Young Researcher of the Year develops multifunctional materials
The Finnish Foundation for Technology Promotion has named Assistant Professor Jaana Vapaavuori as Young Researcher of the Year for 2020. Vapaavuori's work is guided by design thinking and the optimal utilisation of resources.
Professor Henri Schildt: 'Strategic leadership is particularly important during this global crisis'
The Coronavirus pandemic is putting great strain on companies and their employees alike. Moments like these create unique demands for inspired and bold leadership. Academic research provides insights into the organizational and strategic challenges posed by crises. Here are some central ideas that can help strategic leaders weather the storm.
Meet our newest Academy of Finland Fellows
Our researchers who have been awarded Academy of Finland Fellowships tell us about what their projects will investigate
Nine new Academy Research Fellows and 18 Postdoctoral Researchers
The research posts funded by the Academy of Finland strengthen the university's research by 8.6 million euros.
Material manufacturing from particles takes a giant step forward
Tiny fibrils extracted from plants have been getting a lot of attention for their strength.
Aalto Photonics Flagship Seed Funding Call for Collaboration Projects is Open till May 28, 2020
The call seeks proposals that introduce new scientific, technological, business and/or artistic ideas that explore photonic technologies for strong collaboration with other partners of the Academy of Finland Photonics Flagship PREIN (i.e., Tampere University, University of Eastern Finland and VTT). Researchers from all schools of Aalto are invited to propose new openings.
Climate change and coronavirus require us to apply the brakes – but we must also dare to press ahead
‘Leaving the economy stranded on the shore for a long time is unprecedentedly expensive,’ says Professor of Economics Matti Liski.
Ekosetti: A Guidebook to Sustainable Audiovisual Production in Finland now available in English
The goal of the guidebook is to promote a more environmentally friendly way of production.
Aalto University Open Science and Research Policy is being prepared - Comments welcome by 31 May
The policy defines the principles of openness and offers guidance to responsible research practices.
Cumulus GREEN 2020 competition sought for solutions on sustainability and circular economy
Amongst the honourable mentions is the Oryza Collective by Talisa Dwiyani and Alexia Venot.
Contract research pricing will be unified starting from 1.5.2020
Contract research pricing principles have been renewed. The main goal of the renewal is to simplify project planning and move the focus of negotiations from pricing to research content.
1.3 million funding to Professor Markus Linder for the development of biosynthetic materials
The funding was granted by the Novo Nordisk Foundation.
Call for Applications for the Wihuri Foundation Grants
The grants are applied for in the online grant service by 31 May 2020.
Twisting 2D materials uncovers their superpowers – Researchers demonstrated twisting on record-breaking scale
Researchers have developed a new method for twisting atomically-thin materials, paving the way for applications of ‘twistronics’ based on tunable 2D materials
Aiming at improving media literacy
Japanese Kiyoshi Suganuma is interested in improving media literacy amongst the public.
Jeyakumar Karthikeyan to Receive the Indian Inspire Faculty Fellowship
Jeyakumar Karthikeyan has been awarded the five year "Inspire Faculty Fellowship" by the Indian Ministry of Science and Technology.
Professor Ulla Lassi receives grant from the CEO Tapani Järvinen Fund
In recent years, Professor Lassi has focused her research particularly on the chemical behaviour of lithium-ion batteries and alternative materials in battery applications
Research Ethics Network Statement: "Research integrity even more important for research during crises"
Kansallisten tutkimuseettisten toimistojen eurooppalaisen verkoston ENRIOn julkilausuma muistuttaa tiedeyhteisöä, että hyvän tieteellisen käytännön noudattaminen on ensiarvoisen tärkeää myös COVID-19-kriisin aikana, sillä kriisiä koskevassa päätöksenteossa tarvitaan tieteelliseen näyttöön perustuvaa, luotettavaa tutkimustietoa.
The next Ceremonial Conferment of Degrees at the School of Business will be celebrated in May 2022
Due to the COVID-19, the Ceremonial Conferment of Degrees has been postponed to May 2022.
