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Nature at the core of Aalto's campus plan

The trees in the Otaniemi manor area were significant to Alvar Aalto.
Campus
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Vaahtera kampuksella

Aalto University admitted 2053 new students to BSc programmes taught in Finnish or in Swedish

Aalto University has admitted 2053 new students to its bachelor's programs conducted in Finnish or Swedish. New students were also selected via the open university pathway and transfer application.
Studies
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Kuvassa näkyy viisi opiskelijaa aurinkolasit päässä. Opiskelijat seisovat kehässä, ja kuva on otettu sen keskeltä alhaalta päin.

Apply to EIT RawMaterials Skills for Tomorrow Training Call (Last Cut-Off Day 29 AUG 2025)

This initiative seeks to support the creation of innovative, revenue-generating training programmes that address digital transformation, technological innovation, and strategic workforce needs across the raw materials value chain.
Cooperation
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EIT RawMaterials call for Skills for Tomorrow Training 2025

Save the Date: XII Unite! Dialogue at Aalto University

Aalto is pleased to host more than 300 invitees at the XII Unite! Dialogue from 6 to 9 October 2025. Registration is now open, with invitations issued to nominated attendees across the alliance.
Cooperation, University
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Advertisement for the XII Unite! Dialogue conference at Aalto University, showing a night view of Helsinki waterfront.

Postdoctoral researcher Bayan Karimi wins 2025 Young Scientist Prize

The prize is the 2025 IUPAP Young Scientist Prize for the Commission on Low Temperature Physics (C5).
Awards and Recognition, Research & Art
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Person wearing a patterned knit sweater and grey turtleneck in a science laboratory with metal equipment in the background.

Erasmus+ Staff Training Week: Transnational Joint Courses and the Exchange Student’s Path from Home to Host

Twenty-five participants from across Europe gathered at Aalto University for this year’s Erasmus+ Staff Training Week, focused on transnational joint courses and student mobility.
Cooperation, University
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A group of people sitting on stairs with large orange bean bags around them.

Apply to EIT Urban Mobility Specialist Innovation Call (1st Cut-Off DL 23 Sept 2025)

EIT Urban Mobility’s Strategic Innovation Open Call 2026-2028 just launched! The total estimated funding allocated to this Call is 60 million EUR for 3 years. The Call has multiple cut-off dates The indicative funding for the first submission cut-off is: 9 million EUR. Each project may receive up to 2 million EUR of EIT funding. EIT Urban Mobility will reimburse up to 65% of the eligible project costs, while the minimum co-funding rate for all proposals is 35%.
For Aalto community
Cooperation
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EIT Urban Mobility Call Launch Visual
#1 Ranked as 1st university in Finland (QS World University Rankings) against a red background.

Dean Jouko Lampinen: Thank you for a successful year!

In addition to some appointment news, there are a bunch of new projects starting up in the School of Science. Dean Jouko Lampinen wishes everyone a relaxing summer.
For Aalto community
Campus
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Jouko Lampisen kolmoiskuva. Kuvat: Tiina Aulanko-Jokirinne

New Academy Research Fellows and Academy Projects

A total of 44 Aalto researchers received Academy Research Fellowship and Academy Project funding from the Research Council of Finland – congratulations to all!
Cooperation, Research & Art, University
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A person walks past a colourful mural on a brick wall, illuminated by street lamps and electric lines overhead.

Spring term open science highlight: Aalto Open Science Award Ceremony

We gathered at A Grid to celebrate the awardees of the Aalto Open Science Award 2024 and discuss open science topics with the Aalto community.
Awards and Recognition, Campus, Research & Art
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Five people with a diploma and flowers.

A revolution for R&D with the missing link of machine learning — project envisions human-AI expert teams to solve grand challenges

Samuel Kaski receives ERC Advanced Grant to develop new machine learning that is robust, generalisable and engages human experts.
Awards and Recognition, Press releases, Research & Art
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Two interconnected circular loops; one blue labelled 'Simulation DBTL loop', one brown labelled 'Real-world DBTL loop'.

Aaltonians satisfied with the Kide building

Kide has been seen as a successful building.
Campus, University
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An aerial image from early autumn of a new building soon to be finished on campus.

President's Letter, 17 June 2025: Remember to thank yourself and your colleagues

'All our successes are the result of the dedicated work of Aaltonians,' Ilkka Niemelä says.
For Aalto community
University
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Rehtori Ilkka Niemelä katse kameraan suunnattuna, kuvattuna Dipolissa

Pollinators – tiny helpers in the work for biodiversity

Bee-assisted biomonitoring has started on the Otaniemi campus.
Campus, University
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Mehiläispesä Humblebee Aallon kampuksella

Board approved the financial plan 2026–2029

The Aalto University Foundation Board’s meeting was held on campus 10-11 June, 2025
For Aalto community
University
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Group of people walking across a green park with trees. Aalto's buildings in the background.

CCA Research Funding available for cross-school and cross-disciplinary research collaborations

The internal research funding of cross-cutting approaches aims to support innovative, cross-disciplinary research initiatives at Aalto University. We are looking for blue-sky thinking and significant impact on the future society. Deadline for proposals is 14 October 2025.
For Aalto community
Research & Art, Studies
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Illustration introducing the three cross-cutting approaches of Aalto: radical creativity, sustainable solutions, entrepreneurial mindset.

Aalto students' art and science work Mama depicts the often invisible roles of mothers and women

The FIBRATIONS exhibition opens on 10 June at Heureka, a Finnish Science Center in Vantaa. It showcases student work at Aalto University that combines math and arts. One of the six student groups created a giant art and science piece Mama, which resembles a womb and represents motherhood, femininity and balance.
Studies
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FIBRATIONS exhibition in Heureka. Photo: Susanna Oksanen.

Material bank features

You can free crop a selected image in the material bank before you download it. There is a gallery view option, too, when scrolling images per folder.
For Aalto community
University
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A collage of diverse scenes including people, abstract art, green-lit lab jars, and glowing objects under black light.

James Webb telescope gives unprecedented open access to images of the deep universe

Researchers from Aalto University played a key role in cataloguing the largest ever sample of deep galaxies in the early universe
Research & Art
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Six images from the James Webb telescope showing galaxy clusters.