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Podcasts bring variety to teaching
At their best, podcasts can inspire and motivate students to learn about different topics.
Travel survey on Central Railway Station, Jätkäsaari, Otaniemi, Kera and Matinkylä
Answer and enter the raffle to win a prize!
Designs for a Cooler Planet — Helsinki Design Week 2020
Helsinki Design Week at Otaniemi showcases inspiring future designs related to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
Dawsonera database has been shut down
Dawsonera database has been shut down due to its provider’s going into administration.
School of Business Alumni Advisory Board member's story: Norbert Juhász
The School of Business Alumni Advisory Board member Norbert Juhász studied in International Business and CEMS MIM master’s programmes. Aalto student community, business case competitions with fellow students and the possibility to study and live completely in English in Finland are very memorable to him. “Being an alumnus means being part of a community and being part of a shared history with that community.”
New study: The quiet Sun is much more active than we thought
The quiet Sun has been studied considerably less than the active Sun.
From her own little world to the other side of the globe
Her studies and her parents used to be her whole world, but now Dr. Avleen Malhi lives on the other side of the world, designs an Airbnb for car drivers, and encourages women to pursue their goals
Maarintie was reopened to traffic in week 31
With the rapid progress of the Maarintie rail construction, Maarintie and the intersection of Tietotie, Konemiehentie and Maarintie has reopened for motor vehicle traffic in week 31
A road to frustration
Aalto University theorist part of a team that opens up a new route to design exotic frustrated
quantum magnets.
quantum magnets.
Greenhouse gas emissions from permafrost area larger than earlier estimated
Plant roots in soil stimulate microbial decomposition, a mechanism called the priming effect. A recent study published in Nature Geoscience shows that the priming effect alone can cause emission of 40 billion tonnes carbon from permafrost by 2100.
Intensive course looks for sustainable design solutions following COVID-19
Health and Wellbeing Architecture Summer Intensive gathers multi-disciplinary perspectives to create new interventions, designs, and policy recommendations for pandemics.
How vaping companies exploit Instagram for youth-oriented marketing?
Researchers use artificial intelligence to analyse hundreds of thousands of Instagram posts about vaping
New student – are you still looking for an accommodation for autumn term?
Aalto University has reserved a quota of furnished rooms and apartments for international incoming students in co-operation with HOAS (The Foundation for Student Housing in Helsinki Region).
Industry/RTO Internship for PhD-students in 2020
Opportunity for PhD-students to participate in internships arranged in Companies or Research institutes in 2020.
Fast communications and flexibility helped grocery retailers cope with the coronavirus in spring
Research shows that daily communications, flexible planning and resourcing, and agility in action were important for helping the grocery trade get through the first wave of the coronavirus.
Coronavirus increases sales of food waste at Aalto students’ online shop
Fiksu Ruoka Oy employs many past and present Aalto students. The company has also been the subject of several master’s theses and student projects.
Aalto Startup Center will kickstart a new program for South Korean HealthTech and wellbeing startups
The new program is the first concrete initiative in tightening startup ties between the two countries
Get to know us: Doctoral student Pingchao Ke
Having an overseas research experience is very important for every researcher.
