Press releases
Aalto University endowment portfolio returned 0.5% in the first half of 2016
The purpose of the Aalto University endowment is to generate additional funding for top quality research and education.
TMS revealed differences between brain activity of people who dream and people who do not dream
Assessment of consciousness may help in treatment of brain injury patients.
Aalto-2 satellite is ready for space
The design and construction of the satellite have utilised technology and experience from Aalto-1.
Restaurant Day turns the logic of retail successfully on its head
Retail is not only economic exchange, but also an important part of social interaction.
New record in microwave detection
Aalto University researchers have broken the world record by fourteen fold in the energy resolution of thermal photodetection.
Danske Bank becomes Premium Partner of School of Business
The collaboration focuses on digitalisation and internationalisation and aims at creating a closer relationship with students.
Skype data of 500 million people reveals the real patterns of social adoption
Global patterns of adoption spreading are induced by local adoption cascades.
Researchers discover attacks against widely used cryptographic libraries
The researchers fixed the vulnerability by editing the code in a way that the attacker cannot learn the secret key of the victim.
Acoustics researcher finds explanation for auroral sounds
Sounds are born when charges in the lower atmosphere’s temperature inversion layer discharge as a result of geomagnetic storms.
New surface makes oil contamination remove itself
Researchers of Aalto University have developed surfaces where oil transports itself to desired directions.
Jouni Punkki appointed Professor of Practice in concrete technology
Punkki's areas of expertise include concrete material technology, concrete durability and precast concrete technology.
Aalto University receives quality label
An international audit team rated highly the well-functioning quality system.
Kati Hagros appointed Aalto University’s Chief Digital Officer
She will be responsible for planning Aalto's digital transformation strategy and roadmap, change process, and managing the IT services.
Doctoral dissertation: Interactions and power relations in children’s online gaming are reflected in school life
A recent doctoral study indicates that the social power of popular children extends also into the gaming world.
World Cultural Council awarded Professor Kalevi Ekman, Founder of Design Factory
The award is a recognition for Ekman’s work to promote international, multidisciplinary and inspiring learning.
Aalto University Department of Film, TV and Scenography Appoints Dāvis Sīmanis to Adjunct Position in Film Directing
He starts in his part-time position as of 1 August 2016.
Doctoral dissertation: Failure in joint application poses great risk to upper secondary studies
Failure to attain a place of study increases the likelihood that a young person does not complete any kind of upper secondary qualification by 10%.
Constructing refugee camps might cause massive carbon dioxide emissions
Architect Matti Kuittinen developed a model for low-carbon rebuilding, which will facilitate constructing in accordance with sustainable development.
Aalto University and the University of Helsinki will jointly establish Helsinki-Aalto Center for Information Security (HAIC)
HAIC will develop scholarship scheme for students choosing to specialize in information security.
A Master’s thesis game tops Apple’s and Metacritic’s lists
Shadow Bug, an innovative game for touch screens, is praised across the world.