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Michael Hummel: Sustainable and renewable materials will replace oil-based products
Researchers need to be team players, says Professor of Biopolymer Chemistry and Engineering.
Co-creating new skills on three levels
Tua Björklund shares insights on co-creating for the future.
How to portray Finland without sauna, Kalevala or a flag?
'Spirit of Finland' mural in St. Petersburg symbolises the close connection between culture and nature
Excellent Bachelor's students were awarded the Ilkka Kontula Foundation scholarships
Personal scholarships are worth 1 000 euros.
How to tackle scarce data and high dimensionality in machine learning? Juho Piironen brings novel techniques to predictive modeling
Doctoral candidate, MSc Juho Piironen, studied Bayesian statistical inference in supervised learning problems and proposed novel techniques to account for uncertainty and computational cost in predictive model construction and feature selection.
€17 million fund backs 170 projects to develop disruptive solutions to key societal challenges
ATTRACT initiative starts a one-year race to develop sensing and imaging technologies that will enable breakthrough innovations
Eero Kontturi: The most important skill for a researcher is the desire to read and write
Professor of Materials Chemistry of Cellulose relaxes by reading scientific articles and makes no distinction between work and free time.
EIT RawMaterials Newsletter - 2019/May
In this spring newsletter edition, we are back with a lot of exciting news and developments!
EUREKA Innovation award to SIGMONA
EUREKA the pan-European organization for research and innovation has granted SIGMONA project the innovation award of 2019.
A story of courage and empathy on Otaniemi campus
Finland’s president awards Doctoral Candidate Jaakko Korhonen the Life Saving Medal for heroic action
Propose nominees for Aalto awards on 13 June at the latest
What act or team or individual do you think should be recognized for the excellent work done for our university’s success? Share your thoughts!
Aalto granted EUR 10.4 million for profiling by Academy of Finland
Aalto University’s application was ranked number one by the international peer expert panel.
Ring Road I in Keilaniemi project: changes to routes from 17.5. onwards
The ramp of the new bridge between Tapiola and Otaniemi will be covered and the bridge will be opened.
What can you do for the climate?
Within the next ten years, Finns need to cut down more than 75% of our carbon footprint. The change is enormous, and will be based on new lifestyles, says Michael Lettenmeier.
EIT Manufacturing Info session 2 - Status update
A short status update on EIT Manufacturing activities e.g. Ongoing project call, Timeline for 2019, Education Working Group development on MSc programmes and Guided Learning.
Construction of Jokeri Light Rail will start 3 June at Maarintie
The construction is prepared by tree felling in May.
Do you have a research-based idea which could be commercialized? TUTLI funding call for new projects is now open at Aalto – Info session on 22 May 2019 from 9 to 12 at Agrid, Mordor!
What is TUTLI?
From research ideas to new business (TUTLI) is funding intended for commercialization of market-based research projects provided by Business Finland since 2012. The application process differs significantly from other Business Finland's funding calls. The first stage of the call is implemented by pitching the project idea for the jury in the pitching event. TUTLI funding requires and enables significant input into preparation of commercialization.
From research ideas to new business (TUTLI) is funding intended for commercialization of market-based research projects provided by Business Finland since 2012. The application process differs significantly from other Business Finland's funding calls. The first stage of the call is implemented by pitching the project idea for the jury in the pitching event. TUTLI funding requires and enables significant input into preparation of commercialization.
Jukka Tuomi was a pioneer in 3D knowledge
Jukka Tuomi, Research Director, died on 11 April 2019 by a rapidly progressing illness. He was one of the world's leading 3D printing experts. In remembrance of him we republish this Everyday choices interview on the Aalto University Magazine issue 20. The column focuses on the personal choices experts make in association with their field of research.
IC-98 won the School of Business' building staircase invited art competition
The winning proposal creates a zone of silence from the busy staircase.