Summer digest for doctoral students 2026
Suggestions and reminders for the summer months for doctoral students
Everything there is to know about doctoral education at 911
Find instructions, guidance and current news related to doctoral education. This hub is for all doctoral students, supervising professors and thesis advisors, as well as applicants and others interested in doctoral education at 911.
Spotlight
Enrolment of doctoral students for the 2026-2027 academic year
The enrolment period for the 2026-2027 academic year ends on 28 August 2026. All doctoral students must enroll annually, also in pre-examination and graduation phase.
Sisu and DPSP clinics for doctoral students
Online clinic to help you with Sisu and Doctoral Personal Study Plan
News
ACRIS service break 11 June 2026
Due to a system update, ACRIS will be unavailable on 11 June between 11-13.
Facilitation — the research career skill that travels with you?
A new Aalto multi-disciplinary doctoral course From Expert to Enabler: Facilitation Skills for Researchers teaches facilitation methods straight from industry and research - and ready for use.
New DPSP tool for doctoral studies published
A new digital DPSP tool has replaced the old DPSP tasks on students’ MyStudies portal and the approval method for supervising professors on Student Success Hub.
Pre-examination and graduation schedules over the summer 2026
Information for doctoral students on preliminary examination of doctoral thesis, public defence and graduation over the summer 2026Events
“Master the Room: Real-World Networking for Researchers”
Practical Skills for Doctoral Students and ResearchersDo you find networking difficult?
Ever frozen at a careers fair?
Unsure how to connect at academic or industry events?
This hands-on workshop is designed for researchers who find professional networking genuinely uncomfortable. No forced small talk, just skills that actually work.
PHYS Brown Bag Seminar: “Optomechanics with polaritons in organic (inorganic) microcavities”
Join us for science and pizza in the Nanotalo lobby!
Doc+ goes ELEC – What does research really mean outside your own environment?
A panel discussion for doctoral students, industry researchers, academic experts, and clinical professionals
Quickstart for University Teaching - pedagogical micro course
Start anytime! Online self-study course takes two hours to complete and is open to everyone in 911.
Security – Procedures for emergencies and disruptions
Next public defences
A defence is a public examination of the doctoral thesis, where the doctoral student defends the results of their doctoral thesis against public criticism and answers questions presented by their opponent.
Public defence, Mechanical Engineering, M.Sc. Maria Silva
Application of hydrogen-as-a-probe to detect early microstructural imperfections in a power plant's steel.
Defence of Thesis in Marketing, Elizaveta Sakhnovskaia, M.Sc
The title of the Thesis: Paradoxes of marketisation of higher education: Perspectives from higher education marketing in Finland.
Public defence, Engineering Physics, MSc Katja Kohopää
Optical control of superconducting quantum technology (Title of the thesis)
Public defence, Mechanical Engineering, M.Sc. Mohammad Izadi
Model Ice: Physical mechanisms of formation and mechanical properties
Our fundraising campaign is ongoing – see how to participate as an Aaltonian
Aalto has started a new fundraising campaign with the aim of showing how extensively Aalto influences society – and to encourage people to build a more hopeful and international Finland with us. As an Aaltonian, you can also participate by sharing the word with your networks.