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All My Mom’s Phone Calls is the best short film
For the second time in a row, the Jussi Award for Best Short Film was awarded to a film by an Aalto University graduate.

Art evokes feelings in the body
A new study from the University of Turku and Aalto University in Finland reveals that art has a powerful effect on people's bodies and emotions.

5 reasons why Finnish winter is crazy cool
Finland’s winter weather can be extreme, but it doesn’t have to stop students from having fun

YLE and Aalto University collaborate to design future streaming service for children and youth
Aalto University and YLE have partnered to develop and design ideas for a new branded streaming service for children and youth.

Professor Arja Karhumaa: ‘We need to better understand how texts are viewed’
Introducing our tenured professors: professor Arja Karhumaa explores the relationship between language and the visual form of a text –how a text looks at any given moment, and how it affects us as human beings.

School of Engineering seeks new vice dean for impact
The School of Engineering requests applications or nominations for suitable candidates for the position of vice dean, responsible for impact, by Sunday, 16 April 2023.

The short film filmed in Aalto tells about a student's difficult choice
The shooting of the short film Myötätunto III, funded by Aalto University's Oasis of Radical Wellbeing project, began in Otaniemi on March 17th. The premier is on May 30th as a part of the Green Minds, Healthy Hearts – Social Sustainability Symposium in Aalto University's Harald Herlin Learning Center.

Towards social sustainability at Aalto
The concept of social sustainability was discussed by Aalto community in the Wellbeing on a Sustainable Campus event of the Earth Hour Week 2023.

Aalto Startup Center’s startups outperform other startups again – their total business is now worth more than EUR 600 million
Report reveals strong growth for businesses from Aalto's accelerator

Various career paths: Satu Rämö writes bestseller crime stories to balance a career in digital communication where brevity and concision rule
Rämö is able to lead a life that is truly her own as an author and entrepreneur in communication, as her business competence allows her to maintain sufficient profit margins and keep her finances in check

Seed funding launched to encourage lifewide learning development
Aalto University is now offering seed funding to support lifewide learning projects within Schools and Departments. With grants of up to 100k€ per year, this initiative provides an opportunity for Schools and Departments to pursue innovative projects that foster the development of lifewide learning and create sustainable learning solutions for individuals and industry needs.

Exploring the Digital Business Course: An Overview of Instructors and Topics
Aalto University Summer School's Digital Business course equips students with skills to navigate the digital ecosystem. This article introduces the course instructors and topics.

Events at Aalto University

Doctoral Q&A on Thursday mornings
Answers to your questions related to doctoral studies and chance to have a friendly chat
CS Special Seminar: Bhaskar Ray Chaudhury "From Resource Allocation to Machine Learning: Fairness Through Computation and Fairness in Computation"
This talk is arranged at the Department of Computer Science.
Data documentation, folder organisation, and describing datasets in repositories
Learn about data documentation, organisation, and metadata with Data Agents Dr. Pedro Silva, Ilari Lähteenmäki, and Information Specialist Laura Mure from Research Services.