Aalto Media Lab
Aalto Media Lab
The Media Lab was founded in 1994 and is now a part of the Department of Art and Media at the School of Arts, Design and Architecture of the Aalto University.
The mission of the Media Lab is to explore, discover and comprehend the new digital technology and its impact in society; to find and exploit the possibilities it opens to communication, interaction and expression and to evaluate, understand and deal with the challenges it poses to design and creative production.
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Training available in AI, research data management, research ethics + more – register now!
New topics included! Registrations for spring 2026 are open.
Lecturer Marja Rastas: “As a teacher, you never finish learning”
During her career, the lecturer in art education has witnessed changes in both the field of art education and in education itself.
The Nessling Foundation grants funding to speed up the sustainability transformation – Aalto researchers get grants
Researchers Mari Keski-Korsu, Elina Määttänen and Johanna Ahola-Launonen received funding for their research projects.
Publishing Research Data Alongside Research Articles
Data availability statements are increasingly required by scientific journals. They include information on what data are available, where they can be found, and any applicable access termsEvents
Qualitative methods and research ethics review, Apr 14, 2026 (external link)
Learn about ethical review at Aalto University.
Marsio Presents, 15 April 2026: Creative Teaching in the Age of AI
Marsio Presents: Creative Teaching in the Age of AI is a morning event for Aalto educators interested in how AI is reshaping pedagogy. Hear short, concrete cases from colleagues on using AI in teaching, assessment, and course design. Join to gain practical ideas, discuss ethical questions, and reflect together on what meaningful teaching looks like in the age of AI.
REDCap survey tool for Aalto researchers, Apr 21, 2026 (external link)
Learn about using REDCap at Aalto University.
Personal data in research, Apr 23, 2026 (external link)
Learn about handling personal data.Latest Theses
The theses from the Media Lab are on public display at the Aalto University library as well as some of the latest ones also online. First recorded theses are from 1995 up to this date.
Media Lab Demo Day
Already in the late 1990s we adopted the slogan, ‘hands on with minds on’ to explain our work. We also adopted the ‘demo or die’ attitude of other Media Labs and formalised this into bi-annual Demo Day, organised at the end of each term.
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Media Lab at the Department of Art anf Media offers interdisciplinary studies in design and production of new media, games and sound. Also various areas and amounts of design, arts, computer science, communication, cognitive science, sociology etc. are present during your studies in Media Lab.
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Department of Art and Media
The departments of Art and Media at Aalto University School of Arts, Design & Architecture have merged as of 1st January 2022. Professor Harri Laakso has been appointed as Head of the new Department of Art & Media.
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