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UNITE! universities offer pedagogical training for Aalto faculty
The seven UNITE! partners will offer a set of activities and training aimed at teaching staff (including Ph.D. students and postdocs involved with teaching), lecturers and faculty.
Professor Kari Tammi’s group develops digital twins for industrial use
A digital twin refers to a virtual model of a machine, equipment or even a whole production plant.
How to Successfully Change the Construction Sector for the Better
The construction industry is undergoing a transformation to become more productive, sustainable, and customer-oriented. Aalto University is now exploring how to make this change successful and permanent.
Best student paper award for Risto Ojala for an innovative way of improving traffic safety with pedestrian localisation
IEEE Finland Section awarded Risto Ojala, a student at Aalto University, with the best student journal paper award 2020
Aalto University establishes a unique professorship in ownership
The professorship, established with donated funds, promotes high-quality academic research and teaching as well as Finnish ownership expertise and the culture of ownership.
Everyone from directors to team members can help to create an inclusive organisationÂ
There are many forms of diversity in our society. For example, gender, ethnicity, ability or educational background should be reflected in organisations from start-ups to multinational corporations or NGOs to academia.
JUKO shop steward wanted for the School of Arts, Design and Architecture
All AKAVA members who are interested in becoming ARTS shop stewards can enroll until 15 February 2021.
A magnetic twist to graphene
By combining ferromagnets and two rotated layers of graphene, researchers open up a new platform for strongly interacting states using graphene’s unique quantum degree of freedom
Idaliina Friman is the winner of the Designers’ Nest competition
The visually impressive collection made versatile use of recycled material.
Sustainability in Business (SUB) group awarded funding to research transition risks for low-carbon shipping and aviation
The newly funded T-Risk research project aims to shed light on transition risks in the maritime and aviation sectors, crucial for global trade and transportation.
Associate Professor Heikki Remes: Towards sustainable high-strength marine structures
"In my research field in marine technology, sustainability means light, strong, large structures with less material and resources", he says.
Meet the data agent: Mika Jalava
Data agent Mika Jalava encourages researchers to good research data management. "It's easier than you think. If you bite the bullet and learn even the basics about the best practices, you'll find it's often more about what you want to do rather than what you have to do!" In this article series Aalto University data agents, researchers and experts experienced in research data management are introduced.
How did Runeberg's career progress? AcademySampo helps find the answer from a huge amount of data
With the help of the new AcademySampo portal, one can easily find information about people who registered to study at the university in Finland between the 1640s and 1890s
Aalto's art books gain international recognition
Four publications published by Aalto ARTS Books have been awarded in the ICMA Awards international competition for creative media.
Summer School application period opens 1.2.2021
Aalto University Summer School welcomes applications to summer courses from local and international students and working professionals.
‘From Corporate Responsibility into Shared Values’
Familiarity with the prevailing operating environment in society is important for corporate management if companies are to operate at maximum profitability in the future.
School of Business alumni story: Married couple Mia Hoang and Juhana Polso
The Bachelor’s Program in International Business is not only an exceptional business education opportunity, some even find their significant other there. Our alumni Mia Hoang and Juhana Polso started a life together while studying in the program, and after Mikkeli they both combined studies of business and technology in the University of Nebraska.
CORE reforms the basics of economics education
The goal of the CORE project is to make economics education more solution-oriented and easier to approach.
Edible shock- and heat-resistant wood foam could replace plastic packaging
A new bio-based material could replace substances such as Styrofoam and bubble wrap. Artificial intelligence is being used to the development of the material.
Digital services have a greater carbon footprint than aviation does – research project aims at reducing ICT environmental impact
A new research project by Aalto University and LUT University examines the utilisation of surplus heat from data centres and the design of more efficient digital services, for example.
