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Sustainable optical fibres developed from methylcellulose
Researchers from Tampere University and Aalto University have developed optical fibres from methylcellulose, a commonly used cellulose derivative. The finding opens new avenues to short-distance optical fibres using sustainable and environmentally benign fibre processing. The finding was published in the journal Small
Data literacy will be one of our most important future skills
Whether you are a data wizard or just dipping your toes in the water, you can develop your data literacy in many ways.
Professor Matti Kummu: How to provide enough sustainable food for all?
'Countries have different opportunities to reach sustainability in food supply, but a global U-turn is needed', he emphasises.
New strategy for the School of Business
New vision and mission statements and the four strategic initiatives will guide the School’s activities throughout 2021–2024.
Food export restrictions by a few countries could skyrocket global food crop prices
Global shocks such as COVID-19 call for improved political decisions and accountability to secure food for everyone
Common Aalto goals for My Dialogues
Learn about Aalto’s six priority goals for 2021 to help prepare for your My Dialogues.
Nominate a winner for the 2020 Dean's Service Award - Deadline extended!
Submit your nomination by 2 February 2021.
‘Materials shape our understanding of the environment’
Dissertation of the Month: Bilge AktaÅŸ believes that if we start paying more attention to what happens in the world beyond humans, we can start repairing our relationship with the environment.
Sisu to replace Oodi in 2021
The Oodi student information system will be disabled at the end of July 2021, causing changes to studying, teaching and learning services. This will also affect other services that access Oodi’s data through interfaces.
Forbes AI Award to research on image-creating GAN models
The magazine pays tribute to the development of a model that starkly reduces the amount of data needed for generating new, artificial images
Professor Matti Rossi received the 2020 AIS Fellow Award
The AIS Fellow Award recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the information systems discipline.
First cross-institutional studies cooperation initiated within the FITech network
Aalto University and University of Turku have signed a cooperation agreement that enables cross-institutional study of minor subjects.
European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) Finnish Forum webinar on 25th January
One of the speakers is Karel Luyben, the first president of the EOSC Association and a member of board at Aalto University.
New starts at the Kemira Boot Camp
Kemira together with the School of Chemical Engineering organized a Boot Camp for the students of Aalto University.
Professor Jarkko Niiranen on the computational mechanics of microarchitectural solids and structures
'When developing models, we spend a lot of time on mathematical physics, numerical mathematics and computer programming, but the fundamental concepts of mechanics remain the same' says Niiranen in his installation talk.
Computational physicist Dorothea Golze receives prestigious Emmy Noether Award
Dorothea Golze received funding from the German Research Foundation within the Emmy Noether Programme to establish her own junior research group at the Technical University of Dresden.
Suggest benchlearning case and optional audit area by 19.2.2021
Aalto University’s quality system will be audited again at the end of the year 2022.
How do you know where a drone is flying without a GPS signal?
In Jouko Kinnari's doctoral dissertation, the location of a drone can be determined using map data and sensors.
Metsähovi Radio Observatory renovation is complete
The renovation of Finland's only radio observatory is an investment into national astronomical research.
Fashion Design graduates among finalists in the Designers' Nest competition
Graduates from Fashion Design are once again paving the way for Finnish fashion design with their innovative and unique collections.
