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Information and inspiration for students interested in doctoral research and studies
The Annual Review provided an overview of Aalto ARTS’ year 2024
The School of Arts, Design and Architecture's Annual Review on 12 March 2025 reflected on the results of the previous year and celebrated ARTS activities.
Social media sharing icons removed from the Aalto's Research Portal – More flexible configuration coming in 2026
All social media sharing icons have been removed from Aalto University’s 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
Five things everyone should know about sustainable investing
Sustainable funds were supposed to be a great solution for both investors and the environment. Things didn’t turn out that way, says Aalto University Professor Vesa Puttonen.
Lauri Järvilehto: Without the relevant data, AI starts to hallucinate
Lauri Järvilehto is a Professor of Practice who studies the relationship between the human mind and AI solutions. In this interview, he explores the reasoning, reflectivity and reliability of AI.
Customer survey on services and facilities of the Learning Centre 2025
Answer the survey March 12th – 26th 2025
Aalto University’s art & design ranked 8th in the world
Six of Aalto’s fields placed in the top 100 in the prestigious QS ranking
Become a Nightingale-mentor as an Aalto student
The Nightingale mentorship programme for Aalto students
Aalto VCD students collaborated with UNION to relaunch the brand
BA students from the Visual Communication Design (VCD) program at the School of Arts, Design and Architecture collaborated with Union – the new outdoor and streetwear brand.
Courses for doctoral students in period V (2024-2025)
Period V runs from 14 April to 6 June 2025.
Demolition work and test blasting on Metallimiehenkuja
NCC Suomi Oy will conduct exploratory excavation, drilling and blasting work.
Open Innovation Challenge for Students (Call is open until 31. March 2025)
Are you ready to tackle one of the three significant environmental challenges? Do you have ideas on how to overcome these challenges?
Donor Ari Koskivaara: Knowledge becomes outdated, unlike friendship
Ari Koskivaara supported the School of Business by donating shares, whereby the value of the gift is determined based on the market value of the shares.
Chemical engineering student Ella Haravuori combines bioproduct development and food sciences
Ella Haravuori studies chemical engineering at Aalto University and food sciences at the University of Helsinki. Ella is particularly interested in biobased packaging materials that can replace plastics in food packaging.
Julia Lohmann’s seaweed installation and the ALUSTA pavilion to be exhibited in The Design Museum London
This summer, the Design Museum in London will stage a landmark exhibition on more-than-human design.
Destination: Doctorate continues with sessions on motivation and enhancing focus
Theme sessions to support the progress of doctoral students and to help them advance their doctoral thesis and studies.
More durable airplanes and buildings possible after physicists untangle engineering paradox
A team of researchers combined statistical physics and fracture mechanics to explain why cracks and faults travel faster when stress in materials is allowed to relax once in a while.
