Media releases
Workday to replace Personec ESS as HR system for recording holidays and other absences (time off)
Personec ESS will be shut down on 16th January 2020 and the new HR system Workday thus becomes the system for requesting all absences, in addition to being your self-service system in all HR matters already. Requesting absences, e.g. annual holiday and sick days, becomes available in Workday on 27th January 2020.
Aalto ENG Teaching Forum on 27 January 2020: TEE2020 at the School of Engineering
The next Teaching Forum will focus on the upcoming teaching and learning evaluation exercise TEE2020.
Low cost solar panel research receives funding boost
€600,000 funding awarded to Dr Ghufran Hashmi for the development of low cost long-lasting solar energy materials
Borrow a researcher for an hour – top digital experts offer free Skype conversations and coaching 10-14 February
Are you interested in artificial intelligence, platforms, circular economy or digital ethics? During the Call a Researcher week on 10-14 February, anyone has the opportunity to chat with researchers. Book your time now!
In ten years, Aalto University has created a world-class centre of expertise
Aalto University has brought together science, art, technology and business at the Otaniemi campus and is now one of the world's leading universities in these key areas. Aalto celebrates its 10th anniversary on Wednesday 8 January 2020.
The Undergraduate Centre’s locking and access control system is changing
A new Abloy OS locking and access control system will be installed in Otakaari 1 from the beginning of January. The new system is a core component of Aalto University's access control processes.
Finding your way in the dark depends on your internal clock
Surprising results show how circadian rhythm changes the way mammals can see
New ecosystem launched to boost photo and radiation detector hardware development
VTT, Aalto University and industrial partners have started a joint effort to accelerate the development and commercialization of tailored high-performance detectors and systems for different application areas, ranging from medical imaging to environmental sensing.
Virtual avatars, AI and mobile platforms – new inventions designing the future of digital education
DigiEduHack winning teams are from Italy, Spain and Mexico. The winners were chosen by public vote and announced on 2 December 2019 at the Global DigiEduHack Awards
Neural network for elderly care could save millions
A deep neural network model helps predict healthcare visits by elderly people, with the potential to save millions
Nearly 4 million euro for pioneering research in machine vision and tailor-made biosynthesis
Professors Jaakko Lehtinen and Jan Deska receive the sought-after ERC Consolidator Grants.
The ESA Comet Interceptor enters mission analysis phase with significant Finnish contributions
A new Comet Interceptor mission was selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) for the early mission analysis phase. Comet Interceptor, planned to be launched in 2028, will study an entirely new comet which is flying through our Solar System for the first time.
A year in space! The Suomi 100 satellite has taken pictures of the atmosphere and auroras as well as studied space weather
Aalto University’s nanosatellite can continue to make its measurements for another ten years.
Campus restaurants’ opening hours during the holiday season 2019
Campus restaurants have reduced opening hours during the holiday season in December and January.
New Digital Services Mental Chat and Sparring offered by Terveystalo for Aalto's employees
Terveystalo (Aalto’s occupational health care) provides low-threshold digital mental well-being services.
WarSampo publishes new Linked Open Data on the over 4,000 Finnish prisoners of war in Soviet Union
The Prisoners of War web application is based on archival material from Finland and Russia. The data is a part of the WarSampo application, which has been used by over half a million Finns to date.
Aalto University launches free-for-all online entrepreneurship course 'to make sure no great idea goes unpursued'
Starting Up is co-created by students and the European startup community and is a new contribution to open education by the country that brought Elements of AI to the world
Expectant mothers’ pregnancy-related anxiety may alter how infant brains respond to sad speech
Study shows correlation between mothers’ self-reported pregnancy-related anxiety, and babies’ blood flow to brain areas responsible for emotional responses when listening to sad speech
Most Finns very satisfied with 4G network quality
Instead of network speed and coverage, perceptions of service quality are frequently driven by app quality and the quality of the smartphone.
Ville Jokela appointed managing director of Aalto University Campus & Real Estate
Jokela will start in his new role 1 January 2020
