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Occupational health physician Jaakko Kalmari: 鈥榁accines allow us to return safely to on-campus work鈥
Available coronavirus vaccines and boosters are worth taking when your turn comes.

The move of the staff鈥檚 general purpose Linux-servers behind firewall on 14 Oct 2021 at 10-12 am
SSH-connections to the servers may get disconnected and you have to reconnect. We are sorry for the inconvenience this may cause.

Business & Economics places 60th in Times Higher Education ranking
Aalto University ranks 2nd among Nordic universities

Master鈥檚 Career Monitoring data now available for Aalto staff
You may find the latest career monitoring data of Aalto University Master鈥檚 graduates in Power BI report.

Nominations are open for the School of Science awards 2021
The 11 November deadline is approaching for the 2021 awards, so get nominating! The awards will be announced in a ceremony during Dean鈥檚 Christmas party on 15 December. Welcome!

Grants for Aalto people from the Wihuri Foundation
The Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation grants were awarded to 35 people in Aalto University 鈥 majority of the grants are for dissertation work

Bots were not very active on Twitter during the Finnish municipal elections聽
The number of Twitter bots and their influence on the Finnish municipal elections remained low. The final report of ELEBOT project provided new information especially on technical limitations in identifying bots.

Wellbeing at work survey is open untill 8.10.
You can still answer! Which things are going well at work? Where is still room for improvement? Answer the wellbeing at work survey that is conducted from 22 September to 8 October.

Hybrid way of working trial begins on 15.10. - Letter to the personnel 8 October 2021
Aalto University prepares to combine working remotely and from a flexible location as the national recommendation for remote working is lifted mid-October

Aalto University starts reporting on the sustainability of its endowment: 鈥淲e want to increase transparency鈥
The sustainability report shows that the investment funds we use are well aligned with sustainable investing principles. The long-term goal of the Endowment is a carbon neutral investment portfolio.

Maintain your first aid skills 鈥 practice using a defibrillator
A practice unit for using a defibrillator has been placed in a conference room in Dipoli.

Open online design course launched for non-designers
Design Bits is an introduction course to help people everywhere become more creative problem-solvers

Helsinki Brain & Mind utilises digitalisation and develops AI-based brain imaging analysis
In the coming years, the network in neuroscience research will focus its efforts on the development of digital solutions and innovations. The network鈥檚 new project, with a budget of over 鈧880,000, has received substantial EU funding for the term 2021鈥2023.

Remotely operated medical robot and a multi-location musical performance 鈥 get to know the future of virtual technology
Technologies enabling virtualization of humans and remote presence will revolutionize science and art and their fusion. Top experts from Finland and overseas will present - welcome to the event on 06 October 2021.

What is international Aalto about? Share your thoughts and ideas by 13 October!
In the Community Event on 30 September, we presented the key internationalisation elements in our strategy. Join the online community discussion below and share your thoughts and ideas on the subject.

Niina Nurmi is tackling Zoom fatigue and hybrid work in her research
The new assistant professor of management is especially interested in the future of work and the management of virtual work, employee engagement and well-being.

Language technology combines alumna Tiina Lindh-Knuutila's interests
According to Tiina Lindh-Knuutila, language technology and machine learning offer enormous opportunities for many kinds of people.

Crazy ideas and hamsters
Games help to demystify quantum physics, says Laura Piispanen, the organizer of Quantum Game Jam, whose interest led her to work on a doctoral thesis on the subject.

Ring I Laajalahti roadworks completed
Completed roadworks improve the flow and safety of traffic on the ring road

School of Science graduates are satisfied with their master鈥檚 degree 鈥 majority of the graduates are male
Most of the graduates stay at the Metropolitan area after the graduation
