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Dr. Maja Vuckovac receives 2018 Exerowa-Platikanov Award
Dr. Vuckovac was granted the Exerowa-Platikanov Award for best oral presentation at the European Colloid and Interface Society (ECIS) annual conference 2018
Professor Katri Kauppi knows just what it takes to succeed in outsourcing
Just because you understand a clause in a contract, doesn’t mean you know what you are about to buy. It’s for this reason social and healthcare reform is doomed to fail unless a wealth of expertise is brought on board when considering outsourcing activities to the private sector.
Introducing the School of Business Alumna of the Year 2018 Elina Björklund
Elina Björklund, the CEO of Reima, was awarded as the Alumna of the Year 2018 in Aalto University School of Business.
Already as a child, Assistant Professor Arno Solin wanted to build smart robots
Over the years, his childhood enthusiasm with programming and mathematical models was developed into research in real-time machine learning and sensor fusion.
Jukka Mäkelä named Alumnus of the Year 2018 by Aalto University School of Engineering
Espoo – Tapiola and Otaniemi in particular – has always been important to Mayor Jukka Mäkelä.
SCI Awards 2018 - Call for nominations open until Nov 16th
SCI Awards celebrates the great work and achievements of our faculty, staff and students annually.
Neste and Aalto University to begin strategic research cooperation to strengthen Finnish competitiveness
Neste and Aalto University to begin strategic research cooperation to strengthen Finnish competitiveness
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.
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.
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!
Finlandia Prize for Architecture for the New Children’s Hospital
The hospital was designed from child's point of view.
Aalto University recruits a new Vice President to lead the Innovation agenda
Aalto University recruits a new Vice President to lead the Innovation agenda
At ten years old, Design Factory is yet to make itself obsolete
The experimentation platform has grown beyond Aalto University and become a global network. More boundaries remain to be broken, even within Design Factory’s own operating environment.
Aalto rises once again in Times Higher Education’s university rankings
Aalto rises once again in Times Higher Education’s university rankings
BiographySampo, a new intelligent web service, displays the lives and connections of renowned Finns
What do the personal networks of Alvar Aalto, Jean Sibelius or Eliel Saarinen look like and how do they intertwine? The application is based on over 13 000 biographies.
