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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Research & Art Published:

Research Council of Finland establishes a Center of Excellence in Quantum Materials

The Centre, called QMAT, creates new materials to power the quantum technology of coming decades.
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Cooperation, Research & Art Published:

Major funding powers development of next-generation machine technology aimed at productivity leap in export sectors

The BEST research project is developing new types of sealing, bearing, and damping technology.
TAIMI-hanke rakentaa tasa-arvoista työelämää. Kuva: Kauppakorkeakoulu Hanken.
Research & Art Published:

The TAIMI project builds an equal working life – a six-year consortium project seeks solutions to recruitment and skill challenges

Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing skill requirements, the population is aging, and the labor shortage is deepening. Meanwhile, the potential of international experts often remains unused in Finland. These challenges in working life are addressed by the six-year TAIMI project funded by the Strategic Research Council, and implemented by a broad consortium.
Unite! Seed Fund 2026: Call opens on 20 January. Applications open for student activities, teaching and learning, research and PhD.
Cooperation, Research & Art, Studies, University Published:

Unite! Seed Fund 2026: Call opens on 20 January 2026

Gain an early overview of the Unite! Seed Fund Call of Spring 2026. The call includes three funding lines: Student Activities, Teaching and Learning, and Research and PhD.
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