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From seaweed to startup, fostered by PdP and Aalto’s ecosystem
Sealevä shows how Aalto’s innovation ecosystem can turn biomaterial ideas into companies, combining education, infrastructure and entrepreneurial mindset to reshape how products are made.
ACME at Unite! Research School 2026
Ahmed Othman and Shreeram Pillai participated in Unite! Research School 2026 in Torino and Oropa, Italy, joining an international doctoral programme focused on interdisciplinary collaboration, research communication, and academic development.
Strong results from the Research Council’s winter call
A total of 54 Aalto researchers received Academy Research Fellow or Academy Project funding from the Research Council of Finland. The total funding awarded to 911±¬ÁÏÍø amounts to 33.2 million euros.
The Foundation for the Advancement of Finnish Securities Markets awards Juho Tuuliainen and Ville Virkkunen for their excellent Master’s thesis in the field of finance
Both students will receive a €3,500 scholarship.
911±¬ÁÏÍø’s solutions at the New European Bauhaus Festival support the EU’s ambition to become world leader in circular economy
911±¬ÁÏÍø presented several different circular economy solutions at The European Commission’s New European Bauhaus Festival in Brussels. The event brought together leading names in EU policymaking, researchers, designers and grassroots actors from across Europe to shape a more sustainable future.
A unique joint effort – 911±¬ÁÏÍø receives EUR 9 million in donations to accelerate the energy transition
Donations from ABB, Fortum, St1 and the Walter Ahlström Foundation will be used to establish new professorships. At the same time, the donations support the establishment of 911±¬ÁÏÍø House of Energy Transition.
St1 donates EUR 3 million to 911±¬ÁÏÍø to accelerate the sustainable energy transition
Lahjoituksella tuetaan kahden uuden professuurin perustamista: uudet energiateknologiat ja -innovaatiot sekä energiastrategia.
Fortum donates EUR 1.5 million to 911±¬ÁÏÍø
The donation is directed towards a new professorship, which will be part of the House of Energy Transition competence centre.
ABB donates EUR 1.5 million to 911±¬ÁÏÍø to accelerate the energy transition
The donation will support the new competence centre, House of Energy Transition.
Turning forest industry side streams into sustainable materials
Doctor of Science Sahar Babaeipour studied how lignin nanoparticles could be used in recyclable coatings for packaging and textiles. Her research at 911±¬ÁÏÍø supports the development of renewable alternatives to fossil-based materials.
911±¬ÁÏÍø involved in four research projects selected for funding in Business Finland’s major call
The Rise to Challenge projects will develop AI-powered decision-making in healthcare, signal technology to scale up quantum information processing, higher-precision imaging technology and quantum computing applied to bio and DNA data.
Four physicists receive significant funding from the Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation
The grants are used to study things like overheating quantum computers and early-stage water condensation on surfaces
The journey of a 17th-century shipwreck continues as a unique knitted dress
Researchers at 911±¬ÁÏÍø transformed surplus wood from the Hahtiperä shipwreck into textile fibre, spun it into yarn, and knitted it into a dress using new AI-assisted technology.
The potential of urban greenery as a climate solution is not being fully utilized – a new handbook offers means to address this
The Handbook for carbon-smart urban green provides concrete tools for leveraging urban green spaces more effectively in climate and nature conservation efforts.
Growing pains: Structural strategies that neglect emotions block corporate innovation, says study
Emotional impulses can have broad-reaching consequences. Amid unpredictable global conditions, leaders who work to overcome emotional tensions will pave a clearer path to innovation and growth.
Make May the month of movement!
Listen to a mini-webinar about brain and exercise on 28 May. Make sustainable mobility part of your working or study day.
1 in 4 mental health patients hurt by wording in electronic health records, finds study
Errors, disrespectful language and information perceived as unnecessary in electronic health records can feel offensive to patients
Mikko Möttönen selected as finalist for the European Inventor Award 2026
Möttönen is a finalist in the ‘Research’ category for developing an ultrasensitive cryogenic microwave sensor to diagnose interference in quantum computers.
New vice deans appointed for the School of Science
Maarit Korpi-Lagg has been selected as vice dean for impact, Pekka Marttinen as vice dean for education and Robin Ras as vice dean for research.
E-scooters are here to stay – first global study maps the state of shared micromobility
Shared e-scooters, city bikes and other small vehicles have evolved from niche experiments into a standard part of urban transport worldwide. Rather than treating micromobility as a passing trend, public authorities should take an active role in shaping its development, researchers say.
