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New Aalto Distinguished Professor Riitta Salmelin traces the brain’s own ‘fingerprint’

Riitta Salmelin believes that her field of brain imaging has matured to a stage where questions ignored in the early days can now be addressed
Appointments, Campus, Research & Art, University
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Riitta Salmelin

Significant new funding to investigate the impacts of human actions on the water cycle worldwide

Researcher Miina Porkka's ERC-funded research project AQUAGUARD investigates how human actions modify the water cycle and how these changes affect life on Earth.
Research & Art
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Miina Porkka, Aalto University 2023

Ilkka Niemelä to the Finnish Government: Innovations and sustainable growth will be lost if immigration policies are implemented

Internationality has accelerated innovation and helped many Finnish companies from Aalto along their growth trajectories. Nearly half of Aalto University’s academic staff come from outside Finland, and Aalto students are from more than 100 countries.
Press releases, University
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Ilkka Niemelä in his official black ceremony clothes giving speech

Tiny organisms, big discoveries: How swarming shrimp could influence a new wave of ‘mesorobotics’

Aalto researcher aims to understand the complex movement of brine shrimp—a gateway to physics on an unfamiliar scale
Press releases
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Assistant Professor Matilda Backholm looks at shrimp via a screen connected to a microscope.

Vice president Petri Suomala's welcome speech for new students

Petri Suomala welcomes new students to the Aalto community, whose strengths include collaboration between people of diverse backgrounds and fields of study.
Studies
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Aalto-yliopiston opetuksesta vastaava vararehtori Petri Suomala

Annukka Svanda: It's important to challenge yourself to do hard things

'I believe that those of us who can and are capable have a duty to work to make the world a little better place all the time. For example, we can try to improve the situation of those who are not so well off.'
University
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Annukka Svanda, photo by Linda Lehtovirta

Apply for exchange in September 2023!

Apply for exchange placements for the spring term 2024 in the September exchange application round which begins on the 1st September and lasts until the 20th September.

Check out also the September exchange information sessions and the exchange advising desks!
Studies
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Student Guide illustration, news items

Aalto University launches H2 Innovation Center – accelerating the transition to a sustainable hydrogen economy

The new H2 Innovation Center brings together multidisciplinary hydrogen research
Press releases
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Kampus, ilmakuva

Great international media hits from the summer of 2023

Our Dean Timo Korkeamäki and many representatives of our stakeholders regularly comment on various issues in the international media as well
Research & Art
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Timo Korkeamäki, new dean of the School of Business

ARTS Student Exchange Application Round Abroad 1. - 20.9.2023

Do you want to apply for student exchange abroad for next spring? Application round for School of Arts, Design and Architecture students for student exchange abroad in the ARTS partner institutions in spring term 2024 is 1. - 20.9.2023 (23.59).
Studies
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A touch of darkness

More balanced public lighting would support life’s natural rhythms
Research & Art
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A video being played on a large, wrap-around screen. The video has a rocky coastline in the foreground and a blurry city skyline in the background, with water in between. The sky is bright, and the image has been distorted to enhance the edges of the coastline and a copse of trees on the left.

Tua Hindersson-Söderholm started as Head of Library Resources

Tua Hindersson-Söderholm has a strong library background from Hanken School of Economics.
Appointments
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Tua Hindersson-Söderholm in front of Harald Herlin Learning Centre, our library building.

The School of Electrical Engineering Student Services opens the following scholarships for application

Scholarships from the Combined Student Fund 2023, Scholarships from the Julius Tallberg Fund 2023, Scholarships from the Kansallis-Osake-Pankki Fund 2023, Scholarships from the Ernst Wirtzen Fund 2023 and Scholarships from the Strömberg Fund 2023
Studies
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Student Guide illustration, news items

Lassi Haaranen appointed as Vice Head of Diversity at the Department of Computer Science

‘These issues are crucial for the wellbeing of our students, faculty and staff,’ says Lassi Haaranen
Appointments
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Lassi Haaranen in the office, leaning at desk

Summer School alum story: Pursuing digital business excellence in a diverse learning environment

Summer school’s Digital Business course concludes, enriching participants with digital business skills and cultural experiences.
University
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Nidhi ja muita Digital Business -opiskelijoita istumassa yhdessä luokkahuoneessa

ACRE donated Lego bricks to the daycares

Aalto University and Aalto University Campus & Real Estate (ACRE) donated the university's old Lego bricks to Touhula daycares.
Campus
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Lapset leikkivät Lego-palikoilla

Next steps for the EU’s AI Act: towards enabling regulation

The EU’s AI Act should provide technology-neutral regulation and support for R&D, say researchers at the Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence
Research & Art
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Illustration of a blue-and-white robotic hand holding a hologram of a scale

Aalto's new professional development programme in logistics meets the skills shortage of the industry

The Diploma in Global Logistics programme is a part of Aalto University's Lifewide Learning offering.
Studies
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Nuoria opiskelemassa Aalto-yliopiston kirjastossa.

Everyday choices: Ken Dooley, what makes a building smart?

This professor of practice wants to solve frustrating problems with simple tools.
Aalto Magazine, Research & Art
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Kenneth Dooley on aloittanut viisivuotisen kautensa työelämäprofessorina lokakuussa 2022 Aalto-yliopiston sähkötekniikan ja automaation laitoksella. Kuva: Aalto-yliopisto / Nita Vera

CEMS MIM opens global opportunities!

Aalto students have an opportunity to become members of the global CEMS community and part of the next generation of responsible global leaders!
Join the next CEMS info session on September 19, 2023 on campus and find out more!
Studies
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CEMS Club Helsinki at Aalto University School of Business