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The BalticSeaH2 project starts building a hydrogen valley around the Baltic Sea

Aalto University will focus on studying the use of data-mediated network effects to boost the growth in the hydrogen valley.
Research & Art
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Kimmo Karhu is a post-doctoral researcher at Aalto University.

"I'm more corageous." - Why co-teaching. Listen to a podcast

New season of Future-led learning podcast takes you to a very practical level of working with students. This season includes topical issues such as academic advising, inclusion, co-teaching and sustainability. Topic for the last episode of this season is co-teaching.
University
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The Future-led Learning Podcast is hosted by Riikka Evans. Photograph: Janne Illman.

Alternatives to fossil-based fibres – Helena Sederholm develops sustainable textiles

Today’s outdoor clothing mainly relies on oil-based fibres and chemicals that are harmful for the environment. In her doctoral research, Helena Sederholm develops environmentally friendly water-repellent textiles. She follows the example of nature.
Research & Art
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Helena Sederholm photographed in a lab setting, wearing a blue sweater.

Invisible: From a mini-sized supersensor to a forgotten building material - the exhibition will make the invisible visible

See the future in a whole new way at the Designs for a Cooler Planet festival this September. The theme, "Invisible," encourages us to look beyond the surface and consider what lies beneath.
Campus, Research & Art
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Designs for a Cooler Planet 2023 hero image. Graphic design Veera Kemppainen.

Considerable Novo Nordisk funding for researcher Sesilja Aranko

Staff Scientist Sesilja Aranko has been awarded the highly competed Emerging Investigator 2023 Grant from Novo Nordisk Foundation for a research project focusing on post-translational modifications in protein-based biomaterials. The grant awarded is 10 million DKK (approx. 1.34M€) for a five-year period.
Research & Art
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Sesilja Aranko.

Jason Selvarajan: A shared kitchen helps me bring people together

'When I started the job, I was told that they were looking for a ‘mood manager’ whose job was to create a good, positive atmosphere with the attitude that anything is possible. I'm not always in a good mood, though, despite what other people say.'
Campus
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Jason Selvarajan, photo by Jessica Sinikoski.

Five things decision-makers should know about the electrification of society

Electrification plays a key role in solving the climate crisis. Aalto University researchers describe what kind of challenges this entails and how they can be tackled.
Research & Art
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Metals

Energy saved significantly - the community's actions have produced results in Aalto

Aalto University has reached the energy efficiency goal of its facilities.
Campus, University
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Students outside

Students helped the Finnish Meteorological Institute develop its sustainability work

The content and working methods of the project could also be adapted agilely during the project according to newly identified needs
Cooperation, Studies
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Ilmatieteen laitoksen projektitiimi

Can a city store as much carbon as a forest?

A new tool helps show how growing cities can remain carbon neutral
Press releases
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Puukerrostalon rakennustyömaa Vantaan Tikkurilassa

Architecture students travel to Ghana to immerse themselves in the culture and environment

This past spring, students and professors from the Department of Architecture’s Humanitarian Architecture studio “Interplay of Cultures” traveled to Ghana to deepen their understanding of architectural practices in various cultural contexts.
Studies
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Locals in Accra

A sugar extracted from biowaste can provide a sustainable and more efficient method for sound absorption and thermal insulation

Researchers at Aalto University have discovered a way to convert polysaccharides from biowaste into a material that can outperform glass wool and other commercially used sound absorption materials with similar thickness.
Cooperation, Research & Art
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A black-and-white microscopic images of a highly porous material

Nature invented the circular economy — with aspirational engineering we can follow suit

In the latest issue of Aalto University Magazine, the Dean of the School of Chemical Engineering, Kristiina Kruus, talks about aspirational engineering, a new way of thinking that takes inspiration from nature’s rational use of resources.
Aalto Magazine, Research & Art
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Dean Kristiina Kruus

What is academic advising? Listen to a podcast

The final season of the future-led learning podcast takes us to a very practical level. The themes of the season include the current themes of academic guidance, inclusion in teaching, co-teaching and sustainable development. In the fourth episode of the season host Riikka Evans discusses academic advising and how it supports the student's studies with senior university lecturer Kyösti Ruuttunen.
University
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The Future-led Learning Podcast is hosted by Riikka Evans. Photograph: Janne Illman.

Biodegradable bubble wrap replacement Bubbles with Benefits wins innovation competition

The innovation of Aalto University’s design students was awarded by the Finnish Forest Industries and the Finnish Forest Products Engineers' Association.
Awards and Recognition
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Selluloosapohjainen, biohajoava kuplamuovin korvaajainnovaatio Bubbles with Benefits. Kuvassa vaalea ohut materiaali ympäröi kahta juomalasia

Nominations open for 2024 Millennium Technology Prize

The prize is one of the world’s most significant awards for ground-breaking innovation
Research & Art
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Kuva kullanvärisestä metallista tehdystä monimutkaisesta laitteesta.

EIT Manufacturing Call for Innovation proposals (2024/1) - Apply by 19 JUN 2023

Call for proposals 2024 / Innovation / EIT Manufacturing
Call opening: 18.4.23 / Call deadline: 19.6.23
Cooperation
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Aalto EIT Services - Javor

Record number of Aaltonians attended wellbeing & sustainability event

The program included topical speeches about the sustainable development of the campus, with a focus on wellbeing
Campus, University
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Campus sustainability event crowd

Henri Yoki: When my children ask what their dad is doing, I answer that I am solving the climate crisis

Henri Yoki, M.Sc. in both tech and business, founded his first company while studying international business at the School of Business. Today, he is the Founder and CEO of a company focusing on green energy transition. There, he gets to widely apply everything he learned during his career and studies.
Cooperation, Studies
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Alumnus Henri Yoki

Towards social sustainability at Aalto

The concept of social sustainability was discussed by Aalto community in the Wellbeing on a Sustainable Campus event of the Earth Hour Week 2023.
Campus
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Suvi Helko and Tiina Pylkkönen from Oasis of Radical Wellbeing at the Wellbeing on a Sustainable Campus event