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The Academy of Finland decided on roadmap for research infrastructures
Aalto University is involved in ten research infrastructures selected for the national roadmap for 2021–2024, which support the university's seven research areas.
Ultra-thin designer materials unlock quantum phenomena
New research, published in Nature, has measured highly sought-after Majorana quantum states
My tip for you: Actively listen to the people around you
Milla oversees a transformation project that will shape Learning Services now and well into the future.
Aalto Platform activities continue as a new merged service
Aalto Networking Platform will begin operating as of 1 January 2021.
New technology makes telepresence seem almost authentic
Aalto University, the University of the Arts Helsinki, and Tampere University are collaborating to develop a virtual meeting which looks and feels as if all participants were sharing the same space. In addition to the senses of sight and hearing, a feeling of authenticity can also be created through touch and smell.
Petri Ala-Laurila recognised as the Neuroscientist of the Year
NBE researcher honoured for work on how the retina processes light
Three perspectives to service design: students researched the municipality of Sipoo’s employment services
Three Master's students from the School of Science, School of Arts and Design and School of Business took part in the Aalto Thesis collaboration project with the municipality of Sipoo.
Tuomas Sandholm applies game theory in his companies and encourages everyone to study AI
Sandholm, the Alumnus of the Year at Aalto University School of Science 2019, was recently named among the 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs of the year in the United States
Professor Mikko Möttönen wins Väisälä prize
The Väisälä Prize is awarded by the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters to a young researcher for achievements in the field of mathematics and science. It is the 21st time that the prize has been awarded, and this year there are two winners
Finns working remotely still happy and productive, though they do miss their colleagues
91% of Finnish knowledge-workers now work remotely at least 4 days a week.
Sheets of carbon nanotubes come in a rainbow of colours
Study: Nanotube films come in 466 colours, could be used in electronics, solar panels
International LASER Talks series will start January 28, 2021
LASER Talks are an initiative launched by Leonardo/The International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology. Aalto University joined the list of LASER Talks hosts in 2020, and the January event will be the first-ever held in Finland.
Climate University offers 9 open online courses on sustainability and climate change
Eleven higher education institutions have produced a series of nine courses on sustainability and climate to educate Finns in the fight against climate change.
University steering is aligned to support the new strategy
Implementation of the new strategy also means revisions in how the university is steered.
Juha Siivola has been helping Santa Claus for over 30 years - Japan is a particularly important destination
As Santa Claus, Siivola has visited Christmas parades, shopping centres, schools, day-care centres, old people's homes and hospital children's wards.
Our strategic plans for 2021–2024 published at aalto.fi
Aalto University's joint and school-specific strategic plans are gathered as an easily browsable online version to benefit all members of the Aalto community.
More than 200 participants attended Aalto Research Data Management training in autumn 2020
Explore Research Data Management online training materials
Meet the data agent: Richard Darst
Data agent Richard Darst calls for sense of proportion in expectations related to research data management. Instead of expecting everything to be perfect, he hopes everyone does things a little better in their next project. In this article series Aalto University data agents, researchers and experts experienced in research data management are introduced.
‘The atmosphere at Aalto is comfortable and you can do things at your own pace’
Thong Tran, the first graduate with a major in Data Science, shares his experiences on studying at Aalto University
