School news
Aalto University's 10th anniversary was celebrated on 10 October
After Aalto University President Ilkka Niemelä's greetings, Alumni Studio featured three Aalto alumni discussing sustainable development and the most pressing global challenges of our time. The event was concluded with an entertaining science show where Aalto's top researchers stepped into the limelight to explain why their research is important right now.
Aalto students and employers connected during the Aalto Talent Expo Virtual Week
Aalto Talent Expo Virtual Week was organised between 5th - 9th of October 2020. The virtual week substituted the physical Aalto Talent Expo fair that was postponed from October 2020 to January 2021.
BepiColombo, en route to Mercury, flew by Venus – simulation shows clouds of particles escaping from the planet
Researchers at Aalto University have been involved in building the equipment on board the probe, which are used in studying phenomena such as space weather on Venus and Mercury.
Awards for Quality Teaching were given at the School of Electrical Engineering
The best courses and their teachers were rewarded at dean's coffee on 7 October 2020
Professor Zhipei Sun elected as a Fellow Member of The Optical Society
The honor is granted for professor Sun's pioneering contributions to photonic and optoelectronic applications with low-dimensional materials.
Otaniemi already has 1,800 metres of track
The construction of Jokeri Light Rail is under way in Otaniemi. A total of 1,800 metres of track has already been laid on Maarintie, Maarinrannatie and on Lahdenpohjanraitio next to Ring Road I.
What is your dream university like - join the online discussion
Share your thoughts in online discussions following the strategy community event of 8 October.
New Aalto University Open Science and Research Policy was published
The guiding principle of Aalto University Open Science and Research policy is ‘as open as possible, as closed as necessary’. This means that research outputs should be open if there is no valid reason to restrict access to them. Aalto University Research Services provides help in research data management and opening publications, data, protocols and code.
Challenge – let’s make smart cities!
Smart City Centre of Excellence is announcing an international challenge to find great science intensive ideas.
My tip for you: Plan, prioritise and check your progress
Alexander Savin manages the Low Temperature Laboratory infrastructure and is also a researcher.
How mobile apps grab our attention
First empirical study on how users pay visual attention to mobile app designs shows larger and brighter elements don’t catch our eyes after all.
Aalto University joins Node by Slush as the main partner
In the role of the main partner, Aalto will visibly present our university’s expertise in the field of multidisciplinary research and entrepreneurship.
Dear James Bond of the circular economy – become an environmental agent on Â鶹´«Ã½!
We will develop and upgrade waste sorting on Â鶹´«Ã½ during 2021, and we need help from active members of Aalto University. Register for environmental agent training.
Winners in #myaalto logo campaign selected
The #myaalto logo campaign entrants all depicted inventive and happy creations.
Welcome home, alumni!
Each of the 100,000 Aalto alumni is as welcome to the Aalto community as they were on their very first day.
Radical creativity – it’s a gamble
The first Finnish satellite was a creative and very risky project.
My tip for you: Take advantage of your everyday curiosity
Elina develops the management of Aalto's donor relations and fundraising in the field of technical sciences.
Attend research data management training
The training introduces research data management from different practical aspects. New training topics include anonymization and reproducibility of research.
Share your thoughts on the future of Â鶹´«Ã½ life
Missing Â鶹´«Ã½? Participate in an online discussion on Â鶹´«Ã½ development and a virtual community event on 8 October open to all at Aalto.
ELLIS inaugurates 30 research units at leading institutions across Europe
The European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems presented the broad scope of research its units will cover in the field of modern AI.
