The research at our school focuses on advanced energy solutions, condensed matter and materials physics; creation and transformation of technology based business; data science and artificial intelligence; health technology; neuroscience; and software engineering. Get to know more information about us below, including information on joining us to research and study.

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Armaan Hooda on the left, Pauliina Ilmonen on the right

Armaan Hooda spent one day as a math professor in Aalto

As part of the science and technology competition TuKoKe, Armaan Hooda won a Day as a Professor award. He spent the day together with professor Pauliina Ilmonen and other researchers at Aalto’s Department of Mathematics and Systems Analysis.

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A group of awarded Aalto people posing in Day One event in Marsio

Members of Aalto community celebrated again for their great work

The awarded projects emphasize impactful research and collaboration, Aalto's distinctive culture of creativity as well as community spirit

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Artistic illustration showing the creation of topological magnets.

Researchers create entangled quantum magnets with protected quantum excitations

Researchers created a new quantum state of matter, dubbed a high-order topological magnet, that may address key issues in quantum technology.

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The brain in love: the image shows brain areas that activate in association with the most intensely felt forms of interpersonal

Finding love: Study reveals where love lives in the brain

Researchers from Aalto University utilised functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to measure brain activity while subjects mulled brief stories related to six different types of love.

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A woman looks into a microscope.

A world first: Qubit coherence decay traced to thermal dissipation

Hitherto a mystery, the thermal energy loss of qubits can be explained with a surprisingly simple experimental setup, according to research from Aalto University.

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Schedule your autumn My Dialogues conversation

Check out these key tips for having a quality 1-1 discussion.
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Shared imagination and the idea of waves - two new public art collections were unveiled

The art collections of Marsio and Kide buildings were published.
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1.5-million-euro ERC grant for creating physical feedback loops in life-inspired materials awarded to Hang Zhang

Dr. Hang Zhang was granted 1.5 million euros on Thursday by the ERC to create coupled physical feedback loops in hydrogels with varying dimensions.
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Upcoming events at the school

Ask a Data Agent, weekly RDM support hour, 1-2 PM on Zoom
For Aalto community Support for teams, Training to support research

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.
Betoninen portaikko rakennuksen sisällä, seinällä värikäs maalaus, portaissa näkymästä poistumassa henkilö.
Campus, Exhibitions, Other

Cooler Planet: Guided public art tour 12.9.

Join the tour with art curator Outi Turpeinen and get to know Aalto University's public art collections in the Marsio, Kide, and Viima buildings in more detail.
Radical Creatives screening in Kino Regina
Information sessions, Networking, Other

Open screenings for the Radical Creatives documentary

What is radical creativity? How do uncertain and seemingly impossible projects move forward? Welcome to the screenings of the documentary directed by Emilia Hernesniemi.
For Aalto community Networking, Languages and multiculturality, Other staff training

Aalto Finnish language café

Would you like to discuss technical topics in Finnish?
Join the Aalto Finnish language café to practice your Finnish fluency and vocabulary.

Student stories

A dire need for experts in mathematics and analytical reasoning opened a world of possibilities for Matilde Costa

A fascinating course offering, the opportunity for paid summer internships, and high-quality education. Aalto University’s Mathematics and Operations Research programme was the right choice for Matilde Costa, who has a passion for algebra and number theory.

Matilde Costa at the learning centre

"It is a privilege to have this much freedom of choice” – master's programme opened up top-notch research opportunities and career paths from electronics to machine learning

Appealing opportunities for interesting summer jobs and the prospect of conducting a thesis in a preferred subject drew Evren Korkmazgil to enroll in the Engineering Physics master's programme at Aalto University.

Evren

Information networks brought Ruusu Kukkurainen and Ida Koponen together – podcast hosts talk openly about highs and lows of student life

Ida Koponen and Ruusu Kukkurainen host a podcast in which they share their experiences as university students.

Pulpetissa-podcast

Master's student Anna Huttunen: ‘Listening to others can help you listen to yourself’

Anna Huttunen, a multi-year student tutor and current wellbeing ambassador, shares her thoughts on student wellbeing and how it could be improved.

Anna Huttunen

Emil Stråka: It’s interesting to see physicists and chemists complement each other’s expertise

'It’s interesting to see how physicists and chemists can be looking at the same system, and yet arrive at very different conclusions, questions, and results. In LIBER Center of Excellence, you can see the expertise from different disciplines.'

Emil Stråka, photo by Linda Lehtovirta.

Leila Arstila: As a recent graduate, I have a whole world ahead of me

'We could learn to listen to ourselves and be kinder to ourselves. After burning out, it's really hard to climb back up. It would be easier to stop before the fall.'

Leila Arstila, photo by Linda Lehtovirta
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