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EIT Festival - 2 October @Aalto
Welcome to the EIT Festival to discover EIT Innovation Communities in Finland!
The trip to Venice—in the words of the students
Contemporary design students spent a week in Venice setting up the exhibition and gathering soil samples for the research.
Studying vision in pitch-darkness shines light on how a mammal’s brain drives behaviour
Neuroscientists link mammalian behaviour to its underlying neural code at the unprecedented resolution of individual nerve impulses for the first time.
Collaboration between Aalto and Saab: high-level research and product development go hand in hand
Ten-year contract enables long-term research collaboration. Ten projects are now under way.
Paper by Juha Joenväärä & al. cited in institutionalinvestor.com.
The paper ”Text Sophistication and Sophisticated Investors” by Assistant Professor Juha Joenväärä & al. has been cited in an article by Amy Whyte in institutionalinvestor.com.
Aalto receives EUR 3.5 million funding for ICT research
The ICT 2023 programme funds 12 Aalto researchers.
Petra Vokata's study cited in alphaarchitect.com
Petra Vokata's paper "Engineering Lemons" has been cited in alphaarchitect.com.
Researchers at Aalto and Karolinska developed a microscope without a microscope
DNA microscopy makes it possible to view biological molecules on micro-level without expensive optics.
Leadership position nominations at the departments of the School of Arts, Design and Architecture
New nominations in leadership positions at the School of Arts, Design and Architecture for the term 1.9.2019 - 31.8.2024:
Aalto University events at Helsinki Design Week
Aalto University's faculty and students are again prominently visible at Helsinki Design Week.
Aalto Fintech Seminar Series presents: New challenges and opportunities facing the financial industry
Seminar topics include digitalisation and new technologies, rapidly changing global landscape and new regulation. Seminars take place between 18 September and 16 October.
The summer 2020 Bridges conference: it’s a scientific conference, museum family day, short film festival and more combined
Everyone is welcome to build bridges between mathematics, art, architecture and culture
Quantum Technology Research Lectures
Explore the different areas of research taking place across the Quantum Technology Finland centre of excellence
The water we eat
Food production accounts for up to 70% of the global consumption of fresh water, the substance that is so essential to life. We need to change our diets to keep the Earth’s water from running out as its population increases rapidly.
'The younger generation really gets it'
Guy Julier takes stock of the Milan Triennale, Finnish skepticism and why the kids are all right.
New professors appointed to the School of Arts, Design and Architecture
Four new professors will join Aalto University during the summer and early autumn.
Understanding the past helps train future engineers
Saara Matala, Doctor of Technology and historian, studied last spring the role of Nokia engineers in the development of mobile platform security
Safe and healthy walking: A theory driven cross cultural comparison study
Welcome to participate in a research project that undertakes a cross-cultural comparison of the perceived risk involved in walking near or crossing roads when using a smart phone or when affected by alcohol.
Michael Ungeheuer’s paper accepted to be published in the Review of Financial Studies
Finance Assistant Professor Michael Ungeheuer’s paper has been accepted for publication in the Review of Financial Studies.