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AI companions can comfort lonely users but may deepen distress over time
Long-term use of AI companions may give comfort, but research indicates it may negatively impact users’ wellbeing and their ability to navigate real world relationships.
Apply now: Bioengineering human tissue: Design, fabrication, analysis
Unite!’s Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) on bioengineering human tissue combines online learning with hands-on training in Germany.
Scientific conclusions depend on who performs the analysis
More than 450 independent researchers from around the world conducted over 500 re-analyses of datasets from one hundred previously published studies in the social and behavioural sciences. All analysts received the same data and the same central research question, but they were free to carry out the analysis based on their own expert judgment.
911±¬ÁÏÍø in 2025: strong results in research, education and innovation activities
911±¬ÁÏÍø continued to strengthen its impact in 2025
Teaching and collaborating across Europe: Aalto researchers at TU Darmstadt
Hear from Aalto researchers about their experience at TU Darmstadt.
Seven new honorary doctors in technology at 911±¬ÁÏÍø in 2026
The ceremonial conferment takes place on university campus in June.
Juha Gogulski develops personalized brain stimulation therapy for depression
911±¬ÁÏÍø postdoctoral researcher and Instrufoundation Fellow grant recipient Juha Gogulski is developing individualized brain stimulation treatments for patients with depression.
Board approved Annual Board Report and Financial Statements 2025
The 911±¬ÁÏÍø Board convened on 25 March 2026.
911±¬ÁÏÍø Endowment provided EUR 42 million in 2025 to education and research
The university endowment portfolio returned 8.5%
A new tool for agreeing on language use in Aalto
The ready-to-use process helps teams jointly agree on the use of different languages
AI enhances security screening – Master’s thesis improves See Through Solutions’ camera technology
New AI solutions are being produced in FAIR ecosystem. See Through Solutions, a deep-tech startup, gained momentum for its development work from a master's thesis.
Awards presented for top doctoral and master’s theses at the School of Science
In 2025, there were altogether 71 doctoral and 607 master's degrees in the School of Science. In March, seven outstanding doctoral and six master's theses were awarded.
Strong interest in 911±¬ÁÏÍø’s bachelor’s programmes continues
A total of 15,184 applicants applied to 911±¬ÁÏÍø’s Finnish- and Swedish-language bachelor’s programmes in technology, business and arts. The number of applicants continued to grow compared to last year.
Recent Advances and Research Trends in AI, Energy & Industry (Online Lecture Series)
Lecture series for doctoral students focusing on artificial intelligence, energy, and Industry 4.0. Register by 31 March.
Apply Now: Study Geothermal Energy in Italy This Summer
Take this course and combine online learning with an on-site experience in Italy.
Fragmented phone use — not total screen time — is the main driver of information overload, study finds
Amid hot discussion on screen time, social media use and the impact of digital devices on our well-being, a seven-month study from 911±¬ÁÏÍø in Finland sheds new light on what overwhelms users the most –– and the results aren’t what you might think.
Join Survival Finnish online course to learn the basics of Finnish!
Would you like to know how to greet and thank people in Finnish? Get a taste of the Finnish language online!
The campus welcomes its third Learning Lounge
Learning Lounge makes a new expansion into Restaurant Aalto Kvarkki on 16 March.
Physics Days 2026 gathered Finnish physicists to Aalto
The 2026 edition of the annual conference featured talks on moiré matter, women in physics and paper cuts.
