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We will soon enter the new strategy period – learn more about the cross-cutting themes

Sustainable solutions, radical creativity, and entrepreneurial mindset are reflected in everything that we do.
University
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Silta ilmasta kuvattuna ja vastarannalla kaupunki iltavalaistuksessa

Exhibition in honour of Aalto's 10-year anniversary highlights student impact over the decades

‘Creativity in Action: The Spirit of Student Life’ exhibition opens at the Dipoli Gallery and online on 27 August.
Campus, University
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Creativity in Action exhibition graphics by Emery Norton

Join the Time to level up community - share and ask for tips for agile working

During the autumn, the community will share information on, among other things, hybrid meetings and virtual facilitation, reflect on future working life skills, and learn the alphabet of data literacy.
For Aalto community
University
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Join Time to level up community

Podcasts bring variety to teaching

At their best, podcasts can inspire and motivate students to learn about different topics.
Studies, University
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Tomi Kauppinen and Miikka J. Lehtonen at Otaniemi campus.

Windows 10 upgrade coming in August 2020

Aalto Windows 10 will receive a large mandatory upgrade in August 2020 and it will take 1 - 3 hours to install.
For Aalto community
University
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From her own little world to the other side of the globe

Her studies and her parents used to be her whole world, but now Dr. Avleen Malhi lives on the other side of the world, designs an Airbnb for car drivers, and encourages women to pursue their goals
Research & Art
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Woman wearing an orange-colored dress and standing on the grass in between birch trees

A road to frustration

Aalto University theorist part of a team that opens up a new route to design exotic frustrated
quantum magnets.
Research & Art
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Magnetic materials

How vaping companies exploit Instagram for youth-oriented marketing?

Researchers use artificial intelligence to analyse hundreds of thousands of Instagram posts about vaping
Press releases, Research & Art
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vaping

New student – are you still looking for an accommodation for autumn term?

Aalto University has reserved a quota of furnished rooms and apartments for international incoming students in co-operation with HOAS (The Foundation for Student Housing in Helsinki Region).
Studies
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Aerial picture of Otaniemi during the summer

Fast communications and flexibility helped grocery retailers cope with the coronavirus in spring

Research shows that daily communications, flexible planning and resourcing, and agility in action were important for helping the grocery trade get through the first wave of the coronavirus.
Press releases
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Kuvituskuva: Matti Ahlgren.

Coronavirus increases sales of food waste at Aalto students’ online shop

Fiksu Ruoka Oy employs many past and present Aalto students. The company has also been the subject of several master’s theses and student projects.
Incidents
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Fiksuruoan tiimi

Tips for using your new access token

The new access control tokens will be introduced in all Otaniemi campus buildings. When using your new access control token, please take the following factors into account.
Campus, University
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Otakaari 1 U-siiven aula

Olli V. Lounasmaa Memorial Prize awarded to Professor J.C. Séamus Davis

The winner of the 2020 Olli V. Lounasmaa Memorial Prize tells us about his research in quantum materials
Cooperation, Awards and Recognition, Press releases
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The Olli V Lounasmaa Memorial Prize 2020 awarded to JC Séamus Davis

Sleep apnea is a threat for public health - students developed an application that recognizes its signs at home

The app is currently being tested, and its usability and reliability will be improved based on test users' feedback
Press releases
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Kuvituskuva, jossa nukkuu mustahiuksinen nainen kännykkä vierellään yöpöydällä

Aalto continued with excellent performance in ShanghaiRankings

Ten subjects rank in the top one hundred worldwide.
University
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ShanghaiRankings by subject 2020, Aalto is 24th in the world in Business Administration

Stopping the unstoppable with atomic bricks

Aalto University theorist part of a team that developed a method for trapping elusive electrons
Research & Art
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Scanning tunneling microscope tip confining electrons in graphene

The human brain tracks speech more closely in time than other sounds

The way that speech processing differs from the processing of other sounds has long been a major open question in human neuroscience.
Press releases, Research & Art
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Aivokuori seuraa äänen piirteitä hyvin täsmällisesti ymmärtääkseen puhetta. Kuva: Aalto-yliopisto

The coronavirus pandemic encouraged hundreds of experienced professionals to study change leadership

The Facilitating Change online course saw as many as 500 registrations, with the majority of participants already within working life
Studies
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A laptop and papers on a table.

Return to campus planned to start gradually in mid-August

Thank you for the feedback you have already given to help us in planning a safe return to campus. The questionnaire will be open until 3 July.
For Aalto community
University
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Portaat ja käytävä Kauppakorkeakoulussa.

Artificial intelligence produces data synthetically to help treat diseases like COVID-19

The ability to produce data synthetically makes studying of the COVID-19 disease significantly easier.
Press releases
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Violetti- ja beigesävyinen kuvituskuva, jossa näkyy ihmisiä ja numeroita