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A summer job at the University is independent and flexible, but requires a lot of initiative
The School of Electrical Engineering annually hires tens of students for a range of summer jobs.
V盲re鈥檚 public art collection examines equality
Collection was published with 鈥淕lobal Equality鈥 as its art concept.
Wristband developed in Protocamp course may prevent cot death
Students designed and built prototypes for businesses in the Protocamp workshop course organised for the third time.
M8 Art Space opens up a new series of exhibitions
Video works by Jemina Lindholm were selected as the first exhibition.
Aalto University received EUR 15.9 million from the Academy of Finland September call
Aalto University received EUR 15.9 million from the Academy of Finland September call
Dissertation: Co-creation between NGOs and companies is increasing
Non-governmental organizations have a lot to give to companies entering low-income markets. However, co-creation is bounded by unequal power-relations and different goals, shows the doctoral research of Tytti Nahi.
What might musical instruments of the future look like?
A 5-year grant from the Academy of Finland will allow Koray Tahiro臒lu and his research team to explore digital musical interactions.
Finnish Center of Artificial Intelligence FCAI and VTT join forces
Technical Research Centre of Finland VTT will join Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence FCAI launched by Aalto University and the University of Helsinki as a third founding member.
Defence of dissertation in the field of water and environmental engineering, Antonina Kruglova, M.Sc.
Cold climate brings new challenges to modern wastewater treatment.
Cruise ship of the future: same size, one fifth more passengers
Concepts for ships designed by students were enthusiastically received by industry.
Creating cruise ships requires research
The doctoral dissertation of shipbuilder Sisko Hellgren is a study into building cruise ships in a shorter time and at a lower expense 鈥 without sacrificing quality.
Call a Researcher! a new way for research to have societal impact
Fifteen researchers offered their knowledge on digitalization through free one hour Skype discussions.
Finding the unknown, D.Sc. Natalie Segercrantz
Doctoral graduate Natalie Segercrantz likens research work to being an explorer. In a laboratory, one can encounter something that has never been witnessed before.
Dissertation: Mailing letters increased social benefit take-up
Households that received a directed mailing informing them of the guarantee pension program were faster and 50 % more likely to apply for the benefit than households that relied only on public information.
New radome for Mets盲hovi radio telescope
The radome protects the radio telescope against snow, wind, rain, and heat from solar radiation.
'Challenge-based learning on a new level'
The PBL East Africa project has brought new methods of teaching to partner universities in East Africa.
Knowledge is power 鈥 visualized knowledge is superpower
Aalto University鈥檚 7th Visualizing knowledge -seminar showed numerous thought-provoking examples on how open data can be used as a means to solve difficult problems in the society.
UWAS Experiments, spring 2018 (Dipoli, Otaniemi)
The exhibition presents works from three University-Wide Art Studies (UWAS) courses together with research material produced by the members of the UWAS working group.
The search for food safety
Students from Aalto and the University of Nairobi are examining food鈥檚 value chain from maize fields to the milk glass.
Rare metals need efficient recycling
How can the valuable ingredients of batteries be recovered? What could replace bismuth, tellurium and many other rarities? These issues are being examined by the CloseLoop project.
