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Global Coordination and Local Action Needed 鈥 The ND Future Forum 2020: Curbing Black Carbon Emissions
The ND Future Forum on Curbing Black Carbon Emissions in the Northern Dimension Area was held as an online event on November 24, 2020. It brought together over 60 participants from 15 countries.
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
Save the date: Sustainability Science Days, Finland鈥檚 largest event in sustainability science, highlights the need for radical change
The theme of the next conference is destruction and creativity. Sustainability challenges cannot be solved without radical changes in human activity.
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.
The link between working life and education was strengthened in a three-year project
The Work-integrated Pedagogy in Higher Education project (WORKPEDA), founded by the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture, has now finished.
New Media Master's Thesis presentations / Mon 14.12.2020
Welcome to follow New Media Master鈥檚 Thesis presentations!
Virtual worlds in creation
New minor courses in virtual reality introduce a creative angle on the design processes and implementation of virtually created worlds.
How is the use of data changing our society?
KAUTE talks x Aalto University webinar discussed the societal impacts of technological development and who can influence it. The speakers highlighted the need for a deeper understanding of issues related to the ethics and responsibility of the use of data and other technologies.
An Aalto anniversary project for wine lovers and fans of design
As part of Aalto University鈥檚 10th anniversary celebrations, VCD MA students collaborated with a Spanish winery in the design of their 20th anniversary wine package. Incidentally the winery is also called Aalto.
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.
Monika 脰sterberg starts as Head of Department at BIO2
Professor Monika 脰sterberg has been nominated as the Head of Department at the Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems (BIO2), starting January 1, 2021. Her term is for three years. She has acted as Vice Head of Department since the beginning of the year 2020.
Funding for partnership networks in research, development and innovation
The Academy of Finland funding 色色啦 University supports the development of nanocellulose-based scaffolds as well as the knowledge base and operating methods of the circular economy.
This autumn, three new Assistant Professors of Economics started at the Department of Economics
Let Ciprian Domnisoru, Miri Stryjan and Daniel Hauser introduce themselves to our Aalto community.
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.
Immortal awarded as meritorious art book
Maija Tammi and Ville Tiet盲v盲inen's book combines scientific research, art and storytelling.
Alumna Mari Sederholm: In life and business it is all about teamwork and continuous learning
School of Business, Mikkeli Campus alumna Mari Sederholm has had a long career in the pharmaceutical industry. Business studies helped her to pursue her dream career: 鈥淵ou will learn general skills that are useful in life no matter what you will do in your career and in which ever field.鈥
Rebecca Piekkari gets the 2021 JIBS Decade Award
The award recognizes the most influential paper published in the Journal of International Business Studies ten years ago.
Newly appointed Adjunct Professor Nora Sillanp盲盲 studies urban stormwater
D.Sc. (Tech.) Nora Sillanp盲盲 has been named Adjunct Professor at the Aalto University School of Engineering from 1 December 2020 to 30 November 2025.
Professor Risto Kosonen emphasises the role of buildings in stopping climate change
'Heating, ventilation and air conditioning have a significant impact on our health and wellbeing as well,'聽he聽says in his installation talk.
