School news
The German Society of Material Science awards Professor Mady Elbahri the DGM prize of 2020
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Materialkunde e.V. (DGM) has recognized Professor Mady Elbahri at the School of Chemical Engineering, for his outstanding scientific achievements in the field of Nanoscience and nanotechnology.
Turn on the new Teams meeting experience
With the new experience, meetings open in new windows with all meeting controls and functions available at all times. You can also easily share the content from the main Teams window. You will also have new Gallery options available.
Board gives guidance for 2021 budget and 2022–2024 long-term plan
The Aalto University Board convened online on 10 September.
Meet the data agent: Anish Philip
Anish Philip wants to help researchers make their data more precise and accessible for everyone. In this article series Aalto University data agents, researchers experienced in research data management are introduced.
My tip for you: Network, network, network
Leena Plym-Rissanen needs a wide network of Aalto colleagues as well external stakeholders to be successful in her work.
Professors Markus Linder and Tapani Vuorinen invited to the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters
Professor of Biomolecular Materials Markus Linder and Professor of Wood Chemistry Tapani Vuorinen from the School of Chemical Engineering at Aalto University have been elected as new members of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters.
UPM offers 10 000 surgical masks to the School of Chemical Engineering
UPM has actively acquired face masks due to the COVID-19 epidemic, and also contributed them to purposes of general interest. “The School of Chemical Engineering educates professionals in the fields of sustainable use of natural resources and new materials, and therefore contributing to the continuation of teaching is important to UPM,” says Pirkko Harrela, Executive Vice President, Stakeholder Relations, UPM.
Aalto 10 km & 5 km sports event cancelled
The organization of all events should be carefully considered so that studying and working on campus can continue safely.
Access control as a part of university strategy - summary of info sharing session with recording
Info sharing session about the new access control policy was held on 25th August. Please find below summary about the session with recording (duration about 1 hour).
Pulse Survey on hybrid working mode to start again
We’ll launch again a biweekly Pulse Survey at Aalto University on September 10, 2020. We aim at getting feedback from all Aalto employees on how well it works. All employees will receive a link to this biweekly survey by email every second Thursday.
My Tip for You: The ‘What would make it a yes’ mindset
Päivi Oinonen supports international institutions in developing innovation ecosystems, and in doing so, continuously explores better ways of working to foster creative environments.
CESAER: Call for abstracts for student-led Best Idea 2021 Competition
Are you, or do you know, a student or PhD candidate with a brilliant idea for how science and technology can help revolutionise our society’s efforts towards sustainability?
Cases and exposures of coronavirus at Aalto University
Remember to get the contact-tracing app Koronavilkku on your phone.
Aalto Space - Instruction for space reservation for students
Upload the application and find the instructions below.
President's letter 3 September - Let’s work together and help each other out
"This autumn gives us a good opportunity to stop and think about not only what we are doing, but how we are doing it and how we use our time."
Aalto places 23rd in the world in a new ranking emphasising collaboration
World University Research Ranking also evaluates multi-disciplinarity and research impact
Recording of the opening ceremony published – thank you for joining Aalto Day One!
On September 1, the live broadcast of the opening of Aalto University's academic year was followed by more than 2,000 spectators.
EU grants for smart materials and next generation LEDs
Three million euros grants to Assistant Professor Jaana Vapaavuori and Postdoctoral Researcher Konstantinos Daskalakis to make environmentally friendly materials
Aalto strong in international outlook in the Times Higher Education ranking
Aalto University placed among the top 250 in the world.
My tip for you: Write down what kinds of activity are genuinely interesting for you
Lauri Järvilehto develops the strategy for the Aalto Ventures Program and he also teaches philosophy and start-up courses. In a new series of articles Aalto employees share tips that they have found to be useful for themselves.
