen awarded聽the聽Roland H. Bainton Prize for聽Art History
Professor Hohti Erichsen is specialized in the study of early modern dress, textiles, fashion and decorative arts.
Oops: A circular economy workshop abuzzed activity and ejected personal biases
Head of Radical Creativity Riikka M盲kikoskela witnessed the power of creativity while leading a workshop.
Insulation from old jeans, walls from waste concrete 鈥 less guilt and more solutions are needed for construction
The biggest environmental act would be not building at all. But a circular economy can also mitigate the environmental impact of construction.
Irene Purasachit saw the floral industry鈥檚 waste problem firsthand 鈥 now she makes material for handbags from discarded blooms
Nearly half of cut flowers end up in the trash, never making their way to dinner tables or first dates
