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SUB researchers lead new sustainable textiles consortium
Researchers from the Sustainability in Business (SUB) research group are leading one of Aalto’s three consortia funded in the latest round of grants from the Academy of Finland’s Strategic Research Council.
Aalto to coordinate three new SRC consortia
Aalto University received EUR 9.2 million or 18 percent of the funding allocated.
Aalto professors amongst the new consortia funded by the Academy of Finland
The consortia were chosen on the basis of research quality, societal significance and impact.
At the edge of the world in pursuit of ship safety
What is it like to go to the Antarctic on business?
National strategy and implementation plan for open access to scholarly publications
The National Strategic Group for Open Science, together with the Expert Group on Open Access to Research Publications, has produced a draft of an implementation plan to the National Strategy for Open Access to Scholarly Publications
Locally-based Haitian social entrepreneurs empower disaster-stricken villagers to rebuild and improve their communities
The Academy of Management Journal has just published a paper titled Collective emotions in institutional creation work, which has been produced at Aalto University School of Business in collaboration with the University of Birmingham. The paper addresses the often overlooked issue of how communities rebuild long after the NGOs have moved onto the next disaster.
In memoriam Hannu Paulapuro
Hannu Paulapuro was Professor of Paper Technology from 1990 until 2012.
Academy of Finland grant to the Department of Finance
Finance Associate Professor Elias Rantapuska and his team have received an Academy of Finland grant totalling 480,000 EUR.
Aalto Online Learning ensures high quality online learning materials for the Brazil-Finland Cultural Center
The 100% online course “Portuguese for Beginners” is designed to students who are just starting their way into the Portuguese language. The students will get familiar with the fundamentals of the language in a very immersive, contextualized way.
cOAlition S Releases Revised Implementation Guidance on Plan S Following Public Feedback Exercise
cOAlition S released revised guidance on Plan S implementation a the end of May, 2019.
Best paper published in the Review of Asset Pricing Studies in 2018
Finance paper “Beta bubbles” has been awarded as the best paper published in the Review of Asset Pricing Studies in 2018.
McKinsey Finance Teacher of the Year 2019
Finance Assistant Professor Petri Jylhä has been awarded as the McKinsey Finance Teacher of the Year.
New laser therapy seeks to halt the progression of age-related vision loss
The Maculaser heat treatment heats the back of the eye with a near-infrared laser while precisely controlling the temperature during the treatment. The goal is to treat age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in an individualised, safe and effective manner.
School of Business graduates were invited to celebrate their achievement and to join the alumni community
Organized for the third time, the Masters’ Gala invited the School of Business graduates to celebrate their graduation.
QS Ranking: Aalto places 134th in the world
Aalto is #1 in Finland with regard to relative number of research citations, and international students and faculty
Auditing is about teamwork, but just one person can have a significant impact on its success
Recent research shows that the cognitive abilities of the auditor-in-charge affect the quality of the audits prepared by the team.
Gerfried Stocker: Creativity requires nurture
The Director of Ars Electronica brings up how artists are the experts we have in the human-technology encounter – but creativity can’t be used as a never-ending raw material.
Funding by the Academy of Finland September call totals EUR 20.6 million
Funding was granted by three Academy of Finland Research Councils: Biosciences, Health and the Environment; Culture and Society; Natural Sciences and Engineering
Aalto’s Economics and Business ranks 79th in NTU ranking
Computer science landed 95th place and four other subjects in technology among top 150
