Apply for AXA Chair grant: up to 1 M€ for 5 years.
AXA Chair call is published.
Medals for Aalto students in an international math competition
Selim Virtanen received a silver medal and bronze medals went to Alvar Kallio and Iiro Kumpulainen, whereas Aman Sher Agha obtained an honorary mention.
Self-leadership trainings for teams, enroll your team by 30 September 2019
Self-leadership skills will be highlighted in the midst of the ever-changing working life. For supporting this change, we offer you and your team an opportunity to utilize the Academy of Brains online trainings for developing your well-being, self-leadership and work life skills.
Dyes and viruses create new composite material for photooxidation reactions
A recent study shows that native viruses can be employed as a scaffold to immobilise photoactive molecules to potentially oxidise organic pollutants present in wastewater, under visible light irradiation
Panu Erästö has digitalised studying on basic courses of statistics
Educational videos show how Excel works, freeing up time in the classroom for other things.
Konemiehentie will be closed to vehicles in mid-August
As the construction of Jokeri Light Rail progresses, a part of the Konemiehentie parking lot will be converted into a construction site and some of the parking spaces will be closed.
Academy of Finland September Call open 3.9.-25.9.2019. Register for an info event!
Academy of Finland September Call has funding opportunities for research groups, individual research posts as well as international mobility.
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
