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New leadership of the Department of Bioproducts and biosystems
Professori Lauri Rautkari on nimitetty laitosjohtajaksi ja professorit Tiina Nypelö ja Mauri Kostiainen varalaitosjohtajiksi Biotuotteiden ja biotekniikan laitokselle ajalle 1.5.2024-31.12.2025.

Natural luxury – Wooden crystals make fashion shine
Biomaterials and 3D-printing conjure a sparkle out of wood without harming people or the environment

Min-Kyu Paek has been appointed Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering
Min-Kyu Paek has been appointed Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering

Teamwork First-Aid Kit supports students in project-based courses
This online resource offers tools to support student teams throughout project courses.

Join us for the first Aalto Open Science Award Ceremony
All Aaltonians are welcome – no registration required!

5 ways to train your creativity this Spring and Summer
To celebrate the United Nations World Creativity Day on April 21, we made a list of five tips to boost your creativity this Spring/Summer

Wellbeing route on Otaniemi campus
The themes of the five-point welfare route are observation of emotions, fostering the relationship with nature, bodyliness, calming down, and reflection on moderation.

Bike thefts on campus have increased - remember to lock your bike properly
With the spring, bike thefts on the Aalto University campus have increased

Open Science and Research Summer Conference 2024 will be hosted by Aalto University
Open Science and Research Summer Conference 2024 will be held at Aalto University’s Otaniemi campus and in Zoom 3.–4.6.2024. Please register by May 3.

Five new honorary doctors in technology at Aalto in 2024
The ceremonial conferment took place on campus in June.

Alexander Henn received the Finnish Natural Resources Research Foundation's Doctoral Dissertation Award
Alexander Henn developed two new applications for lignin that create opportunities for value creation from forest industry by-streams. The research promotes the use of the added value of Finnish wood material in accordance with the principles of the bio- and circular economy.

Aalto Open Science Award Honorary Mention 2023 – Professor Riikka Puurunen leads by example to foster sustainable open science
We interviewed professor Riikka Puurunen, head of Catalysis research group at the School of Chemical Engineering, who received an honorary mention in the first Aalto Open Science Award.

UPM supports Aalto University's pulp research and education
High quality research enables high quality education

Get to know us: Assistant Professor Sandra Kaabel
In this interview we got to know more about Assistant Professor Sandra Kaabel.

Aalto Open Science Award Third Place Awardee 2023 – Intelligent Robotics Research Group with the Robotic Manipulation of Deformable Objects project
We interviewed the Intelligent Robotics Research Group with the Robotic Manipulation of Deformable Objects project, 3rd place awardees of the first Aalto Open Science Award.

Surge in the number of applicants ɫɫÀ² University in national joint application
13 500 applied to bachelor’s programmes in Finnish and Swedish

Aalto focuses on pulp research to boost a shift to a low carbon economy
A ground-breaking research programme together with universities, research organizations, and companies is established to reform the traditional pulping processes. As the target of the programme is industrial scale relevance, it requires a pool of scientists and the industry to work together internationally.

New graduates at the School of Chemical Engineering
On 20 March 2024 we celebrated new graduates at the School of Chemical Engineering. We had 15 graduates at the Bachelor’s Programme, 38 Masters of Sciece (Technology), and 6 Doctors of Science.

Aalto University was recognised in national and international evaluations in 2023
University board approved the Annual Board Report and Financial Statements for 2023

Otaparkki offers smooth parking for campus visitors
The Otaparkki multi-storey car park and other paid parking spaces on the campus provide parking for guests arriving on campus.
