Everyone Included training by Sara Salmani available for Aalto community
How can inclusion build safety and belonginess in communities? What is the difference between equality and equity? What are privileges and biases and how can we recognize them? Everyone Included training by Sara Salmani available for Aalto community until the end of March, 2022.
Color of Science: Rethinking Inclusion and Diversity
The organisers of the Color of Science initiative discuss the project, its outcomes, and what the future holds.
Sami Itani joins the Department of Management Studies at the School of Business as Professor of Practice
His focus areas are socio-cultural sustainability, especially diversity and inclusion.
BeWell-project expands to support student wellbeing
Aalto University Business Students (KY) and Aalto University School of Business are making a joint effort to improve student wellbeing. BeWell is a student-driven project that aims to enhance mental health and wellbeing in a broad sense. A project coordinator is recruited to lead and expand the project.
Self-management makes work more engaging, reduces stress, and speeds up recovery
Responses from 2,000 Finns show that being able to influence the way they work increases wellbeing, whereas controlling hierarchies likely lead to burnout
Share your ideas for the Aalto University Equality Plan 2022鈥2024
How should we develop the equality, diversity and inclusion of the Aalto community? Member of Aalto community, please share your views on the Aalto.fi discussion by 7 June
Feedback reveals high satisfaction among exchange students
According to feedback from exchange students both teachers and students made a very successful digital leap in the spring of 2020.
My Kauppis Memory: Every spring the staff took part in a joint excursion
鈥楾he spring trips raised our team spirit.鈥
Community wellbeing is one of the four School of Business key strategic initiatives
The first actions aim at enhancing the wellbeing of students, faculty, and staff during the pandemic.
Saki monkeys get screen time for more control over their lives in captivity
Computer scientists have designed a video player that the small primates can activate on demand
Everyone from directors to team members can help to create an inclusive organisation聽
There are many forms of diversity in our society. For example, gender, ethnicity, ability or educational background should be reflected in organisations from start-ups to multinational corporations or NGOs to academia.
All Aalto students have access to gender studies
Hilma network offers courses for the students and training for teachers.
Scientists develop a sound device to allow monkeys living in a Finnish zoo to play sounds and music
The use of sounds is a promising way to improve the life and wellbeing of animals living in captivity
Doctoral thesis: organisations that treat employees like children undermine their skill and well-being
Bosses and employees can engage eachother in damaging 鈥減arent-child鈥-like relationships, according to research by Peter Kentt盲. Smart management can avoid these roles, and handle them better when they unavoidably occur.
What can we learn from the pandemic?
Aalto University's studio discussion focused on what the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us about the importance of the environment for health and wellbeing.
MONTA group aims at advancing diversity and inclusion at the School of Business
Katja Toropainen, the founder of Inklusiiv and graduate student of the School, also makes a call for more discussion and sharing of best practices about diversity in organizations.
EIT Digital 2021 Call is open! (submissions until 7 May 2020)
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