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Economist: A natural resource tax on hydropower would generate revenue and improve the state of the environment
A natural resource tax would be a way to distribute the costs of environmental protection so that they would not fall solely on electricity consumers
Summer School teacher interview: Learn how to approach design challenges in the Nordic Product Design course by Aalto University Summer School
Aalto University Summer School offers a brand-new undergraduate-level summer course on Nordic Product Design for 2024.
KY nominated Professor Katri Kauppi as Teacher of the Year 2024
Students describe Kauppi’s teaching style as energetic and inspiring
The Annual Review took stock of the past year
The School of Arts, Design and Architecture's Annual Review on 13 March reflected on the results and highlights of the previous year. Also, the year's contributors and the Alumn of the Year were awarded.
Brighter together: designing sustainable technologies to create electronic devices
An article about an Aalto research project focusing on light-emitting electrochemical cells has been published in Chemical Science.
Lauri Niinistö in Memoriam
Emeritus Professor Lauri Niinistö died at the end of February at the age of 82 after a long illness. He was a long-time professor of inorganic chemistry at the Helsinki University of Technology.
When a team is less than the sum of its parts: tensions between individual and team wellbeing
New research highlights the conflict between the needs of a team and the needs of the individuals in the team – and what leaders can do to strike the right balance to keep things ticking smoothly.
Results of the doctoral graduate survey 2023
Doctoral graduates consider that they have gained the knowledge and skills for producing new scientific knowledge. Almost half aim for a career in the academia.
Compassion mentoring pilot for Aalto’s doctoral students received positive feedback
The compassion-themed peer group mentoring for Aalto’s doctoral students was piloted in the autumn semester 2023 receiving very good feedback from the participants.
Jinjing Zhu: Being able to tell about my skills and give examples of my past experience helped me get this position
Jinjing Zhu, a Master's student in Business Analytics, is doing an internship with OnePlus Finland.
Father's Badger awarded best student film at Tampere Film Festival
The film is the final work of Sameli Muurimäki's master's degree.
Leevi Härkönen learned concrete work life skills in a student organization
Kemian tekniikkaa opiskeleva Leevi Härkönen löysi opiskelijatoiminnan pariin jo opintojensa alkutaipaleella.
A view of 2023 and cheers for its highlights at ENG Awards Gala
The annual Dean's Awards recognised worthy efforts in research, education, impact, and service.
Join the Unite! Train from Barcelona to Grenoble - apply by April 7
Join the sustainable mobility and interculturality journey with students from 9 Unite! universities.
All parties benefit from collaborative projects in education
Students had the opportunity to tackle real-life challenges in the CAPSTONE course on supply chain management
Maarit Korpi-Lagg: I have so few female colleagues that sometimes it’s difficult to maintain self-esteem
'Both in physics and computer science there are very few female researchers and professors. Last year we had a celebration because the first female student passed my course. It was a big thing for me.'
Metsähovi Radio Observatory turns 50 and gets new telescopes
Students helped design and build the new telescopes, which expands the opportunities for multidisciplinary space research and education
Chemical engineering student Ronja Korhonen became interested in Aalto University after being inspired by her sister
Ronja Korhonen moved from Jyväskylä to Espoo, inspired by her sister who studied at Aalto University.
Bachelor’s and master’s students: Remember to pay your healtcare fee no later than 15 March
Students pay a healthcare fee to Kela, the Social Insurance Institution of Finland.
Genuine networking is about meeting people as people
For School of Business alum Jude Kokkonen, people and doing things together is a matter close to his heart
