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Pollinators – tiny helpers in the work for biodiversity
Bee-assisted biomonitoring has started on the Otaniemi campus.

Board approved the financial plan 2026–2029
The Aalto University Foundation Board’s meeting was held on campus 10-11 June, 2025

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.

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.

Tidbits for material bank use: free crop, gallery view
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.

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

Artificial intelligence accelerates materials research – thesis brought new perspectives to Betolar's development work
Aalto University student Edvard Ohlström examined Betolar's new AI-based approach to analysing industrial side streams in his Master's thesis.

Maarit Korpi-Lagg received funding to develop a smarter way to model the Sun’s magnetic field
Jane ja Aatos Erkko Foundation granted Professor Korpi-Lagg and the team EUR 295 000 in funding

Coaching available for supporting your wellbeing at work - bookable times untill 19.6.!
Solution-focuse coaching available for supporting your wellbeing at work

LetterSampo Finland web service published data on 1.3 million letters and 120,000 correspondents from the period of the Grand Duchy of Finland 1809–1917
LetterSampo Finland is a new Linked Open Data service and semantic portal.
New Fundamentals: ELLIS Institute Finland launches with bold scientific ambitions
AI and ML for transforming R&D, enhancing human-AI teamwork, and creating exciting new science

Updated course on Code of Conduct now available – Learn how to make ethically sound choices
This practical course is one of three mandatory courses for all staff

New academic collaboration between cities and universities brings research knowledge to decision-making
In the projects of the Kaupunkivaikutus collaboration, researchers are investigating urban nature as a means of climate adaptation, weighted-curriculum education and needs-based funding in comprehensive school, the impact of rail transport on people and businesses, and traffic disruptions.

Aalto University’s largest annual exhibition returns—showcasing bold solutions from fungal architecture to carbon sinks
Designs for a Cooler Planet takes over Otaniemi starting 5 September.
New feature activation and notification error in the Neo system
A new feature in Neo was launched to remind users about pending expenses, but a configuration error led to incorrect notifications on May 19th, 2025.

Maintenance break in ACRIS on 27th of May, 2025
Maintenance break in ACRIS on 27 May from 10:00 to 15:00.

Scientific merit and fostering new talent land two major physics prizes
Prominent quantum professors Päivi Törmä and Jukka Pekola were awarded not just for their strong scientific work, but also for the massive impact they’ve had on the quantum community in Finland and abroad.

New thermal sensor presents novel way to carry out cryogenic measurements
The on-chip bolometer cuts down on costs and complexity while boasting ten times broader operational range.

Safeguarding the freedom of expression of researchers
New recommendations by the Committee for Public Information available soon.

AI meets the conditions for having free will – we need to give it a moral compass
AI is advancing at such speed that speculative moral questions, once the province of science fiction, are suddenly real and pressing, says Finnish philosopher and psychology researcher Frank Martela.
