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President Ilkka Niemelä: ‘We make an impact in society together with our partners’
At best, collaboration between Aalto University and corporates brings about solutions with a great impact on society. Collaboration leads to change toward a more sustainable world, develops new skills and knowledge, and creates jobs.
New Academy projects will investigate drug development, superconductivity and emotional game experience
There are altogether 12 new Academy of Finland projects at the Aalto School of Science. Funding was received from all the three Academy of Finland Research Councils: Biosciences, Health and the Environment, Culture and Society and Natural Sciences and Engineering.
Following e-cigarette conversations on Twitter using artificial intelligence
Machine learning methods help researchers follow social media promotions of addictive products to teenagers and young people
UPM and Aalto University start co-operation on sustainable design
The main goal of the Design + Sustainability research project is to find new, effective ways to promote sustainable development.
Aalto-led project on student entrepreneurship comes to a successful close
The YYTO-project, funded by the Ministry of education and culture, found ways to support student entrepreneurship
Juho Kuosmanen’s Compartment No. 6 (Hytti nro 6) wins Grand Prix award at Cannes
Kuosmanen is the second Finnish director to pick up the award, after Aki Kaurismäki won the Grand Prix in 2002 for The Man Without a Past
New materials in the Edilex service: Verotus journal and legal e-books
The legal professional books of Edita and the Helsinki Region Chamber of Commerce will be available in the Edilex service.
Shopping centre A Blanc opens in Otaniemi during summer
Designed by Alvar Aalto, the building previously known as Otaniemi’s old shopping centre, currently shopping centre A Blanc, was modernised to serve diverse business operations with respect to its historical value.
Maintenance break in ACRIS on 7 June, and new features
Maintenance break in ACRIS on June from 10am to 3pm.
Future learning will consist of flexible studies and digitally supported study experience
For years, Aalto University has been building a foundation, which will enable even longer digital leaps in the future. Follow a video series about our digitalisation journey.
A story on battery recycling in HS Vision
Our professor Tanja Kallio was interviewed as an expert in HS Vision.
Anyone can get super-hearing
New audio technique can track bats in flight and help localise sources of ultrasonic sound.
Novel cross-disciplinary approach for identifying complex molecular adsorbates
CEST researchers integrate Bayesian inference with scanning probe experiments to robustly detect surface adsorbate configurations.
CEST research acknowledged at the E-MRS Spring Meeting 2021
Jari Järvi wins the Best Poster Award at the annual Spring Meeting of the European Materials Research Society
Meet Your Community event brought together first-year students and alumni to discuss the choice of major subject
‘The best thing about the event was the alumni's stories about their career path and the significance of their major subject and studies to it.’
Covid-19 vaccines also protect unvaccinated family members
New findings from Finland show benefits from Covid-19 vaccines extend beyond recipients
Finnish Design Info website launched
The goal is to share information about Finnish design, its diversity and what it can achieve.
First in Finland: Fireproof charging cabinet for electronic bicycle batteries at Aalto University metro station
The City of Espoo and LatausPolku Oy are launching charging cabinets for electronic bicycle batters at three major transport hubs in Espoo: A Bloc in Otaniemi, Pikkulaiva in Espoonlahti and Iso Omena in Matinkylä. Finland’s first fireproof charging cabinet was put into service in Otaniemi, Espoo, in April.
Näytös21 fashion show made an impact also online
The main prize winner is Jenny Hytönen, also Sofia Ilmonen and Juha Vehmaanperä were awarded.
