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Northern Dimension Newsflash 3/2020 has been published
In this newsletter, you can read overviews of the ND Future Forums and the ND Expert Seminar on聽nuclear waste cleanup in the Arctic. Also, find about the new ND brochures, and acquaint yourself with the latest NDI Policy Briefs & Background Paper.
Life in the Post-pandemic New Normal 鈥 The ND Future Forum 2020: Combatting COVID-19
The Northern Dimension Future Forum 2020 鈥淐ombatting COVID-19 in the Northern Dimension Area鈥 was held on the 3rd of December as two virtual events. The Forum gathered together a wide range of experts and stakeholders to discuss health and societal implications of the COVID-19 epidemic in the Northern Dimension area and beyond. The Northern Dimension Institute (NDI) organized the Forum in cooperation with the Northern Dimension Partnership in Public Health and Social Wellbeing (NDPHS).
How to motivate people to comply voluntarily with necessary restrictions 鈥 13 principles for effective COVID-19 related communication
Decision-makers and experts should support people's autonomy, competence and relatedness in their COVID-19 related communications with citizens.
Finnish Biomedical Imaging Node Accepted to the Euro-BioImaging Research Infrastructure
Finnish Biomedical Imaging Node FiBI has been accepted as a service-providing Node to the pan-European Euro-BioImaging consortium for imaging technologies
New brochures depict the Northern Dimension in a nutshell
The NDI has produced two new brochures in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Finland.
The ND Expert Seminar discussed the dismantling of hazardous sunken nuclear submarines in the Arctic
The Northern Dimension Expert Seminar: Nuclear Waste Cleanup in the Arctic was held on November 25, 2020, as a virtual event. The purpose of the seminar was to build awareness around the recent activities of the Northern Dimension Environmental Partnership.
The Academy of Finland decided on roadmap for research infrastructures
Aalto University is involved in ten research infrastructures selected for the national roadmap for 2021鈥2024, which support the university's seven research areas.
Ultra-thin designer materials unlock quantum phenomena
New research, published in Nature, has measured highly sought-after Majorana quantum states
Francis Ford Coppola: 鈥業 am a student of cinema鈥
Aalto University students discussed about cinema with the legendary film director, producer Francis Ford Coppola in Helsinki.
The application period for Award for Achievements in Teaching 2020 has been extended until 22nd December 2020
The staff and students of the School of Engineering are asked to submit proposals for the winner of the Award for Achievements in Teaching 2020. The deadline for proposals is 22nd December 2020.
Sheets of carbon nanotubes come in a rainbow of colours
Study: Nanotube films come in 466 colours, could be used in electronics, solar panels
Save the date: Sustainability Science Days, Finland鈥檚 largest event in sustainability science, highlights the need for radical change
The theme of the next conference is destruction and creativity. Sustainability challenges cannot be solved without radical changes in human activity.
How is the use of data changing our society?
KAUTE talks x Aalto University webinar discussed the societal impacts of technological development and who can influence it. The speakers highlighted the need for a deeper understanding of issues related to the ethics and responsibility of the use of data and other technologies.
An Aalto anniversary project for wine lovers and fans of design
As part of Aalto University鈥檚 10th anniversary celebrations, VCD MA students collaborated with a Spanish winery in the design of their 20th anniversary wine package. Incidentally the winery is also called Aalto.
Climate University offers 9 open online courses on sustainability and climate change
Eleven higher education institutions have produced a series of nine courses on sustainability and climate to educate Finns in the fight against climate change.
Funding for partnership networks in research, development and innovation
The Academy of Finland funding 色色啦 University supports the development of nanocellulose-based scaffolds as well as the knowledge base and operating methods of the circular economy.
School of Business participates in Positive Impact Rating (PIR)
PIR is an international rating for business schools, in which students evaluate their own school on how it is solving societal and sustainability challenges.
Funding for research infrastructures from Academy of Finland
Funding is extensively allocated to several different infrastructures at Aalto University, and there are also those who have not previously received national infrastructure funding.
Neste and Aalto University are working together to develop cleaner traffic
Research collaboration creates, for example, new types of transportation fuels with the help of bio-based materials.
