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Meet our female PHYS professors
In honour of the International Women's Day on March 8th we interviewed our female faculty at the Department of Applied Physics.

How can new fields benefit from data analysis and artificial intelligence? Heikki Mannila returns to university to develop multidisciplinary collaboration
Mannila left his position as President of the Academy of Finland and began on March 1 as professor at Aalto University, where he last served as Vice President 2010鈥2012

Occupational health physician Jaakko Kalmari encourages a bold return to hybrid work
Returning to working on campus is a major change after long periods of remote work

Jokeri Light Rail contact lines installed in March
Construction of the Jokeri Light Rail system is nearing completion in Otaniemi.

Aalto Digital Creatives pre-incubator program announces an open call for creative industry projects
Deadline for applications is on 23 March 2022.

We strive to provide support to those affected by the war in Ukraine
Updates to the actions Aalto University is taking in response to the war

How to lead and educate for the future?
Aalto's capacity building project experiments with methods, which may help us become more capable of implementing systemic changes

Empower your international career - online sessions with Unite!
Unite! partner universities offer online sessions that will help students further their knowledge on the labor market, with particular focus on international careers.

Best doctoral theses and master's theses of 2021 in the School of Science awarded
The awards were based on academic quality, impact, and originality.

The organisers of Laskiaisrieha expect a relaxed student vibe and encounters across university boundaries
The history of Laskiaisrieha spans over decades. Nowadays, it is organised by Vapaateekkarit in cooperation with Aalto University Student Union (AYY). However, the event did not take place in 2021, so on Tuesday 1 March 2022 it will be organised for the first time in two years.

The situation in Ukraine affects travel
In all travel-related situations, first, check the Travel Restrictions and Recommendations of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

Aalto University chosen as a pilot university for the Digivision 2030 project
Aalto University joined the pilot of continuous and flexible learning, which is Digivision's first implementation.

For students: Learn languages and intercultural competencies online with Unite!
Unite! partner universities offer online courses in language, communication and global competence that are open to all Aalto University students.

More than half a million euros for science and art grants
At Aalto University, 31 researchers or working groups receive a grant from the Finnish Cultural Foundation

Risto Ilmoniemi elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering College of Fellows
The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the election of Professor Risto Ilmoniemi to its College of Fellows. Ilmoniemi was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the AIMBE College of Fellows for innovative contributions to transcranial magnetic stimulation and electromagnetic brain imaging technology, and to brain signal analysis.

Hybrid way of working trial continues 1.4. - Letter to the personnel 18 February 2022
Aalto University prepares to combine working remotely and from a flexible location from the beginning of April

Lauri Pietinalho wrote his doctoral thesis following the footsteps of Nobelist Edmund Phelps
Initially Lauri Pietinalho started to ponder the 鈥渕ass flourishing鈥 theory of Edmund Phelps, a winner of the Nobel Prize in economics.

Otakaari 2A and 2B construction will start 21 February
Otakaari 2A and 2B construction will start during February.

Algorithm marks the spot: making brain stimulation more reliable
Method uses brain activity feedback to automate widely used manual technique
