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Find doctoral student study guides, supervision instructions, doctoral programmes, support for wellbeing, current news and events and more!

This hub is for all doctoral students, supervising professors and thesis advisors, as well as applicants and others interested in doctoral education at Aalto University.

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We are hiring 178 new doctoral researchers - get your doctorate from Aalto

Instructions for doctoral students who have started their studies before 1.8.2024 and wish to transfer to the new 30 ECTS degree structure.

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Get information and ask questions about various essential issues related to doctoral studies and research.

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How to apply for doctoral studies?

Find out what is required of applicants and what can our doctoral studies offer!

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News and events for doctoral students and faculty

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Studies Published: 5.9.2024

Compassion mentoring for doctoral students - Sign up for this autumn's groups!

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Research & Art Published: 4.9.2024

Training in open research, including AI, ethics, data visualisation, and more – register now

New topics included! Registrations for autumn 2024 are open.

Studies Published: 3.9.2024

ARTS Student Exchange Application Round Abroad 2. - 20.9.2024

Do you want to apply for student exchange abroad for next spring? Application round for School of Arts, Design and Architecture students for student exchange abroad in the ARTS partner institutions in spring term 2025 is 2. - 20.9.2024 (16.00).

Studies Published: 2.9.2024

The School of Electrical Engineering’s Learning Services announces the following scholarships for application

Scholarships from the Combined Student Fund 2024, Scholarships from the Julius Tallberg Fund 2024, Scholarships from the Kansallis-Osake-Pankki Fund 2024, Scholarships from the Ernst Wirtzen Fund 2024 and Scholarships from the Strömberg Fund 2024

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Workshops 10.–19.9.2024

CodeRefinery 10-12 & 17-19/September/2024

If you are writing (or will write!) code that is used in research, then this workshop is for you!

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Ask a Data Agent, weekly RDM support hour, 1-2 PM on Zoom

Support for teams, Training to support research 11.9.2024 13:00 – 14:00

Aalto Data Agents' weekly support hour on Zoom

A weekly Zoom room to come and ask us anything about research data and open science: data management, data storage, data analysis, data sharing, reproducibility, responsible conduct of research, data privacy, ethics.

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