Our strategy

Research and art: Driving excellence 

We create world-class clusters of excellence and bring talent together.
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Our long-term purpose: 

We excel and make breakthroughs in and across science, art, technology and business.

Our current focus of development: 

Driving excellence. We create world-class clusters of excellence and bring talent together.

The planned actions: 

We cultivate excellence in our strongest areas of research and art, both existing and emerging.

We develop and support selected physical and digital infrastructures.

We collaborate to amplify our impact in a changing global landscape.
 

Our current key research areas

Our strength is excellence and increasing impact on our chosen key areas in research, art and education and a unique combination of collaborating disciplines.

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Research & Art

Our research focuses on seven key areas combining four core competences in the fields of digitalisation, materials, arts and design, and business together with three grand challenges related to energy, living environments, and health.

News related to research and art

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’Learning doesn’t end with a degree’ – Heli Bergström fully embraced the AI transformation

Aalto University alum Heli Bergström aims to support the development of Aalto’s doctoral education through her legacy gift.
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Aalto ARTS’s Eloseminaari event started the new academic year

The annual Eloseminaari event focused on reviewing and celebrating the work that has been done, meeting new professionals in the community and talking about the role of AI in society.
Academy Research Fellow Johanna Ahola-Launonen
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What counts as rational in debates about technology is political

Techno-optimism and techno-pessimism seem to be surprisingly little about technology
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Participate in OECD-EU Research and Development Career Survey

The OECD and EU have joined forces to develop a new international survey of research and development personnel. It takes around ten minutes to complete. The insights it generates will help policymakers and the wider community understand how R&D work is evolving. Taking the time to respond helps build the evidence that guides careers and working conditions - including yours.
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