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New prior licence model ensures immediate open access 色色啦鈥檚 research publications
Prior licence model supports immediate open access and researchers' rights to their peer-reviewed manuscripts.
Future makers research batteries, cryptography and plastic recycling
The Technology Industries of Finland Centennial Foundation awarded 3.5 million euros in research funding to eight projects, five from Aalto University.
Biodesign Finland wins the Aalto Pioneering Excellence Award 2025
The Aalto Pioneering Excellence award is granted annually to one or more teams that are doing groundbreaking work
SCI Awards 2025 were granted to the community's achievers
Check out whose outstanding work was acknowledged this year!
Make proposals to the Publication Forum about the leading publication channels in your field
Proposals for publication channels to be upgraded to level 2 may be submitted in the JUFO portal until 28 February 2026.
Aalto academics begin Unite! visiting professorships at TU Darmstadt
As part of the Unite! Visiting Professorship Programme, TU Darmstadt welcomed six visiting professors from Aalto University for the winter semester 2025/2026.
The Publication Forum Steering Group: Level 3 will be abandoned, and term 鈥淟evel 0鈥 will be discontinued
The discontinuation of Level 3 will not affect the university funding calculations for the years 2025鈥2028.
New macular degeneration treatment the first to halt disease鈥檚 progression
Aalto University researchers have uncovered a promising way to treat the dry form of the age- related macular degeneration (AMD) in the early diagnosis phase that could potentially stop its progression. The novel treatment approach aims to strengthen the protective mechanisms of affected cells using heat, explains Professor Ari Koskelainen.
Publishing Research Data Alongside Research Articles
Data availability statements are increasingly required by scientific journals. They include information on what data are available, where they can be found, and any applicable access terms
Shaking up Tech encourages young women and minorities to explore technology
The Shaking up Tech event will take place on 22 January 2026. The Event is aimed at young women and gender minorities who are considering their future study and career paths.
Scientific Computing Skills: a new umbrella course for all researchers
Today, computing skills are essential not only in academic research but also across industries. Take part in hands-on trainings provided by Aalto Scientific Computing and by partner organisations such as CodeRefinery and CSC IT Center for Science.
Aino Pekkarinen appointed communications manager at the School of Science
Aino Pekkarinen took up her role in August 2025.
Join the Unite! Engineering Biology second online matchmaking event on 25 September
The Unite! Engineering Biology initiative aims to unite researchers from all the nine partner universities in the Unite! alliance to advance key technologies and sustainable processes.
Dean Jouko Lampinen: Thank you for a successful year!
In addition to some appointment news, there are a bunch of new projects starting up in the School of Science. Dean Jouko Lampinen wishes everyone a relaxing summer.
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.
School of Science awards outstanding doctoral and master's theses
Doctoral Thesis Award was granted to Eric Hyypp盲, Sakari Lepikko, Kim Myyryl盲inen, Jane Sepp盲l盲, Julia Jaatela, Petrus Mikkola, Shuzhe Wang and Ana Triana Hoyos. Master's theses award was received by Matteo Merler, Aapo Pajala and Tuomas Uusn盲kki.
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.
