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CORE reforms the basics of economics education
The goal of the CORE project is to make economics education more solution-oriented and easier to approach.
Aalto University rises in ranking for international outlook
Times Higher Education’s listing for the most international universities ranked Aalto 35th in the world.
Edible shock- and heat-resistant wood foam could replace plastic packaging
A new bio-based material could replace substances such as Styrofoam and bubble wrap. Artificial intelligence is being used to the development of the material.
Digital services have a greater carbon footprint than aviation does – research project aims at reducing ICT environmental impact
A new research project by Aalto University and LUT University examines the utilisation of surplus heat from data centres and the design of more efficient digital services, for example.
Alumnus Nicolas Dolce: Sustainability is only going to become a more important topic, one that practitioners of many different professions will need to be familiar with
Study course projects and a Social Hackathon competition helped Nicolas Dolce, our Creative Sustainability alumnus, to prepare for working in sustainability consulting. 'The Capstone course sharpened my project management, client interface, and business development skills.'
Aalto University School of Business confers ten new honorary doctors
The School of Business' ceremonial conferment will be organized in May 2022
Sustainable optical fibres developed from methylcellulose
Researchers from Tampere University and Aalto University have developed optical fibres from methylcellulose, a commonly used cellulose derivative. The finding opens new avenues to short-distance optical fibres using sustainable and environmentally benign fibre processing. The finding was published in the journal Small
Data literacy will be one of our most important future skills
Whether you are a data wizard or just dipping your toes in the water, you can develop your data literacy in many ways.
Professor Matti Kummu: How to provide enough sustainable food for all?
'Countries have different opportunities to reach sustainability in food supply, but a global U-turn is needed', he emphasises.
New strategy for the School of Business
New vision and mission statements and the four strategic initiatives will guide the School’s activities throughout 2021–2024.
Food export restrictions by a few countries could skyrocket global food crop prices
Global shocks such as COVID-19 call for improved political decisions and accountability to secure food for everyone
My tip for you: Share your knowledge
Gabriel encourages everybody to use Aalto’s wide range of digital tools for knowledge sharing.
Common Aalto goals for My Dialogues
Learn about Aalto’s six priority goals for 2021 to help prepare for your My Dialogues.
Creating original and aesthetically sustainable designs
From fellow design students to business partners, Jukka Jokinen and Heikki Konu's vases are available in the Aalto University Shop.
From picoseconds to decades: modelling materials for future energy
Professor Andrea Sand tells us about her work modelling how radiation affects materials, and how this can help develop new energy sources for the future
Hanna Renvall: Being a professor and working in the emergency room at the same time teaches ‘what kinds of questions our research should seek to answer’
Hanna Renvall has a shared professorship at Aalto University and the Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS), she serves as Director at the BioMag laboratory and is also the Deputy Director of the Philomela choir
Nominate a winner for the 2020 Dean's Service Award - Deadline extended!
Submit your nomination by 2 February 2021.
President's letter 27 January – Maintaining a sense of togetherness is important
We need each other, let's keep in touch online
Share your views to contribute in an assessment of universities’ administrative autonomy
Please answer the questions by 7 February
New pedagogical course to support sustainability education
Registration for the new Sustainability in teaching course (2-3 ECTS) is open until 17 February.
