Merja Penttilä obtains over 1 million euro funding to synthetic biology from the Wihuri Foundation
Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation has granted on 9 October 2018 funding for the establishment of a Centre for Young Synbio Scientists, a programme led by Professor Merja Penttilä.
Significant optimization potential found for Stora Enso in a student project
A tool was developed as a customised student project to optimize material flows in a network.
Forget about cords and plugs, electric cars will be charged wirelessly: energy solutions for the future are developed in Otaniemi
Smart Otaniemi tests new ideas for a better energy future.
Innovating in the IDBM Challenge course for the future of Helsinki and Copenhagen
Students in this multidisciplinary and multi-format IDBM Challenge course developed practical solutions for the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
The great Finnfocus export fair was organized 50 years ago
The Finnfocus fair in 1968 is definitely the biggest event in the history of KY.
Critique towards the conventional food system manifests in the popularity of local and organic food
Galina Kallio's doctoral dissertation shows how people challenge the current system of food production and market exchange by buying their food directly from local farms.
The first Motivator of the year awards were given at the School of Electrical Engineering
The best courses and their teachers were rewarded at the School of Electrical Engineering.
For Professor Antti Räisänen, sociability is about caring for others
Professor Antti Räisänen has completed his long academic career, beginning his retirement on 1 October 2018.
Negotiated settlement on changes to the university salary system (YPJ) and on the distribution of the arranged instalment
The changes to the salary system will come into force on 1 January 2019. Read more about the distribution of the arranged instalment.
Kicking off the implementation project for Aalto University’s new HR system Workday
The Kick-off event for the new HR system Workday was held Tuesday 2 October 2018.
A tale of forbidden love from Nairobi
Rafiki, a film shot by Christopher Wessels, is screened at the Love & Anarchy Helsinki International Film Festival. Wessels graduated from Aalto University a couple of years ago.
Aalto University among the 10 best landscape architecture programmes
Five student projects were selected to represent Aalto at the Biennial of Landscape Architecture in Barcelona.
Communicating research is about clarifying thinking
Social media gives researchers the tools for making an impact, building networks and showcasing expertise. Read on for some tips to get you started!
"Feels great!" - Jaakko Kahilaniemi won ING Unseen Talent Award
"Nature Like Capital" photo series by Kahilaniemi focuses on how people use nature as capital - not as environment and a natural place.
Architectural week in libraries this week
Libraries all over Finland celebrate architecture 1-7 October, for the first time. Architectural week is inspired by Finland's exhibition at the Venice International Architecture Biennale.
Finlandia Prize for Architecture for the New Children’s Hospital
The hospital was designed from child's point of view.
Educational satellite won a spot in the International Space Station
Aalto students designed a satellite, which even a child can assemble and programme. The instructions can soon be downloaded from the web and you can design the exterior yourself, perhaps from a milk carton.
Young women want to find their way into careers in technology—high school students rushed to book the new event Shaking up Tech full in an hour
Young women want to find their way into careers in technology—high school students rushed to book the new event Shaking up Tech full in an hour
Hundred per cent of doctors from the School of Electrical Engineering are satisfied with their degree
Last winter, Aarresaari, a career services network of Finnish universities, conducted a survey on how doctoral graduates from 2014 were employed. A hundred per cent of doctors from the School of Electrical Engineering were satisfied with their degree from the career point of view.
Beta site launched 4 Oct at 12 noon – old aalto.fi redirected to new site
With the beta.aalto.fi launch, one of the main hubs i.e. Study at Aalto, is published for the first time on the new platform, in addition to the already published other content. With the launch, the node addresses are changed to plain URLs.