Inside to be shut down on 12 August – internal content can be found on aalto.fi
On the aalto.fi website, internal content can be found in the ‘Services’ and ‘For Aalto Community’ hubs.
Pedagogical training for teaching faculty in autumn 2019
Are you interested in learning more about teaching and learning? Do you need more networking with a community of teachers at Aalto?
Aalto University offers several pedagogical courses in autumn 2019.
Aalto University offers several pedagogical courses in autumn 2019.
SUB researchers to present at the Academy of Management conference in Boston
From August 9-13, several members of the SUB research group will participate in the 79th annual meeting of the Academy of Management in Boston, USA. They will join scholars from across the world to share and discuss the latest research on the conference theme Understanding the Inclusive Organization, examining how organizations impact communities on many different dimensions, from the psychological to the ecological.
How to design courses for actual learning - stepping on the shoulders of others
Akseli Huhtanen shares insights on learning design.
Does data make the difference? Let’s find out at the upcoming RDA Plenary in Finland
Data has both an enormous and diverse potential to change the way we work, make decisions and empower citizens. But does data really make the difference? This is the theme at the heart of the upcoming 14th Plenary of the Research Data Alliance (RDA).
Breaking the chain of vulnerability
How empathy, close listening and design thinking enable Claudia Garduño and the AaltoLAB Mexico to find the most urgent problems in an indigenous community.
Aalto Online Learning Call for Idea Proposals – DL August 21st at noon
Aalto Online Learning is calling for idea proposals on online and blended learning. All Aalto people (lecturers, staff, students, etc.) from any field of study are invited to suggest ideas for advancing online learning at Aalto University.
Assistant Professor Elisa Mekler: Gaming can help to cope with difficult life situations and improve one’s wellbeing
Elisa Mekler found out in her recent study that video games might help people to cope with difficult life situations, which offers a new challenge to game designers
Ongoing research and prototypes
Learning Environments research group has a new space in the Väre building. In addition of another move — of which we are very happy about, as we are back in the core of the Aalto Media Lab — we have done some research, design experiments and prototypes.
Machine learning helps to predict blackouts caused by storms
A collaboration between computer scientists at Aalto University and the Finnish Meteorological Institute applies machine learning to predict how damaging a storm will be
Professor Patrick Gane receives the prestigious Georg-Jayme Medal
Professor Gane was awarded for his achievements in paper printing and novel pulp applications.
Aalto University’s fashion studies are enhanced by a strong expertise in textiles
Combining artistic and technical design expertise in teaching is a unique concept worldwide.
Auroral crackling sounds are related to the electromagnetic resonances of the Earth
A study that correlates the sound of the Northern Lights with the Schumann resonances
Media Lab alumni: Juan Carlos Vasquez
Juan Carlos Vasquez is a composer, sound artist and researcher who was awarded as the Primus Master in the Aalto ARTS conferment ceremony this summer. He has been an active member of the Media Lab as a student, researcher and lecturer and has accomplished during his years in Aalto more than many of us could even dream of.
Aalto quantum computing spinout secures €11.45m in funding
IQM hopes to commercialise groundbreaking research from Aalto and VTT
'We must look to the past, for a lesson in designing buildings for the future'
Architect Karin Krokfors says buildings should be designed to be adaptable over time. And that history holds plenty of examples for us to study.
Update Zoom - Vulnerability on Mac workstations
The vulnerability could be exploited using the Zoom feature where user clicks a meeting link, and the Zoom Mac client is opened and video is toggled on without any additional confirmation from the user.
Linux common shell servers will be upgraded to Ubuntu 18.04
The Aalto ITS common shell servers will be upgraded to Ubuntu 18.04 according to following schedule: Fri 12.7. 15:00->: Kosh.aalto.fi and brute.aalto.fi Mon 15.7. 15:00->: Lyta.aalto.fi and force.aalto.fi
Self-driving shuttle bus pilot in Otaniemi
Called GACHA, the autonomous shuttle runs between Otakaari 2 and Otakaari 5 in July
New biomaterials and their market potential are at the centre of interest in the United States
How can bio-based materials be adopted as an alternative to synthetic plastics on an industrial scale? Is it possible for environmentally friendly textile production to be profitable?
