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AllWell? questionnaire of 2023 reaches 38% response rate
The link to the questionnaire was emailed to all Aalto University's second-year bachelor’s students and first-year master’s students.
Exercise to support work ability and health
Unisport offers Aalto employees support for starting exercise in situations where it is necessary to support the employee's work ability, health, and well-being.
Volunteer and help researchers learn more about chronotype differences in sleep habits and health outcomes!
A research study is being conducted to learn more about the differences between 'lark' (early bird) and 'owl' (late bird) chronotypes.
Towards social sustainability at Aalto
The concept of social sustainability was discussed by Aalto community in the Wellbeing on a Sustainable Campus event of the Earth Hour Week 2023.
Avatars and genuine interaction
Aalto University’s researchers are contributing to the creation of redesigned maternity and child health clinics and positive childbirth experiences in their research projects. The visions seize the potential of technology, such as childbirth simulation in a 3D-video conference using an avatar, a virtual character. On the other hand, the researchers would also like to hold on to the best practices from the past, such as the traditional child health clinic card, genuine human interaction and the rotina tradition, visits by family and close-ones to meet the newborn and bring foods as a gift.
DNA origami boosts electrochemical biosensor performance
New results provide a platform for more efficient, selective, and sensitive DNA biosensors that can be used in detecting various pathogens and diseases.
The path of least resistance
Antimicrobial resistance is causing a silent, stealthy pandemic – and the pipeline of new antibiotics is dwindling. The good news is that researchers are turning to other ways to fight bacteria, by targeting the very weapons they deploy during an infection.
Aalto ENG: The newsletter for period IV is available
The current Study Affairs Newsletter for the School of Engineering has been published and sent to students by e-mail in Week 8.
Answer and influence in UniSport's services!
As a university employee, you have now the opportunity to give valuable feedback to UniSport with chance to win in the draw.
Alumna Miia Martikainen: my heart beats for solving the challenges of our society's well-being
‘I became interested in business studies because I felt that through them, I could be part of making an impact that matters’ says Miia Martikainen, our alumna. Martikainen has been working as a consultant for almost a decade now, and she is currently in her dream job solving the future challenges of the public social and health care system.
Increase your team's interaction and ability to change
Stress decreases our wellbeing, creativity and capacity for change. Radical Creativity team organised two embodied practices workshops to boost collective resilience and renewal. You can try the exercises with your team.
Knit an Aalto hat for yourself or a friend!
Follow Marja Niemi and Outi Elina Kansanen’s knitting pattern to make a lovely gift for someone special
AllWell? - Annual study wellbeing questionnaire to be open 15 February–1 March 2023
The annual study wellbeing questionnaire, AllWell?, gives insight into the students’ views on teaching, their study wellbeing and study ability as well as peer support. This year, the questionnaire will be open from 15 February to 1 March 2023 and will be emailed to all second-year bachelor’s students and first-year master’s students.
Spring My Dialogues - the latest guides and tips
New opportunities to develop effective conversation skills and simplifications to the Workday system with new features for notes and attachments.
Beat the Blues! - events for Aalto international students (spring 2023)
Beat the Blues! are Wellbeing-themed events for all international students at Aalto organized by Starting Point of Wellbeing (during spring 2023) and Wellbeing Ambassadors.
Dissertation: "Slowing-down efficiency" could increase well-being of older people – as well as prevent chaos at emergency rooms
The management of Finnish social and health care is often fragmented, says doctoral researcher Olli Halminen from Aalto University's Department of Industrial Engineering and Management. He has examined how older people’s services in Finland function as a whole, and formulated suggestions for improvement.
Are you a mobile university member? Read more and help us come up with ideas for a more mobile everyday life at the university!
Do you miss movement and well-being in your everyday life at university? Join us in a brainstorming workshop, where we will build together a vision of what mobile people at the university will be like in the future. In the workshop, you will get tips for mobile everyday life, and you will be able to share your wishes and influence how the movement of the university community is promoted in the University on the Move project.
Buy Unisport's training card and get a free session with a Personal Trainer!
Invest in your wellbeing by purchasing a UniSport 12-month Training card; as a bonus, you get a free session with a Trainer and a personal exercise programme (rrp. 85€). The offer is for university personnel only.
Purchaser, Decentralizer or something else? This is how 309 municipalities in Finland have organised their social and health care services
The research results and the practical experience of the costs of privatisation of social and health care services are contradictory
Virtual reality game to objectively detect ADHD
A virtual reality game offers an objective assessment of attention deficit disorders and may lead to an improved therapeutic approach
