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Finnish Quantum Institute announced
InstituteQ will coordinate research, teaching and commercialisation across Finland
‘For many people, it’s always been a crisis’ – a new Aalto collective engages intersecting dimensions of crises
The transdisciplinary Crisis Interrogatives collective critically discusses topics at the intersection of design, technology and socially engaged practices
New brain-stimulating technology to relieve pain and depression
An Aalto-led team is developing new transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) technology to treat pain, depression and other neurological conditions. The aim is faster and more effective treatment.
More than 12 000 applicants ÄûÃʵ¼º½ University in this spring's joint application process
Interest in Aalto programmes has stayed strong.
How do I prepare for the NEO go live?
The M2 system will be replaced by the new travel and expense management system Neo on April 20, 2021. All expense and travel claims and unallocated card transactions must be processed in M2 and sent for approval no later than April 19, 2021. After that, travel expense and expense reports are made in Neo.
President Ilkka Niemelä’s greetings on 31 March
Watch the video of President Ilkka Niemelä's greetings to the whole Aalto community
Aalto University’s Open Access Publishing website was revised
Explore the instructions to open access publishing.
Learn how to anonymize data
Practical Hands-on Data Anonymization workshop takes place from 12 to 22 April 2021
Alumnus of SECCLO programme: ‘Creating a bond with Finland’
A summer internship led to a career in cybersecurity at Ericsson for Bruno Duarte from Paraguay, who graduated from the SECCLO Master’s programme in Security and Cloud Computing in 2020.
NEO offers easier processes for end user
NEO offers several opportunities for an automated process. When making the expense report the end user does not have to worry about selecting a correct travel type or VAT code for the expenses. All VAT calculations are done in the background. This requires fewer mandatory selections than before when making the expense report.
Aalto University’s TUTLI project eParkly gathers the parking related data on the A Grid parking area to develop future parking solutions
eParkly pilot begins on the A Grid parking area (A Grid B Otakaari 5, area code 541) on Monday 29th of March 2021. eParkly is a platform for providing a better parking experience to car drivers by real-time sensing of parking area utilization rates.
Helsinki would need at least 5,000 intermediate-deep geothermal wells to meet the energy demands in district heating – researchers call for more studies
Geothermal energy wells are being explored as a way to provide district heating to cities and suburbs. A new study suggests that fields of wells connected to existing heating systems, instead of individual wells, should be studied.
Contribute to the New European Bauhaus initiative this Spring
We all have the possibility to contribute to the EU’s Green Deal pilots and agenda during Spring 2021. 
Fulbright applicant event 31 March
Deadline for registrations is 29 March
New Industry partnership for solid-state cooling
Comptek Solutions and Aalto University’s Engineered Nanosystems group launch the SuperDevice project to study the effects of controlled oxidation on defected surfaces in optical cooling devices
Updates on Sisu: personal study plan for doctoral students and Sisu webinar for teachers
Sisu webinars for students and teachers are arranged to help the transition into the new system and to cover the upcoming changes. Webinars will be recorded to be watched afterwards. Doctoral students can now also make their personal study plan on Sisu.
Board approved Annual Board Report and Financial Statements and thanked Aalto community for excellent work in challenging circumstances
The Aalto University Board convened online on 17 March.
Improving performance this spring
In 2021, performance is all about wellbeing, and Aalto considers it a key priority. Find below concrete tips to improve your and your team’s performance this spring
Five new Marie Curie fellows join Aalto
The prestigious research grants supports international researchers to travel abroad to work.
