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.
Research and art: Driving excellence
We create world-class clusters of excellence and bring talent together.
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.
News related to research and art
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Smart textiles are reshaping our understanding of materials – and interspecies communication
The PAST-A-BOT research project, funded by the European Research Council (ERC), is developing soft, intelligent textiles that could one day function as rescue robots, sound-sensing agricultural fabrics, or assistive clothing. At the same time, the project aims to rethink the way we approach materials research.
Master’s student showcases efficient color stripping of cotton fabrics
On December 9, master’s thesis student Elsa Vuorenmaa from the Textile Chemistry Group presented the results of her research on color stripping of reactive-dyed cotton fabrics.