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Women of Aalto network seeks to promote equality in society

Proceeds from the Pink Ribbon Gala event in October will be used to support Finnish cancer research.
Cooperation
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Women of Aalto -verkoston kokoontuminen

A combination of wood fibres and spider silk could rival plastic

The unique material outperforms most of today’s synthetic and natural materials by providing high strength and stiffness, combined with increased toughness
Press releases
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Hämähäkkisilkki

Future of Aalto ARTS

Since 2019, we have explored our future through self-organised reflection, shared insights and creative experimentation — a process that continues to evolve.
Research & Art
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Close-up of dark fabric with golden glittering wood crystals surrounded by black threads

Pitch your research idea and win funding for your research

Research Pitching Competition by Slush & Skolar looks for courageous young postdoc researchers from all fields of research and from all over the world.
For Aalto community
University
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Slush & Skolar pitching competition skolar award Image: Slush & Skolar

Board meeting – Aalto University’s financial position is solid, but expectations towards the university are growing

The Board approved the university’s long-term financial plan in its meeting on 10 September.
For Aalto community
University
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Yliopiston päärakennuksen Dipolin neuvotteluhuoneen pöytä ja tuolit. Kuva: Aalto-yliopisto / Tuomas Uusheimo.

Apply ɫɫÀ² Thesis project: Population Register Centre – Design System in Digital Public Sector

Aalto Thesis programme’s application period for master’s students has ended for this project. Read more about the Population Register Centre’s project here!
Studies
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Fresh ideas-drupal

Innovative Approach to Circular Economy

Aalto University's innovative pilot course studied the circular economy, arts and systemic changes.
Studies
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Oona Ojala studied how the cultivation conditions of luxury products such as coffee and cocoa will evolve with climate change. Photo: Elisa Dametto

Service break in IdM and password.aalto.fi on Monday, 16 September 2019 starting from 5 pm

Update will cause an outage in identity management system and password.aalto.fi service which prevents password resets and identity activation.
For Aalto community
University
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it service break

Aalto places 184th in the world in the Times Higher Education ranking

The university has retained its position within the top 200, despite fierce global competition
University
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Kaksi opiskelijaa ohjauslaitteen ääressä. Kuva: Aalto-yliopisto / Unto Rautio.

Aalto Day One 2019: videos of the opening ceremony now available

The opening of Aalto University’s 10th academic year was celebrated on 3 September 2019.
University
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Aalto Day One 2019-2020

Awards given to the best School of Business academics and staff members

The HSE Support Foundation fr gave grants to six persons.
For Aalto community
Awards and Recognition
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Kauppakorkeakoulun tukisäätiön palkitsemat vuoden kauppislaiset

Guest speakers discuss the effects of digitalisation on a public lecture series

How does digitalisation affect business, society and security? Join our public lectures to hear guest speakers from the industry and institutions discuss the hottest issues on digitalisation!
Research & Art, Studies
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Aalto University / Verkkoturvallisuus ja -luottamus / photo: Aki-Pekka Sinikoski

Since cooling demand is primarily driven by the sun, could it also be powered by the sun?

The International Energy Agency has dubbed increased global cooling demand as one of the most critical blind spots in today’s energy debate. A new study entitled - Meeting Increased Global Cooling Demand with Photovoltaics during the 21st Century - yields critical new insight to a fundamental question: How much photovoltaics (PV) would be needed to power the world sustainably?
University
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The cover that was submitted for Energy and Environment Sciences

EIT Festival - 2 October @Aalto

Welcome to the EIT Festival to discover EIT Innovation Communities in Finland!
Research & Art
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Aalto EIT Services Javor

New Master's degree students welcomed inɫɫÀ² University School of Business

The alumni of the School of Business took part in welcoming new Master's degree students on their first orientation day.
Cooperation, Studies
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Welcome Evening for new School of Business Master's students. In the picture, there are the panelists (from the left) Jonne Nyberg, Riikka Saari and Elina Kukkonen, and the moderator Heikki Helaniemi.

Satellites and the Electrical Engineering Workshop aroused enthusiasm among jubilee alumni

Alumni who started their studies 50 years ago at the former Helsinki University of Technology convened to celebrate.
University
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Aalto University / Riemuteekkarit / photo: Linda Koskinen

The trip to Venice—in the words of the students

Contemporary design students spent a week in Venice setting up the exhibition and gathering soil samples for the research.
Research & Art, Studies
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Sediment sampling in the historical centre of Venice with the Limnos sampler provided by the Finnish Environmental Institute SYKE. Image: Pauliina Purhonen

Working with contaminated soil in Venice

Revealing human traces in Venice Biennale.
Research & Art
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Coiling vases from the local earthenware and painting the vases with the local earth in Earth Laboratory, Venice, August 2019. Photo: Catharina Kajander

Studying vision in pitch-darkness shines light on how a mammal’s brain drives behaviour

Neuroscientists link mammalian behaviour to its underlying neural code at the unprecedented resolution of individual nerve impulses for the first time.
Press releases, Research & Art
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An illustration of a ray of light causing the eye to find a route through a maze in the brain. Illustration by Safa Hovinen.

Pilot of Finland's first automated commercial drone delivery service launches in Otaniemi

September marks the first birthday of shopping centre A Bloc. To celebrate the occasion, A Bloc partners with growth company Third Space Auto for a drone delivery service trial starting 9 September
Campus, University
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Drone ByDrone Image: Third Space Auto