Strategy 2016–2020: Shaping the future
The Aalto University strategy for 2016–2020 emphasises excellence, multidisciplinarity, entrepreneurship, and societal impact.
Future and Emerging Technologies’ Flagship Iniatives
The Future & Emerging Technologies (FET) Flagships are visionary, large-scale, science-driven research initiatives that tackle scientific and technological challenges across disciplinary borders.
Completed ERC projects
The European Research Council (ERC) funding is awarded to leading researchers for pioneering work at the frontiers of science.
ERC Starting Grant funding
The European Research Council (ERC) funding is awarded to leading researchers for pioneering work at the frontiers of science. ERC Starting Grants are designed to support talented early-career scientist (2-7 years since completion of PhD) who has already produced excellent supervised work, is ready to work independently and shows potential to be a research leader.
Showcases of Aalto's research excellence in the area
Aalto also cooperates strongly with other players in the field.
ERC Advanced Grant funding
The European Research Council (ERC) funding is awarded to leading researchers for pioneering work at the frontiers of science. ERC Advanced grants provide an opportunity to well-established and outstanding scientists having a track-record of significant research achievements in the last 10 years to pursue innovative, high-risk research.
The Research Council of Finland’s SRC
Strategic Research Council (SRC) funding supports high quality research with potentially major impacts on society. Such research seeks concrete solutions to significant problems, and requires a multidisciplinary approach. Collaboration between knowledge producers and knowledge users is essential. SRC programmes run for 3–6 years.
Technology info
New information about environmental directives. In co-operation with: Teknova and Antrea Solutions
Leading university in Finland
Aalto University is the leading university in Finland in the field of digitalisation in the number of students, professors, publications and funding.
Green Mobility
How ICT and mobile applications could help in reducing CO2 emissions of road transport? Collaboration: NOKIA
Research Council of Finland’s Centres of Excellence
Centres of Excellence (CoEs) are at the cutting edge of their disciplines, pioneering new avenues of enquiry and training the next generation of new talent for Finnish research and industry. CoEs are funded by the Research Council of Finland and by Finnish universities, research institutes, the private sector and many other sources. The funding is granted for a 6–8 year term.
Academy Professors
Academy Professors are awarded Research Council of Finland funds for contributing to the development of their own research fields. Â The funding provides world-class scientists and scholars with the opportunity to practice research work on a fixed-term full-time basis. Academy Professors may carry out their own research plans, lead research teams, supervise young scientists and provide training.
Impact of Helsinki-Vantaa on Finland’s national economy
Student Business Projects investigated the effects of an international airport on the Finnish economy. In co-operation with: Finavia
Academicians of Science
The President of Finland confers the title of Academician of Science on highly distinguished scientists and scholars from Finland and abroad. No more than sixteen Finns may bear the title at a time.
Aalto Ice and Wave Tank
Aalto Ice and Wave Tank is a multipurpose basin ideally suited for testing ships and other maritime structures in ice conditions.
Key Research Area: Health and well-being
Aalto University’s expertise in health and well-being is broad-based, with strong clusters of research groups such as in medical devices, health AI, neuroscience, and care-facility architecture.
Key Research Area: Living environments
We are developing interdisciplinary research to enhance planning and engineering, architecture and design for better living environments.
Key Research Area: Energy solutions
The main focus in energy research and teaching are energy sciences, multidisciplinary energy technologies, and sustainable energy solutions.