Maarit Mäkelä
Doctor of Arts, Professor. Group Leader of EMPIRICA Research Group at Aalto University.
Laboratory of Hope exhibition
In this exhibition, people from across Aalto University share what hope means to them and how they are helping to build a more hopeful society — through, for example, inclusive fashion and entrepreneurship, artificial intelligence, and new quantum materials.
NII International Internship Program in Japan
Information about the NII Internship Program and the application process
Teacher: Share your views on materials suitable for self-study and their publication process
Aalto University teachers and researchers: please share your wishes and experiences on creating and sharing content at Aalto that can be published as open educational resources (OER), in a variety of media formats.
Accessibility statement - Teacher Services - Zulip chat
Aalto University's Teacher Services objective is to maintain a service that is technically accessible and understandable in terms of its contents and that is clear and easy to use for all types of users.
Layers of the city - Exploring the potential of adaptive reuse at Monkola to support community, sustainability and urban vitality
Diploma work by Suvi Heinonen (2025).
Relativity Collective
Aalto Founder School joins the founding hubs of Relativity Collective, a selective pan-European program for ambitious student founders. Applications are open!
Empirica: Research Activities, Trips, and Expeditions
Field trips, research expeditions, and collaborative activities undertaken by Empirica Research Group.
Empirica: Reading Circles, Seminars, and Events
Reading circles, seminars, and other academic events organized by Empirica Research Group.
Empirica: Exhibitions, Talks, and Workshops
Exhibitions, public talks, and workshops organized or participated in by Empirica Research Group.
Empirica: AREA Doctoral School
Aalto University's doctoral school for artistic research providing training and community for doctoral candidates.
Art of Research Conference
Biennial conference series promoting dialogue between art and design research practices.
Empirica: Handling Mind (2013–16)
Research project investigating embodied knowledge and creative processes in design practices.
Empirica: Ceramics and its Dimensions (2014–18)
European research project exploring contemporary ceramic practices and their societal dimensions.
Empirica: Traces from the Anthropocene (2018–19)
Research Pavilion #3: Research Ecologies, Venice, Italy