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Call for contributions: Unite!-Ed Future Conference - Reimagining Education for AI ready graduates
Matchmaking event for those interested in joint teaching and joint programmes. Submit your ideas by 17 January 2025.
Boost your skills: learn the basics of radical creativity
Creative thinking and related ability to change are core competencies of the future in all fields. Aalto University launched a free online introductory course on radical creativity in Finnish and English on November 14, 2024.
Department of Energy and Mechanical Engineering is the new name of the Department of Mechanical Engineering
The name change was confirmed as part of the update to the School of Engineering bylaws.
Call for two Assistant Professors in Computational Physics
The Department of Applied Physics at Aalto University School of Science invites applications for two Assistant professor positions in Computational Physics.
Tuomas Savolainen: In astronomical research we often navigate in uncharted waters
'As a researcher, you must constantly tolerate uncertainty. You also have to remember that there would be no point in researching if we were always sure of everything. And first, you always have to convince yourself.'
Auditor's expertise in climate risks affects the quality of the client's climate risk disclosures
The study was carried out in international cooperation with universities from several countries
Minerva Skyttä won the Global Creative Graduate Showcase 2024 award for Formal/Couture
Master's Student in Aalto University’s Fashion, Clothing and Textile Design Major, Minerva Skyttä, has won the Formal / Couture category in the Global Creative Graduate Showcase 2024 in collaboration with WGSN + Coloro and Google Arts & Culture.
Info session on the N5T Extended Campus Programme in Batteries
The Extended Campus program by the N5T alliance offers Aalto University’s engineering students a new master’s level exchange study opportunity in the field of battery technology in the Nordic countries. To learn more, join our webinar on Wednesday, 6 November 2024 at 13.00-13.45.
Finland is strongly investing in AI and establishing an ELLIS Institute to accelerate research and attract talent
Public and private sector investment are coming together to launch ELLIS Institute Finland.
Virtual laboratories improve accessibility and language awareness in science education
Doctoral researcher Samuel Girmay has received notable funding from the Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation. His project aims to enhance accessibility and language awareness in secondary school science education using virtual laboratories.
Feminist Border Crossings seminar explored the significance of design in contemporary societies from feminist perspectives
The Feminist Border Crossings seminar was organized at Aalto University to celebrate the launch of the Design Culture Studies Research Group and the 20th anniversary of Hilma, a network of ten gender studies units in Finland.
Aalto Master of Business Law student Päivi Utoslahti won the best VAT degree of the year award in an international competition
Aalto's success was complemented by student Oona Särkinen, who came second in the competition
Malicious social media bots increased significantly during the COVID19 pandemic
A groundbreaking joint study by Aalto University and the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) has revealed critical insights into the role of bots in shaping public health discourse during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly on Twitter.
Prof. Sorin Paraoanu builds quantum devices that probe the foundations of our universe
Recently appointed as Associate Professor at the Department of Applied Physics, Prof. Sorin Paraoanu is building quantum sensors and designing experiments that unveil the secrets of our universe.
Tero Ojanperä appointed to the Aalto University Board
Board member Mariana Amatullo will continue for a new term
This is how smart textiles can look like: self-cleaning cotton or a colour-changing print
An article by YLE Svenska about 'Beyond e-Textiles' project and 'Interlaced' exhibition at the University of Turku
Support for students impacted by the situation in the Middle East
The university supports and helps students in dealing with the crisis
Ammonia – a new green energy solution? Research project receives €2.5 million in funding
Ammonia is a promising alternative fuel for the marine industry and for storing green hydrogen, but there are many question marks over its use.
Application period to UNITECH program is open!
Combine exchange studies, business coaching and Master’s Thesis in a new way, in the UNITECH leadership development programme!
