Read the latest research news | News listing | Aalto University /en/listing/360871/feed News listing en The Ceremonial Conferment of Degrees in Arts, Design and Architecture was celebrated with joy /en/news/the-ceremonial-conferment-of-degrees-in-arts-design-and-architecture-was-celebrated-with-joy Mon, 16 Jun 2025 06:27:13 +0000 Sini Koskimies 1320705 at /en A total of 59 masters and 41 doctors were conferred. There were 225 participants in total, and the promotion week was celebrated in a festive and joyful atmosphere. Research & Art Ihmisiä mustissa akateemisissa kaavuissa ja sinisissä hatuissa seremoniassa. Osa seisoo, toiset taputtavat istuen. Rising sea could erase a significant portion of coastal habitats in Finland /en/news/rising-sea-could-erase-a-significant-portion-of-coastal-habitats-in-finland Wed, 04 Jun 2025 09:05:43 +0000 Joonas Lehtovaara 1318510 at /en More than a fifth of coastal meadows and sandy beaches may disappear by the turn of the century. Research Living environments nature Press releases Research & Art Laajalahden luonnonsuojelualue Espoossa Näytös/Näyttely25 award-winning works on display in the Bio Rex lobby /en/news/naytosnayttely25-award-winning-works-on-display-in-the-bio-rex-lobby Wed, 11 Jun 2025 11:29:42 +0000 Sini Koskimies 1319798 at /en Aalto University and Konstsamfundet are deepening their collaboration. As part of this, the award-winning works of Näytös/Näyttely25 will be showcased in Helsinki city centre at Bio Rex in the Lasipalatsi block. Research & Art Avara sali, jossa istuvia ja seisovia ihmisiä, mallinukkeja asuissa ja suuret ikkunat päästävät luonnonvaloa. Coming soon: Aalto ARTS Grad Show 2025 /en/news/coming-soon-aalto-arts-grad-show-2025 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 09:55:29 +0000 Sini Koskimies 1319571 at /en We're thrilled to invite you to the Aalto ARTS Grad Show 2025 of the School of Arts, Design and Architecture! Research & Art Juliste Aalto ARTS Grad Show -näyttelystä 3. syyskuuta - 6. lokakuuta, abstrakti musta ja voinväri mustalla taustalla. Aalto’s fashion and textile students part of EMMA Museum’s new exhibition Social Fabric /en/news/aaltos-fashion-and-textile-students-part-of-emma-museums-new-exhibition-social-fabric Tue, 10 Jun 2025 09:22:27 +0000 Sini Koskimies 1319569 at /en EMMA Museum’s exhibition Social Fabric explores the ways that fashion is part of our lives and speaks of our cultures and values. Aalto University students are participating in the exhibition with a collective installation as well as two individual works. Research & Art Two close-up images of women's legs wearing white and pastel-coloured outfits, with intricate designs and lace detailing. Applications for the WiT Programme are open till June 15th! /en/news/applications-for-the-wit-programme-are-open-till-june-15th Thu, 05 Jun 2025 10:56:07 +0000 Karoliina Lehtinen 1318704 at /en The Aalto WiT Programme is a 3.5-month, 24 ECTS post-master’s programme, focusing on the resilience of human settlements in the Global Majority context. The application period for this Autumn is extended till June 15th. Apply now! Living environments Studies Sustainability alumni witlab Research & Art Studies Picture of children under bamboo houses on tall bamboo foundations looking into a box. Text: Aalto WiT Programme - Applications are open till June 15th James Webb telescope gives unprecedented open access to images of the deep universe /en/news/james-webb-telescope-gives-unprecedented-open-access-to-images-of-the-deep-universe Fri, 06 Jun 2025 06:58:11 +0000 Tiina Forsberg 1318892 at /en Researchers from Aalto University played a key role in cataloguing the largest ever sample of deep galaxies in the early universe Research Department of Computer Science space space research space technology Research & Art Six images from the James Webb telescope showing galaxy clusters. Sustainability transformations by the best experts - an open lecture series and doctoral course in the autumn /en/news/sustainability-transformations-by-the-best-experts-an-open-lecture-series-and-doctoral-course-in-the Wed, 04 Jun 2025 14:03:25 +0000 Anitta Pirnes 1318517 at /en Sustainability is the imperative of our time. The Sustainability Transformation Doctoral Education Pilot (SusTra) presents an essential opportunity for everyone to engage with our open Studia Generalia lectures in autumn 2025. Sustainability aaltobizsustainability tohtorikoulutus Research & Art Studies Pieni ruskea ja kermanvärinen tunturisopuli kurkistaa vihreän kasvillisuuden läpi metsässä. Call for Papers - Curatorial Matters: on research methodologies /en/news/call-for-papers-curatorial-matters-on-research-methodologies Thu, 05 Jun 2025 15:37:18 +0000 Patrizia Costantin 1318710 at /en This is the call for papers for the symposium Curatorial Matters: on research methodologies. Research & Art cfp image Five things everyone should know about the materials powering the green transition /en/news/five-things-everyone-should-know-about-the-materials-powering-the-green-transition Tue, 03 Jun 2025 10:55:15 +0000 Juuso Mäntykivi 1318315 at /en The green transition depends on more than just clean energy — it requires a massive, complex supply of critical raw materials, especially metals and minerals. From mining and refining to recycling and innovation, here are five key things everyone should know about the materials powering a sustainable future. Innovations Research Sustainability Technology and engineering Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering School of Chemical Engineering battery technology electric cars metallurgy metals minerals Press releases Research & Art A disassembled battery with its components laid out side by side: metal casing, inner sheets, crushed mass, powders, and coloured granulates. Grants from Matti Lehti fund for the year 2025 awarded /en/news/grants-from-matti-lehti-fund-for-the-year-2025-awarded Wed, 04 Jun 2025 09:57:03 +0000 Terhi Ollikainen 1318512 at /en The Matti Lehti fund has been donated to develop and encourage research, teaching and studies on digital information society in the School of Business Digitalisation and AI grants Research & Art Henkilö työskentelemässä tietokoneella. Maarit Korpi-Lagg received funding to develop a smarter way to model the Sun’s magnetic field /en/news/maarit-korpi-lagg-received-funding-to-develop-a-smarter-way-to-model-the-suns-magnetic-field Tue, 03 Jun 2025 05:54:05 +0000 Eeva Räisänen 1318306 at /en Jane ja Aatos Erkko Foundation granted Professor Korpi-Lagg and the team EUR 295 000 in funding Research Department of Computer Science computer science solar Awards and Recognition Research & Art Maarit Korpi-Lagg vaalean epätarkan taustan edessä katsoen viistoon vasemmalle How EU data and digital regulations are reshaping the building services industry /en/news/how-eu-data-and-digital-regulations-are-reshaping-the-building-services-industry Thu, 05 Jun 2025 15:31:53 +0000 Mawara Khan 1318308 at /en The EU is enacting a wave of data, cybersecurity, and AI regulations that will impact every part of the construction technology value chain, including building services. A research project by the Finnish Talotekniikka 2030 group is examining their impact on building services companies and their clients. Digitalisation and AI Talotekniikka 2030 digitalising construction workflows Research & Art Digital Regulation Aalto University participates in Finland's first Glass Biennale /en/news/aalto-university-participates-in-finlands-first-glass-biennale Mon, 02 Jun 2025 12:23:35 +0000 Liivia Pallas 1318092 at /en The School of Arts, Design, and Architecture at Aalto University will be prominently featured in the first international Finnish Glass Biennale, taking place from June 5th to 8th, 2025, in Riihimäki, Nuutajärvi, and Iittala. Arts and design Collaboration Design Department of Design Exhibitions Glass Cooperation Research & Art Viisi kirkasta lasiveistosta, joissa on abstrakteja muotoja ja ihmiskehon osia sisällä, asetettu tummaa taustaa vasten. Changes to doctoral thesis display period and education regulations /en/news/changes-to-doctoral-thesis-display-period-and-education-regulations Fri, 30 May 2025 05:09:07 +0000 Kitta Peura 1316048 at /en The public display period of doctoral thesis is shortened to seven days. Essay-based theses will henceforth be referred to as research paper-based theses. doctoral education Research & Art Studies 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 /en/news/lettersampo-finland-web-service-published-data-on-13-million-letters-and-120000-correspondents-from Wed, 28 May 2025 12:35:09 +0000 Heli Laukko 1317041 at /en LetterSampo Finland is a new Linked Open Data service and semantic portal. War Sampo Cooperation Research & Art New Fundamentals: ELLIS Institute Finland launches with bold scientific ambitions /en/news/new-fundamentals-ellis-institute-finland-launches-with-bold-scientific-ambitions Wed, 28 May 2025 10:19:23 +0000 Amanda Alvarez 1317031 at /en AI and ML for transforming R&D, enhancing human-AI teamwork, and creating exciting new science Digitalisation and AI Innovations Technology and engineering Collaboration University Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence (FCAI) machine learning donations events technology artificial intelligence computing research universities Cooperation Press releases Research & Art University Group of people standing in a room holding a ribbon, with presentation screen and institute banner in the background. Aalto computer scientists in NetSci 2025 /en/news/aalto-computer-scientists-in-netsci-2025 Wed, 28 May 2025 08:31:54 +0000 Noora Suominen de Rios 1317033 at /en International School and Conference on Network Science, is the flagship conference of the Network Science Society Research conferences Research & Art Aalto University logo on black background Näytös/Näyttely25 was a spectacular celebration of Aalto's extensive expertise in textiles and fashion /en/news/naytosnayttely25-was-a-spectacular-celebration-of-aaltos-extensive-expertise-in-textiles-and-fashion Fri, 23 May 2025 06:01:26 +0000 Sini Koskimies 1316043 at /en Näytös/Näyttely25 culminated on Thursday 22 May 2025 with the official opening of the exhibition Näyttely25, the runway show Näytös25 and the awards ceremony in Aalto’s new Marsio building on campus. Research & Art Kolme mallia kävelee catwalkilla. Etummainen malli pukeutunut värikkääseen takkiin, mustiin shortseihin ja mustiin kenkiin. Aalto University’s largest annual exhibition returns—showcasing bold solutions from fungal architecture to carbon sinks /en/news/aalto-universitys-largest-annual-exhibition-returns-showcasing-bold-solutions-from-fungal Wed, 21 May 2025 15:39:24 +0000 Minna Hölttä 1315634 at /en Designs for a Cooler Planet takes over Otaniemi starting 5 September. Innovations Sustainability cooler planet Research & Art Kaksi pinottua kiviblokkia, joiden ympärillä on harmaita pikkukiviä, lasilautanen täynnä kiviä oikealla.