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Laura Aalto: It means a lot to be seen and heard

'I remember how much it meant to have the opportunity to teach. People believed in me as a professional, and I was seen and heard. I succeeded despite being nervous. This organisation saw my potential.'
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Laura Aalto, photo by Mikko Raskinen.

President鈥檚 letter 7 December 鈥 Our strength as a community has always been coming together

鈥業t is crucial that everyone can work and study safely regardless of their background, religion or political views鈥, says Ilkka Niemel盲
For Aalto community
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Rehtori Ilkka Niemel盲 katse kameraan suunnattuna, kuvattuna Dipolissa

Medical innovation makes early cancer diagnostics cheaper, faster, easier

Aalto University researcher makes two-pronged improvement on microbubble technology
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A man in a white lab coat with blue gloves holds up a vial of clear liquid while standing in front of a large microscope.

Revised language guidelines support multilingualism

Implementation plan to be finalised by year鈥檚 end
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The Foundation for Economic Education awards significant grants 色色啦 University's researchers

Aalto University receives the most support among universities. 62 projects will receive the grant, the total amount being 728,400 euros
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vihre盲t liput, green flags. Kuva: Mikko Raskinen

Opening hours of campus buildings at the turn of the year 2023-2024

Buildings on the Otaniemi campus and in T枚枚l枚 have reduced opening hours at the turn of the year 2023-24.
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Snowy trees on both sides of a snow covered foot path.

Independence Day 2023 decorations for Aalto personnel

The President of Finland grants decorations 色色啦 University employees on the Finnish Independence Day. Congratulations!
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Apply for Designs for a Cooler Planet festival by 22 January 2024

Tell us how your research or project will change the world.
Research & Art, University
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Designs for a Cooler Planet 2024 Open call

Apply by 15 December for a real life research project on the sustainability of oceans

The ten week course consists of online assignments and three weeks in Lisbon. Apply by 15 December.
Studies
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Image of ocean coloured in green and text Interdisciplinary studies on sustainable environment and seas

鈥漌hat, where, why鈥?鈥- a morning spent at the Department of Applied Physics from a child鈥檚 perspective

鈥淏ring your child to work day鈥 2023 took place on 24. November at the Department of Applied Physics- read what children thought of the event
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Gallery of photos showing children around researchers

Occupational safety election 2023 鈥 New representatives elected

Their four-year term starts in January 2024
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Three people walking on Otaniemi campus on a snowy day. Aalto buildings in the background. Photo: Aalto University / Mikko Raskinen.

Myungji 鈥淢J" Suh: The Aalto stand at Slush is all about how we can make the world better

'You are entrepreneurial when you see a problem as an opportunity, instead of avoiding it as a threat. A can-do attitude is also an entrepreneurial skill.'
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MJ on stage giving a talk

Interested in Aalto Space and mechanical design? Welcome to Machine Design Project Gala on Dec 1

MEC-E1003 Machine Design Project course student teams will be showing their prototypes for the public. This year, for the first time, there are also collaboration projects with the Aalto Space team and Professor Jaan Praks.
Studies
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A summer internship with a twist: the story of prize-winning student Netta Karjalainen

Read the story of prize-winning Bachelor student鈥檚 summer internship at Aalto
Research & Art
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Photo of a smiling young woman with scientific graphic showing pink balls representing quantum mechanic effects

Researchers discover unconventional superconductivity in a monolayer van der Waals material

The group discovered nodal superconductivity with hidden order fluctuations
Research & Art
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A 6-point, star-like structure represents the unconventional superconductivity of a van der Waals monolayer.

Visitor access and use rights policy to be developed over the winter

The changes apply to new and renewable Visitor Agreements
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Campus, University
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) event for researchers on 22 November 2023 鈥 register today

Last day to register to the event today.
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University
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Picture of a mixing table with lights

A new visual teamwork tool based on metaphors

A typical problem in teamwork is an imbalance in participation 鈥 a few team members are active but not everyone's voice is heard. The Visentools project uses visual tools and haptic feedback to make workshops and team meetings more participatory and meaningful. The project is funded by Business Finland and has been piloted since May.
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The Visentools objects enable people to tell stories with visual metaphors. From left: Thomas Tuominen, Janina Saarnio, Robin Gustafsson, Mikko Illi and Shena Saj. Photo: Susanna Oksanen.

Survey about harassment and free speech for researchers and experts

Committee for Public Information (TJNK) examines the realisation of freedom of speech for researchers and experts, and the threats they face 鈥 the survey is open until 15 December
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In the green background, a bubble with text For the freedom of speech of researchers

More than 200 journals will be downgraded to level 0 in the Publication Forum from the beginning of 2024

Downgraded journals are published by more than 160 publishers. During the spring 2024, the panels of the Publication Forum will review the journals of MDPI, Frontiers and Hindawi. The journals should not be evaluated solely by the publisher, but consideration should be given to the choice of the publication channel.
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