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Cooperation, Studies, University
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Kolme ihmistä katsoo jotain kannettavan tietokoneen näytöltä hymyillen.

Growing Materials, Growing Ideas: Inside the BioMakerStudio

At Aalto University’s BioMakerStudio, initiated by Ena Naito, students and researchers experiment with living materials, from algae to mycelium.
Research & Art, Studies
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A table with bowls, bottles, and cups. People are working with various items, including a bottle of dark liquid.

Aalto in 2025: Quantum leaps, creative breakthroughs and solutions for a better life

Growth, technology and industrial renewal; human-centred solutions; health and everyday wellbeing; and enjoyable daily life and thriving communities.
Research & Art
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Three people sitting at a bus stop with maps and signs behind them. One has a backpack on the ground.

Unite! Seed Fund 2026: Call opens on 20 January 2026

Gain an early overview of the Unite! Seed Fund Call of Spring 2026. The call includes three funding lines: Student Activities, Teaching and Learning, and Research and PhD.
Cooperation, Research & Art, Studies, University
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Unite! Seed Fund 2026: Call opens on 20 January. Applications open for student activities, teaching and learning, research and PhD.

Deepika Yadav leverages technology to improve women's health

Deepika Yadav recently began as an assistant professor at the Department of Computer Science in the field of human-computer interaction (HCI) and interaction design for health and wellbeing.
Appointments
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Deepika Yadav in the Computer science building in Otaniemi. Photo: Matti Ahlgren.

Study: Internal combustion engine can achieve zero-emission combustion and double efficiency

A new combustion concept that utilizes argon could completely eliminate nitrogen oxide emissions from internal combustion engines and double their efficiency compared to diesel engines.
Research & Art
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A large cargo ship loaded with colourful containers sails across the blue ocean under a partly cloudy sky.

A new way to measure contagion: the gut bacterium behind blood poisoning can spread like influenza

Neither the antibiotic-resistant nor the highly virulent strains are the most transmissible.
Press releases, Research & Art
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Microscopic view of several rod-shaped bacteria with hair-like structures, set against a dark red background.

Tonmoy Saha Presents Textile Recycling Research at CIMANET Seminar

The CIMANET Research Seminar, held under the theme “Future Leaders in Circular Materials Bioeconomy,†took place on Thursday, December 4, at the Scandic Marina Congress Center in Helsinki.
Research & Art
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A person presenting at a conference with two screens displaying a presentation titled 'Decolorization of Reactive Dyed Cotton Textile Waste'.

Sara Hulkkonen and Johanna Wartio start as Data Agents at the School of ARTS

Aalto Open Research Network has new members, Sara Hulkkonen and Johanna Wartio. Their aim is to support data management practices at the School of ARTS.
Appointments
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Two women standing side by side, one in a grey sweater and the other in a dark blazer with a white shirt.

Smart textiles are reshaping our understanding of materials – and interspecies communication

The PAST-A-BOT research project, funded by the European Research Council (ERC), is developing soft, intelligent textiles that could one day function as rescue robots, sound-sensing agricultural fabrics, or assistive clothing. At the same time, the project aims to rethink the way we approach materials research.
Research & Art
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Three white, circular lace patterns on a black background, each with a unique geometric design.

Future makers research batteries, cryptography and plastic recycling

The Technology Industries of Finland Centennial Foundation awarded 3.5 million euros in research funding to eight projects, five from Aalto University.
Research & Art
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Four men in formal attire, each in different settings. One wears a turtleneck, others wear suits with ties.

The pilot project for direct article delivery from the National Repository Library ends

Aalto University has been participated in the pilot project for direct article delivery with the National Repository Library and Kopiosto from 2023 to 2025. The pilot ends on 19th December.
Research & Art, Studies
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Learning Centre graphics

Meet the new ELLIS Institute PIs: Azade Farshad advances AI for medical applications

Farshad’s research background is in computer vision and generative models.
Appointments, University
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A person with short, dark hair wearing a black blazer and navy shirt stands next to a window.

The School of Business launches its new Bachelor’s major ‘Responsibility and Impact’

‘I’m helping to reimagine what “better business, better society†could become when curiosity leads the way,’ says Associate Professor Taija Turunen
Studies
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Professor Taija Turunen

Giiguulen Enkhsaikhan: More sustainable textiles with hemicellulose

Aalto University's doctoral researcher's presentation of hemicellulose won the third prize in the Marcus Wallenberg Young Researchers’ Challenge event in November
Research & Art
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Doctoral researcher Giiguulen Enkhsaikhan in a laboratory environment

Subnational income inequality revealed: Regional successes may hold key to addressing widening gap globally

Income inequality is one of the most important measures of economic health, social justice and quality of life
Press releases, Research & Art
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Two world maps showing trends in income inequality from 1990 to 2023, with national and subnational data in different colours.

Changes to education information in ACRIS

We are updating how education information is managed in Aalto University's research information system, ACRIS. The old source data for education information will be removed to help eliminate potential duplicate entries.
Research & Art
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Study: Wood is a more cost-effective building material than concrete when emissions are monetized

The costs of the wood-built school and sports hall in Myrskylä were compared to a reinforced concrete alternative — and wood proved clearly more economical when environmental impacts were assigned a monetary value.
Press releases, Research & Art
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A modern school building with a playground, surrounded by greenery under a partly cloudy sky.

The Urban Policy Council’s First Report: Qualified Early Childhood Teachers Are More Common in Socioeconomically Advantaged Areas

The Urban Policy Council’s first report examines educational segregation in the Helsinki capital region and raises critical questions for municipalities.
Cooperation, Research & Art
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Members of the Urban Policy Council.

Finland’s Foresail-1p science satellite successfully launched into space

The Finnish science satellite Foresail-1p was successfully launched into space after 8 PM Finnish time on Friday 28 November 2025, aboard the Transporter-15 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
Press releases, Research & Art
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A small satellite with black panels and a red tag that reads 'REMOVE BEFORE FLIGHT' on a grey background.