Aalto Inventors innovation training program coming for AI and bioeconomy researchers this fall
Connect with industry and academic thought-leaders and gain widely applicable skills in communication, intellectual property, and business.
EU grants for improving human interaction with AI, soft wet adhesion physics and the capacity of legal systems
Corinna Coupette, Maja Vuckovac and Robin Welsch receive 1.5-million-euro ERC Starting Grants.
Agro-Waste for a Greener Future, Rethinking Textile Dyeing and Printing: Ritesh Sharma
Textile dyeing and finishing have long been criticized for their heavy chemical footprint.
Designs for a Cooler Planet awarded with a prestigious Helsinki Design Award
Designs for a Cooler Planet, Aalto University’s biggest annual exhibition showcasing the latest experiments, innovations, and prototypes by students and researchers, has received the prestigious Helsinki Design Award. The nearly two-month-long exhibition is now open on Aalto University’s campus, Espoo.
Smart textile is not just cloth: Vafa
At Aalto University’s Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, researchers are reimagining the future of textiles. Among them is Vafa Fakhri, a PhD scholar in the Textile Chemistry group, whose work blends sustainability, advanced materials, and innovation in wearable technology.
E-Resource training webinars in autumn 2025
Check out the e-resources in training webinars hosted by publishers.
Aalto Distinguished Professor Otto Toivanen: ‘The best thing is when you find an interesting problem and perhaps even a way to solve it’
Otto Toivanen, Professor of Economics at the School of Business, was appointed Aalto Distinguished Professor at the opening of the academic year on September 2, 2025.
Everyday choices: Talvikki Hovatta, what is a relativistic jet?
Senior Scientist Hovatta explores the mysteries of the universe at Aalto University’s Metsähovi Radio Observatory.
Bio-materials “cookbook” awakens the inventor within
The hands-on projects in Marvelous Materials encourage creative experimentation using ingredients from household cupboards, nature and even your compost bin
Meet-up: Nice to meet you, Helena Aspelin!
Doctoral researcher Helena Aspelin is developing a protein-based adhesive derived from the DNA of barnacles and mussels.
What will tomorrow’s infrastructure be made of?
Construction remains a major climate culprit, yet it could also hold the key to cutting emissions. Change is already underway in infrastructure materials, as researchers, cities and companies work together to find more sustainable – even carbon-storing – ways to build.
Isla’s Research Achievements Celebration
On Thursday, 28 August, Isla Lizett Rodríguez Banda, a summer intern in the Textile Chemistry Group, presented the results of her research work. Her work explored the use of solvents for color stripping of disperse dye from polyester fabrics.
Money for student wellbeing: how would you spend 14 000 euros?
Submit your proposal for a participatory budgeting project to improve student wellbeing on campus by 21st September 2025. The winner of the feasible ideas will be voted on during 2025.
Aalto computer scientists in IEEE Quantum Week & QCE 2025
Department of Computer Science papers accepted to the IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing and Engineering (QCE)
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.
New machine learning method offers better predictions of future disease risk
Predictions for developing common diseases were more accurate than before.
ELLIS Institute Finland welcomes 9 new professors as principal investigators and PS Fellows
Institute's first recruitment brings nine leading researchers to Finland
Summer school explored sustainable alternatives for construction
The Aalto ARTS summer school challenged participants to envision a society in which it is not possible to build anything new. What would that be like, and how would it change the work of spatial actors such as architects and designers?
Funding for impact assessment research concerning the Helsinki Capital region
In the 2025 call for proposals, the Urban Impact project will allocate funding for two thematic areas: Urban development research and Employment research. Research call is open until 12 September 2025.
Maija Savolainen's photographs renew the sailing imagery
Savolainen's wants to highlight feminist sailing culture as well as concerns about the environmental state of the Baltic Sea.
