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Almost half of Aalto students replied to AllWell? study well-being questionnaire
Almost half of the students in the target group has replied ʵ AllWell? study well-being questionnaire.
The academic year culminates in Ceremony Week festivities in June
Celebrations for all Aalto University graduates will be held during the University's Ceremony Week.
Vesa Vihriälä appointed Professor of Practice at the Helsinki Graduate School of Economics
Vesa Vihriälä, DSocSci, has been appointed professor of practice at the University of Helsinki. Vihriälä will assume the position on 1 July 2019.
EIT Manufacturing - Pre-Call 2020 is Open!
Find all the info and documents for EIT Manufacturing 2020 Call for proposals
Prime Ministers learn how to prevent climate change
Prime Minister Juha Sipilä with his five European colleagues visited Aalto University.
Michael Hummel appointed as Associate Professor
Michael Hummel will start in the beginning of May, 2019.
Maria Punkkinen succeeded in the Future Lights in Ceramics competition
Contemporary Design master student Maria Punkkinen is one of the six winners in the European ceramics competition. The theme of the competition was Go Green - Ceramics and the Environment.
“Design can be so many things”
Design historian and chief curator Kaisu Savola explains why the XXII Triennale di Milano is important to Finland, and how Aalto University hopes it will change how we define design, now and in the future.
There is a bit of a researcher inside Mikko Kosonen
The Chair of the Aalto University Board encourages initiative and courage.
An alternative to the selfish person - the authors of the Science Article of the Year tell how the unleashing of climate change can be prevented
Climate anxiety is deepening, but the researchers honoured for the Science Article of the Year 2018 in the Aikuiskasvatus (adult education) journal are not giving up.
The School of Business's activities in Töölö ended in a nostalgic Thank you Töölö! celebration
The School of Business moved to Otaniemi on 15 February 2019.
What will Otaniemi look like in 2050?
New buildings and services, more residents and plenty of green. The outlines for the next stage of development at the campus are already being drawn on the map.
Brain recordings show that background noise strongly impairs children’s ability to concentrate on a single speaker
A new brain-imaging study compared the cocktail party effect between adults and children. The purpose was to understand how children can cope the often noisy surroundings in which they grow and learn.
Engineered metasurfaces reflect waves in unusual directions
Developed at Aalto University, new metasurfaces can reflect light or sound waves into any desired direction or even split energy into more than one direction.
Research infrastructures received 4.7 million euros from the Academy of Finland
Aalto University's research infrastructures receiving funding focus on, for instance, new materials, bioeconomy and quantum technologies, as well as the development of maritime research technology and future wireless networks.
iCONS: Boosting construction productivity with indoor positioning
The iCONS project started out as a real-time resource reporting study, but morphed into a production-waste measurement exercise.
Why do sustainable technologies often struggle to succeed commercially?
Success rates could improve if experts from different fields considered the bottlenecks of commercialization early.
Surgify aims to make bone surgery safer around the world
These young entrepreneurs have already convinced doctors and investors. Their innovation is coming to operating theatres this year.
10 + 1 tricky questions for future-proof teaching
Niina Pitkänen shares insights on future work-life oriented teaching.
Master's degree student in fashion Emilia Kuurila designed formal wear for Espoo’s female bishop
Kaisamari Hintikka was ordained as a bishop on 10 February at the Espoo Cathedral wearing elegant and modern bishop’s clothing.
